Haydon Kerk Pittman, a business unit of AMETEK’s Advanced Motion Solutions division, has debuted its new Haydon Kerk Express online linear actuator calculator. The Haydon Kerk Express tool joins the Pittman Express tool, released last year, and allows users to now identify and select the right linear actuator for their applications quickly and easily. When […]
Haydon Kerk Express online tool speeds up linear actuator selection
Haydon Kerk Pittman, a business unit of AMETEK’s Advanced Motion Solutions division, has debuted its new Haydon Kerk Express online linear actuator calculator. The Haydon Kerk Express tool joins the Pittman Express tool, released last year, and allows users to now identify and select the right linear actuator for their applications quickly and easily. When […]
Ametek Haydon Kerk Pittman introduces EGS low-profile precision rail
As a world leader in compact linear motion systems, Ametek Haydon Kerk Pittman (HKP), a business unit of Ametek, is pleased to announce its new EGS04 low-profile precision rail. The EGS “efficient guided system” is ideally suited for customers in lab automation and electronic assembly whose applications require high speed and highly efficient point-to-point motion. […]
New size 17 hybrid linear actuator features enhanced performance
AMETEK Haydon Kerk Pittman, a business unit of AMETEK, announces the availability of its new 43000 Max Series Size 17 single- and double-stack hybrid linear actuators. Based on the company’s best-selling compact hybrid 43000 motor, the Max Series Size 17 delivers up to a 30% performance enhancement over its predecessor when used with almost all […]
Integrated connector now available for AMETEK Haydon Kerk Pittman’s hybrid actuators
As a world leader in compact linear motion systems, Haydon Kerk Pittman, a business unit of AMETEK’s Advanced Motion Solutions Division, is pleased to announce its size 8 21mm hybrid stepper motor is now available with an integrated connector. Offered alone or with a harness assembly, the connector is RoHS-compliant and features a positive latch […]
Haydon Kerk Pittman launches the MiniSlide MSA series of linear actuators
As a world leader in compact linear motion systems, Haydon Kerk Pittman, a business unit of AMETEK Advanced Motion Solutions division, is pleased to announce the release of our new MiniSlide MSA series. Today more than ever, lab equipment and automation designers must fit sophisticated motion control solutions into compact spaces. These device makers need […]
Haydon Kerk releases 2018 linear motion Catalog and Design Guide
Haydon Kerk Motion Solutions, a business unit of AMETEK Advanced Motion Solutions, announces the release of its new Catalog and Design Guide, revised for 2018. The new Haydon Kerk catalog has been updated and expanded with new product sections. The new catalog and design guide illustrates a wide range of products engineered for use as […]
Can-stack linear actuators: How the motor and screw components work
Can-stack linear actuators are one type of stepper-motor design that converts rotary to linear motion with a built-in leadscrew. The linear actuators incorporate can-stack motors — sometimes called claw-tooth step motors, tin-can stepper motors, or claw-pole motors — leverage low-cost construction with punched sheet-metal parts that form toothed (or clawed) cups surrounding bobbin coils. Common […]
New motorized linear stages from Haydon Kerk
Haydon Kerk Motion Solutions has announced the release of its new line of WGS motorized linear stages. The WGS line is now directly integrated into Haydon Kerk’s step…
Haydon Kerk Motion Solutions releases 2016 linear motion catalog and design guide
Haydon Kerk Motion Solutions, a brand of AMETEK® Precision Motion Control, has released its new linear motion Catalog and Design Guide, revised for 2016. The new catalog has…
Haydon Kerk Motion Solutions introduces micro series anti-backlash nut for 2-mm diameter screws
Haydon Kerk Motion Solutions, a recognized leader in linear and rotary motion solutions, has added the world’s smallest anti-backlash lead screw assembly design to its line of Micro…
Catalyst Motion Group develops Z-theta system
Catalyst Motion Group, a Haydon Kerk motion system integrator, has created a Z-Theta system capability utilizing in-house branded products. Z-Theta systems offer a compact and effective package to…
PITTMAN introduces BGE series servomotor controllers
PITTMAN Motors of AMETEK Precision Motion Control now sells BGE Series of servomotor controllers, compact four-quadrant positioning motion controllers with integral output stage to control Pittman brushless and brushed dc motors….
Compact screw-slide carriage and screw for linear motion
Haydon Kerk Motion Solutions now sells WGS Wide screw-slide Guide Screws. Made from the same quality components used in the RGS Linear Rail Series, the WGS Linear Slide utilizes…
New brushless motor IDEA drive from Haydon Kerk
Haydon Kerk Motion Solutions’ newest addition to its IDEA drive line of motor controllers is the PBL4850E programmable 3-phase brushless motor drive. With the PBL 4850E, Haydon Kerk…
Backlash vs. Stiffness – What the difference is and why you should care
By Tom Solon, P.E., Application Engineer, Haydon Kerk, Waterbury, Conn. The motion control world has its jargon and buzzwords. Some are used interchangeably leading to ambiguity and possible confusion. Backlash and stiffness are both important but have different impacts, and those differences deserve attention. Backlash and stiffness are two important properties associated with motion control…