Animatics Corporation’s Integrated Servos

Santa Clara, California – Animatics Corporation, pioneer of Integrated Servo Technology has taken their best selling Integrated Servos, the SM2315D and SM2315DT and added power and functionality, while lowering the cost. The new products are called the SM2316D-PLS2 and the SM2316DT-PLS2. [Read more]  Read More →

Harmonic Linear Drive

Santa Clara, California – Animatics Corporation, through OEM Dynamics Linear Division, has expanded its product line into the Linear Actuator market with the release of the Harmonic Linear Drive Series.The Harmonic Linear Drive™ (HLD) is an innovative linear belt drive solution providing high accuracy and low cost without the need for a gearhead... [Read more]

Haydon™ Specialty Clean Motors

HaydonKerk Motion Solutions introduces its Haydon™ specialty Clean Motor product. Designed for contamination sensitive applications, cleanroom environments, and environments within systems under high vacuum, HaydonKerk’s Clean Motors are designed to limit contaminants and out gassing in vacuum environments. Provided that the motor operates below... [Read more]

High Performance Optical Encoders

CUI Inc has added three low cost, high performance optical encoders to their broad encoder product offering. The AME, BME, and LME are modular incremental encoders that offer a wide range of resolution and bore options, and can provide voltage or line driver output. Each encoder contains a LED source, an integrated circuit with detectors and circuitry,... [Read more]

Pittman Series 6000 Brush DC Motors

Pittman® brand “Series 6000” brush-commutated DC servo motors have been engineered to deliver more power than most other DC motors of similar size. These 22mm-diameter motors available in three standard lengths feature a skewed 5-slot armature design and bonded neodymium iron boron magnets to contribute optimized performance in a cost-effective... [Read more]

AC Right Angle Gearmotor

St. Charles, IL - A new right angle AC gearmotor available in six standard models is the latest addition to the expanding Von Weise Drop-In Replacement gearmotor line of Bison Gear & Engineering Corp. The new VWDIR33 AC right angle gearmotors feature 1/12 horsepower (62 watts) dual voltage (115/230V), dual frequency (60/50 Hz) single phase permanent... [Read more]

IndraDrive Cs Compact Servo Drive

Hoffman Estates, IL –The IndraDrive Cs low-power servo drive from Bosch Rexroth features an extremely compact space-saving design and open support of multiple Ethernet-based communication busses for more flexibility.The IndraDrive Cs supports SERCOS III, ProfiNet, EtherNet/IP and EtherCat communications and is ideal for industries ranging from... [Read more]

Modular Motor Family from SEW-EURODRIVE

Lyman, SC – SEW-EURODRIVE has engineered a new line of AC motors with modular components that can be configured to comply with any nation’s energy efficiency standards. The new DR family of motors will replace all other AC motors in SEW’s product line in 2009, providing engineers around the world with optimum energy-saving solutions for any application.... [Read more]

Baumer Ltd. Merges Four Divisions to Create Baumer Motion Control

Southington, Conn. — The Baumer Group has announced the recent merger of four existing, independent divisions into a newly created entity focusing entirely on motion control solutions. As a result of the merger, Baumer Motion Control becomes the single source international supplier of a broad line of motion products and technologies from Baumer, Baumer... [Read more]

Electroglas Introduces a Turn-Key Motion System

SAN JOSE, Calif. – Electroglas, Inc. (Nasdaq:EGLS) today announced the release of its Motion Control for Advanced Technologies (MCAT). Optimized to reduce development costs and design cycle times for Value Added Resellers and Original Equipment Manufacturers, the Electroglas MCAT delivers the performance and reliability of a production semiconductor... [Read more]

The Future of Motion Control

SEMINARS – Power PMAC – The Future of Motion Control December 1st through December 9th 2008 Texas – Minneapolis – Detroit – Boston – New Jersey – Ohio Delta Tau, in partnership with their Distribution Channel, will tour the U.S. hosting six Motion Control Seminars. These free half-day seminars will offer insight into the most advanced... [Read more]

Mitsubishi Electric Introduces Motion Controllers for the iQ Automation(TM) Platform

VERNON HILLS, Ill.–Mitsubishi Electric Automation, Inc. introduced its Q172D and Q173D motion controllers for its leading-edge iQ Automation™ platform at PACK EXPO International 2008. These new controllers are engineered for simple to complex motion control applications including packaging, material handling, printing, semiconductor fabrication,... [Read more]

ThinGap’s TGB1710 Brush Motor

VENTURA, CALIFORNIA – ThinGap LLC announces the TGB1710 brush motor for industrial handheld/portable tools. The small size, high torque, and low power consumption of the TGB1710 provide an excellent solution for heavy-duty battery powered applications.The 1.7” diameter by 3.3” long TGB1710 brush motor delivers 160 oz-in. peak torque and 183... [Read more]

