The winners of the 2020 LEAP Awards (Leadership in Engineering Achievement Program) were announced yesterday in a digital ceremony, with products across 12 categories. Critical to LEAP’s success is the involvement of the engineering community. No one at WTWH Media selected the winners. Instead, our editorial team did the arduous work of assembling a top-notch…
ElectroCraft introduces MPW series wheel drive for mobile robots
ElectroCraft Inc., the global fractional horsepower motor and motion solutions provider, has expanded its MobilePower product family with the MPW Wheel Drive. The MPW Wheel Drive features a high torque-density brushless DC motor with a heavy duty integrated planetary gearbox mounted inside the hub of a lightweight aluminum wheel with custom tread. Designed for mobile […]
ElectroCraft expands AxialPower family of linear actuators with the APES 17
ElectroCraft has recently expanded the AxialPower enhanced series of linear actuators to include a new high-performance 42mm (NEMA 17) frame size. This new linear actuator is highly configurable and: • Is available with a variety of imperial or metric leadscrew options • Achieves resolutions of 0.006 mm to 0.050 mm per step • Delivers output […]
ElectroCraft showing brushless DC motors at Robotics Summit
ElectroCraft, a global provider of dependable, application-engineered fractional-horsepower motor and motion products, will be displaying some of its latest solutions at the Robotics Summit & Showcase in booth 406. Taking place May 23-24 at the Westin Boston Waterfront, the Robotics Summit is a multifaceted educational event dedicated to addressing the technical issues involved with developing…
New RPX-Series brushless dc motors from ElectroCraft
ElectroCraft, Inc. has expanded their brushless DC motor offering with the RPX22 and RPX32. These compact yet powerful 22-mm and 32-mm diameter motors are the first in a…
ElectroCraft, Inc. expands integrated motor drive line
ElectroCraft, Inc., a fractional horsepower motor and motion solutions provider, ElectroCraft has expanded their Integrated Motor Drive/Controller (IMDC) customization capability to include higher IP ratings and additional communication options. The IMDC product pairs Stepper, Brushless, and Linear Actuators with a fully integrated PRO Series drive allowing for advanced control and sequencing functionality. The IMDC technology enables any…
New RPP series of high performance industrial servo motors
ElectroCraft’s RPP series of industrial servo motors features high performance and extremely low cogging – for the most demanding servo applications. The RPP series features a range of encoder, brake, cable and integral connector options. The totally enclosed non ventilated package (TENV) meets demanding IP65 standards and is RoHS and CE compliant. These high performance…
New Integrated Motor-Drive-Control from ElectroCraft
ElectroCraft’s new family of PRO IMDC products features a fully programmable motion controller embedded within a rugged and compact motor and controller package. PRO IMDC is based on…
ElectroCraft, Inc. Acquires Hansen Corporation
ElectroCraft, Inc., the fractional horsepower motor and motion solutions provider, announced that it will acquire Hansen Corporation, a manufacturer of a variety of DC Motors, Synchronous Motors, and Clock Movements. The acquisition of Hansen Corporation combined with the substantial ElectroCraft product lines and motion solutions portfolio presents comprehensive fractional and sub-fractional solutions to the motion…
ElectroCraft PRO Series Integrated Motor Drive Controllers
ElectroCraft is pleased to announce the release of a new range of motion control products, the PRO Series Integrated Motor Drive Controllers. The range includes brushless motor drives,…
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ElectroCraft EXC-Series 2.3-inch AC Servo Motors
The new EXC-Series 2.3-inch AC Servo Motors, are high voltage, high performance brushless servo motors incorporating the latest electro-magnetic components creating high continuous torques with low inertia for…
High-Performance Brushless Servo Systems Tech Tip
Topics covered in this Tech Tip: Comparison of DC servomotors and brushless servomotors Sinusoidal and trapezoidal brushless servos Sinusoidal EMF and sinusoidal current Sinusoidal control for brushless and induction motors Closed-loop control for high performance Sponsored by: Download Design World’s Tech Tips E-Book Please complete the form below to unlock Design World’s Tech Tips E-Book.
ElectroCraft AxialPower Plus and L3 Linear Actuators
Based on modified hybrid stepping motors, ElectroCraft’s AxialPower Plus linear actuators are capable of producing linear forces up to 800 pounds and resolutions up to 0.000125″ per 1.8°…
Applying Stepper Motors: Application Questions You Must Answer & Things to Watch Out For
This webinar reviews some of the basic parameters necessary to properly select and apply stepper motor technology to motion applications. Topics included in this discussion review basic stepper speed-torque behavior including the stepper over-voltage ratio, a stepper in constant current operation vs. a stepper in voltage drive region, thermal ratings, the impact of winding changes on…