Rockford, IL ‚– Through years of testing, use, and advancement, the PBC Linear Simplicity self-lubricating bearing has stood the test of time. Providing smooth, quiet linear motion in the harshest of applications, this bearing has replaced failing ball bearing technology for over 20 years. Serving as a foundation of innovation for PBC Linear, Simplicity technology…
ACS’ SPiiPlus Series and MC4U Series Motion Controllers
PLYMOUTH, MN — ACS Motion Control has developed high-speed motion control modules that provide comprehensive diagnostics and safety handling. ACS’ SPiiPlus Series and MC4U Series of motion controllers feature program default response mechanisms that can be customized to detect over-positioning (position error), over-current and over-velocity in medical instrumentation applications to automatically trigger a kill command…
KRP+ Planetary Reduction Gear
REDEX ANDANTEX confirms its benchmark position in the field of high-performance rack and pinion drives with its KRP+ specialized reduction gear range. The KRP+ is exceptionally rigid, necessary for highly-demanding rack and pinion drive applications. KRP+ is available in the 6 standard universal sizes. For size 6, torsional rigidity is 5,500,000 Nm/rad, while radial rigidity…
Chico State Students Learn with B&R Power Panels
California State University (CSU), Chico is one of the oldest post-secondary institutions in California and among the most highly ranked public universities in the West. The university offers a very hands-on, practical learning environment, which attracts a large number of students. The goal of this type of learning is to make the students better prepared…
New Parker Stepper Drive
Rohnert Park, CA ‚– Parker‚’s Electromechanical Automation Division announces the release of the new Compumotor-brand Open Frame Stepper (OFS) microstepping drives. OFS drives are an economical alternative to more expensive, full-featured, packaged AC powered step drives. The OFS drives deliver all the performance required in a high-value, low-frills approach to motion control. Although incredibly easy…
Misumi Expands Line of Precision Grade Ball Screws
Schaumburg, IL– Misumi USA, Inc. announces an expanded line of precision grade ball screws, for use in various machine and assembly positioning station builds throughout the automation industry, all available for delivery. The highlight of this new offering is a left-handed thread style, Series BSL. This new series of left-handed ball screws is available in…
Back Relief Rests on Precision Bearings
Back pain effects about 80% of the population. Sometimes, the cause is pressure exerted on nerves branching out from the spinal column into the lower or upper extremities. For pain caused by compressive injury of the spine, one approach to relief that is proving successful is spinal decompression. Axiom’s spinal decompression system, the DRX9000™. Axiom…
Custom Linear Motion Design Speeds Assembly
ShopBot, a leading manufacturer of CNC routing machines, selected a Bishop-Wisecarver linear motion device for the PowerStick feature of its second generation “Buddy.” For years, ShopBot has used the DualVee® based products because of their ability to operate in environments that are routinely covered in wood chips and sawdust. The ShopBot Buddy with PowerStick is…
Direct Drive Frameless Motors
Applimotion‚’s ULT Series direct drive frameless motors have become quite popular for low profile Gimbal systems. Due to their low profile, light weight and large through holes, these motors are ideal for imaging, sensing, pointing, and scanning applications. Compatible with any three phase motor controller, even pc board mounted chip sets, the motors meet the…
QuickSilver OEM Servo Motor Controller with CANopen
QuickSilver has added a CANopen option to its OEM servo motor controller. CANopen may be configured for peer-to-peer, master or slave. This allows the controllers to share I/O and registers with other CANopen enabled SilverDust‚â„¢ controllers or 3rd party CANopen devices (i.e. I/O blocks, encoders, PLCs‚…). For a multiaxis system, connect several IG-Js, make one…
Integrated Brushless PM Servo Gear Motors
Elk River, MN – Dynetic Systems introduces the new family of NEMA 23 and 34 integrated brushless PM servo gear motors for use in a wide range of applications ranging from aerospace actuator to industrial machines to medical equipment. These high torque low voltage Dynetic Systems brushless PM motors are combined with lower noise planetary…
High Temperature Bearings
YONKERS, NY ‚— The low, consistent friction level of GRAPHALLOY‚® bushings and bearings make them the ideal choice for use in high temperature applications, as well as in situations involving extreme chemical or severe mechanical stresses. GRAPHALLOY‚® components can withstand temperature fluctuations ranging from cryogenic to +1000‚° F and are dimensionally stable even when submerged…
AMT’s Mike Jacobs to Moderate 16th Annual Robotics Industry Forum