Baldor’s BSM25/33C Series Brushless Motors

New brushless series from Baldor has received two prestigious awards: “Engineering Choice Award” from Control Engineering magazine and “Product of the Year Award” from Plant Engineering magazine. There are numerous advantages of using the BSM25/33C – Series Brushless Motors.  The BSM25/33C offers more power output, maintenance... [Read more]

Unique Winding Machine Produces Carbon Fiber Tubes and Rods

Fehraltorf, Switzerland — The Ethernet-compatible Powerlink motion control network is helping the Swiss company Carbo-Link to create carbon fiber components for challenging applications such as rigging for racing yachts. The company has used a Powerlink compatible controller and drives from Baldor to build a machine that winds carbon fibres to... [Read more]

Absolute Encoder from BEI

The new Model L18 absolute encoder provides system designers with high resolution in a small mounting footprint. This model features 13 bits (8192 counts) per turn resolution in only a 1.8-inch servo package.Model L18 has the precision to be used in applications that demand high performance along with small size and weight. The L18 encoder contains... [Read more]

Avago’s AEDT-9140 Encoder Module Series

Avago Technologies announced a new series of compact three-channel high temperature optical incremental encoder modules for use in industrial and factory automation equipment. Avago’s AEDT-9140 encoder module series, which are available in a variety of counts per revolution (CPR) and shaft diameter options, are priced competitively and designed to... [Read more]

Linear Encoders for Vacuum Technology

HEIDENHAIN Corporation offers high quality linear encoders in three product versions, all differing in accuracy, vacuum class, bake-out temperature, electrical connection and production environment. The components used in a vacuum are subject to especially high demands affecting the encoders used in the positioning task. HEIDENHAIN’s specially designed... [Read more]

Successful Inspection and Detection in Packaging

Sensitive products require an even more sensitive packaging system. Cermex, a French specialist in end-of-line packaging machines, uses an integrated vision system to package a liquid product used by doctors in MRI examinations. Expensive and light-sensitive, the MRI liquid is packaged in small flasks and placed in special crates for maximum protection.... [Read more]

MPI 4.0 C/C++ Motion Programming Software

Danaher Motion (MEI) announces the release of its highly anticipated Version 4.0 of the Motion Programming Interface (“MPI”), the lowest-latency, most flexible C/C++ programmable motion control library on the market. The MPI turns any standard Microsoft Windows XP computer into a real-time, high-performance motion and I/O robotic controller with... [Read more]

IS23x-MA Intelligent Step Motors

Technosoft announces the new IS23x-MA Intelligent Step Motors, based on the MotionChip™ DSP Control Technology, specially adapted to distributed motion control applications with integrated intelligence.These ready-to-run motors have a cost optimized design embedding stepper motor, power electronics, controller and interface into a single compact... [Read more]

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 preferred... [Read more]

New Micron Planetary Gearhead Selection Guide

WOOD DALE, IL – Danaher Motion has available a new product selection guide for Micron TRUE Planetary™ Gearheads. The guide details their portfolio of NemaTRUE™, DuraTRUE™, UltraTRUE™ and EverTRUE™ gearhead solutions with complete product features, benefits, specifications and ordering information. It also introduces the new ValueTRUE™... [Read more]

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™ controllers or 3rd party CANopen devices (i.e. I/O blocks, encoders, PLCs…). For a multiaxis system, connect several IG-Js,... [Read more]

Bosch Rexroth’s New Inline I/O Modules

Hoffman Estates, IL – Bosch Rexroth has added three new Inline I/O modules that reduce engineering time and cost while adding more functionality and versatility to the company’s family of scalable PLCs and PACs.Ideal for motion-based machine builders and industrial OEMs in the printing, food and beverage, packaging, converting, woodworking, conveyor... [Read more]

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... [Read more]

AZ Servo Drives from ADVANCED Motion Controls

ADVANCED Motion Controls announces the expansion of the successful PCB mount, Z-drive servo family. The ‘AZ’ series offers higher power, greater thermal efficiency and lower operating voltages. Functionalities include: torque and velocity modes with multiple command and feedback options. AZ’s take up little space, eliminate wiring... [Read more]

Servo Motors by B&R

The dynamics of a system can generally be characterized based on two values: the available motor torque and the moment of inertia for the power transmission system. The later of the two consists of the moment of inertia of both the motor and the load and is an important measurement of the system’s dynamics. Lower moment of inertia means higher dynamic... [Read more]