Motion Control Tips

NORD’s new MAXXDRIVE XT series features right-angle gear units with thermally optimized housings, output torques from 132,800 to 663,800 lb-in, ratios from 6.14 to 22.91:1, and 30 to 2,825 hp across seven sizes. The MAXXDRIVE portfolio offers parallel and right-angle industrial gear units with high output torques from 132,800 to 2,301,200 lb-in, ratios from 5.54 […]

Koford Engineering LLC has introduced a line of outer rotor 40mm diameter brushless motors with exceptional power to weight and size. Weighing only 203 grams they provide a peak output of 900 watts and a continuous output without external cooling or heatsinking of 499 watts. Available input voltages range from 12v to 48 volts and […]

The Baldor-Reliance Severe Duty XT motor is a true severe duty motor that bridges the gap between the ABB’s Baldor-Reliance General Purpose and XEX premium severe duty motor lines. “When it comes to performance, the Severe Duty XT is a versatile option for what the industry expects as severe duty,” said Matt Rodebush, ABB’s NEMA […]

Users of now-obsolete RENCO model turn to Quantum Devices. Since being absorbed by Heidenhain, RENCO has eliminated many of their encoder products. The most recent model discontinued is their RCML15 rotary encoder, a slim and lightweight commutating encoder popular among motor designers and used in a multitude of industries. To help fill the needs of […]

In computer programs, breakpoints are functions within the code that help with monitoring and debugging the program. The programmer can mark, or flag, a line of code as a breakpoint, and when the program encounters the breakpoint marker, it pauses before executing that line of code. This allows the programmer to inspect variables, I/O status, […]

The Black Forest family business Kübler, one of the leading suppliers of encoders (position and motion sensors), slip rings (transmission technology), counting and display technology, has made a particularly successful start to the first quarter of 2021. A revival had already become apparent at the end of 2020. Despite the aggravated pandemic conditions and an […]

A motor starter is a device that controls power to a motor for starting, stopping, reversing, and in some cases, protecting the motor from overload current. Although sometimes referred to as contactors, motor starters actually consist of a contactor and a thermal overload relay. The contactor is an electromechanical device based on a coil and […]

Lin Engineering high-performance X-series motors deliver higher power density than ever before. The X5718 comes in a NEMA 23 (56.4 mm) frame size. High power density means that these motors can deliver more torque at a targeted speed than competitors’ motor of the same size. This is due to a unique motor design which provides […]

Infinitum Electric, creator of the breakthrough motor that uses air-core stator technology, today announced an expanded range of power and frame sizes for its IEs Series motor product line designed for fans, pumps, compressors, conveyors and general purpose applications. Motors consume half of the world’s energy and product developers are recognizing the opportunity to replace […]

The new Model A58SB absolute bus encoder from Encoder Products Company (EPC) is designed for harsh factory and plant floor environments. Heavy duty, rugged and reliable, this shaft absolute encoder is available in both single and multi-turn resolution. As an absolute encoder, it’s especially suited to applications where an encoder needs to retain position information […]

While fuses and circuit breakers offer tried-and-true electrical circuit protection for machines, new electronic circuit protectors provide far more advanced capabilities. Kevin Kakascik AutomationDirect Although it may often not be top of mind, electrical circuit protection is critical to machine design. For automated machinery, the controllers and drives are typically powered by low voltage and […]

One of the electromagnetic principles that governs the operation of an electric motor is Faraday’s law, which states that when the magnetic environment of a coil of wire is changed — whether by moving the magnet and coil relative to each other or by changing the magnetic field — a voltage, or electromotive force (EMF), will […]

After many years of discussing gearboxes with engineers, we have developed a questionnaire we use to ensure that we have found all the necessary details of an application. We use this even if the engineer specifies our standard part number. The correct gearbox may have been chosen, but: 1.Are there any lower-cost alternatives to consider […]

Portescap’s new 22ECP miniature brushless dc motor includes an integrated driver to optimize motor performance and simplify installation. The new 22-mm diameter motor is just 35 mm in length and delivers 50 percent more continuous torque than comparable brushless slotless miniature motors, without compromising smoothness of operation or motor lifespan. The new motor is the […]

POSITAL’s IXARC high-precision magnetic absolute rotary encoders will be available with a BiSS-C interface. Encoders with this interface are ideal for commutation and position feedback on brushless dc servo motors and are also a good fit for motion control applications, such as medical equipment. They feature robust design, 17-bit resolution and good dynamic response (up […]

Designed for basic drive applications with a low number of variants, quick and easy delivery, and plug-and-play convenience, the VLT AutomationDrive EZ FC 321 is built for ease of use. The new Danfoss VLT AutomationDrive EZ FC 321 provides variable speed control of all asynchronous and permanent magnet motors, on any industrial machine or production […]

NASA’s Ingenuity helicopter has successfully completed its pioneering flight on Mars. This is the first time in the history of powered, unmanned spaceflight that a device has flown in a controlled manner on another planet. A short flight for “Ingenuity” but a big success for unmanned space flight. NASA’s Mars helicopter flew over the surface […]

Koford Engineering LLC has introduced a new 45 amp 48 volt sensorless drive with unique characteristics. This drive can operate over a 80:1 speed range, mush broader then the usual 3:1 to 5:1. It also features ultra low EMI. It has a 99% efficiency and operation up to 200,000 rpm with a two pole motor […]

Position measuring devices that rely on the principle of mutual induction include resolvers, linear variable differential transformers (LVDTs), and inductive encoders. Two of these technologies — resolvers and LVDTs — are based on the construction and operation of a transformer. In the case of an LVDT, voltage is applied to a primary winding and induced in […]

Rather than traditional standalone systems, modern motion systems are integrated into the overall machine environment, making for easier connectivity and IoT implementations. Here, Daymon Thompson, U.S. Software Product Manager and Sree Swarna Gutta, U.S. I/O Product Manager, Beckhoff Automation LLC, weigh in on how their technologies are enabling this transition. 1. What edge devices do you […]

The new MC 3001 are unhoused versions of the FAULHABER motion controllers and, by means of the integrated output stage with optimized current measurement, can control dc micromotors, linear dc servomotors or brushless dc motors from the company’s product line from 6 to 30 mm. With an overall height from 2.6 mm and a format […]

Teknic’s Robotic Bartender uses one of Teknic’s new ClearCore controllers (Arduino compatible) and six ClearPath integrated servo motors. A small team of engineers were challenged to demonstrate the flexibility and power of the new controller. They came up with a robotic bartender that lets you order one of 130,000 possible drink combinations for the perfect […]

Of the three primary stepper motor designs — permanent magnet, variable reluctance, and hybrid — hybrid stepper motors are arguably the most popular in industrial applications, combining the best performance characteristics of permanent magnet and variable reluctance types. Hybrid stepper motors are constructed with a rotor made of two sections, or cups, with a permanent […]

Bison Gear and Engineering designs and manufactures a complete line of standard and custom AC Right Angle Gearmotors and DC Right Angle Gearmotors. The gearmotors are used in applications such as industrial equipment, beverage dispensing, packaging equipment and conveyors. Bison’s line of right angle gearmotors provides the power and reliability to meet customers’ needs. Bison […]

In motion control systems, gears are used to change the torque and speed delivered by a motor to a driven component. Depending on how the gears are arranged, they can either increase the delivered torque and decrease the output speed (the most common arrangement in motion control applications) or decrease the delivered torque and increase […]