Orlando, FL ‚– The annual Robots Industry Forum, sponsored by the Robotic Industries Association (RIA), will convene November 5-7 in Orlando to discuss leading issues and their impact on the robotics industry. The event includes three days of industry networking, technical presentations, forum discussion and trade exhibits. Mike Jacobs, President and CEO of Applied Manufacturing…
Convex Joins SynqNet® Partner Program
SANTA BARBARA, CALIF. ‚— Danaher Motion Performance Controls (MEI) is pleased to announce that Korean control system specialists, Convex, has become a member of the SynqNet Partner Program. The partnership promises to offer value to OEM machine builders using SynqNet Network tools in multi-axis, high-performance motion applications. The SynqNet Partner Program is available to qualified…
New Stepper Motor Driven Rotary Stage
BURLINGTON, MA –Steinmeyer, Inc. announced a new ultra compact precision positioning rotary stage. The model DT 180-SM offers a sleek design with an overall height of 63 mm and length of 310 mm. This rotary stage weighs only 6.2 kg, but can handle centric loads up to 300 Newtons. Driven by a stepper motor, the…
Shimpo VRAL Series
The new Shimpo VRAL is a drop-in replacement for Alpha’s LP+ servo speed reducer. VRAL has LP+ dimensions, but greater output torque, tighter backlash, and a significantly lower price. VRAL joins Shimpo’s existing VRAF product, to provide a wide selection of servo speed reducers for today’s precision applications. www.shimpodrives.com ::Design World::
Bionic Exhibits from Festo at Pop!Tech 2008
From October 23-25, 2008, more than 600 remarkable thought leaders, influencers and social change agents will convene in Camden, Maine for Pop!Tech, the acclaimed annual ideas summit. Now in its 12th year, the event explores the new ideas, technologies and forces of change shaping our future. This year, the conference will also present three Bionic…
Parker Releases Industrial Grade HD Series
Irwin, PA ‚– Parker‚’s Electromechanical Automation Division has further expanded its family of positioners with the new HD Industrial Grade product. The new HD-N offers superior bending moment of inertia for high rigidity and minimal deflection; lubricated-for-life, maintenance-free bearings and ball screws for lower total cost of ownership; easy-to-select custom motor mounts for Parker and…
Pneumatic Step Motor is First Fully MRI-compatible Motor
Engineers at Johns Hopkins University are investigating the use of a robot (MrBot) that can operate within the closed bore of magnetic-resonance imaging (MRI) equipment to help physicians perform remote biopsies of tumors under MRI guidance. Researchers involved in the project say that MRI is ideal for this type of application because it is the…
Trio Motion MC224 Motion Coordinator
When TMS (Tissue Manufacturing Service S.r.l) required an urgent upgrade for failing and obsolete motion control equipment on aged Italian manufactured tissue wrapping machinery they turned to Trio Motion for a solution. An MC224 Motion Coordinator controller was combined with a new six- axis brushless servo system to provide a drop-in replacement that seamlessly mimicked…
Haydon Switch and Kerk Motion Merge
Haydon Switch and Instrument, Inc., a worldwide leader in motor miniaturization, announces a merger with Kerk Motion Products, one of the world‚’s largest manufacturers of non-ball lead screw, linear rails, and actuator systems. Together, the two companies will become HaydonKerk Motion Solutions; retaining both Kerk‚® and Haydon‚â„¢ product lines and jointly offering the world‚’s broadest…
Linear Actuators Bring Flexibility to Packaging
The packaging industry is in the midst of change, shifting from pneumatics to electromechanical actuation for motion and positioning functions. Multiple factors are fueling this trend and continue to add to its momentum. Cost and regulatory requirements are two primary concerns for today’s machine tool designers. For cost control, the current buzzword is “lean,” which…
Tips to Simplify Servo Coupling Selection
By William Hewitson, Director of Manufacturing and Engineering, Ruland Engineering For a coupling in a servo application to work properly, you need to satisfy a number of application factors including: torque, shaft misalignment, stiffness, speed, and space requirements. Here’s a look at the available types of servo couplings and what you need to consider for…
BattleBots, Blendo and DualVee
Bishop-Wisecarver Corporation founder Bud Wisecarver often says that the uses for DualVee bearings can only be limited by one’s imagination. Enter Jamie Hyneman, founder of San Francisco visual effects shop M5 Industries and host of the Discovery Channel’s MythBusters, who discovered DualVee bearings at a surplus store years before his television debut. “I ran across…
Thomson NEFF Precision Rolled Metric Ball Screws
WOOD DALE, IL – Thomson NEFF Precision Rolled Metric Ball Screws are now available direct from Danaher Motion in North America, a move that is part of Danaher Motion’s continued combination of several acquired ball screw portfolios. Thomson NEFF ball screws are rolled to an accuracy of 50 microns/300mm, with higher accuracies readily available upon…