Mechatronic Stepper Motor Drives with CANopen

Hamburg, Germany – TRINAMIC announces new members of the PANdrive™ family. The latest members of the family are the types PD-140-42-SE and PD-116-60-SE. Both feature TRINAMIC’s integrated absolute sensOstep™ encoder which detects and corrects missed stepper-motor turns by examining the absolute posi-tion. This insures correct shaft motion... [Read more]

Multi-Axis Motor Control with CANopen Support

Hamburg, Germany – Standardized networks let designers combine motor controls and other system components from various vendors easily and flexibly. The CANopen firmware of TRINAMIC’s 3-axis motion control modules now makes it easy to implement multi-axis controls in decentralized architectures. The new TMCM-351 controls three compact two-phase stepper... [Read more]

Shimpo Introduces New Servo Speed Reducer

Itasca, IL – Shimpo Drives introduces its VRG product line in North America. VRG is a heavy duty high precision reducer designed to fit well on rotary tables, tool changers, pick and place robots, and many other applications requiring high precision speed reduction.VRG offers low backlash – 1 arc-min is available – and a hub-style bolt-on output.... [Read more]

HEIDENHAIN Increases CNC Accuracy with KinematicsOpt

SCHAUMBURG, IL – HEIDENHAIN Corporation now offers a new option to its iTNC 530 contouring control, now making possible the automatic measurement of a machine rotary axis. Called KinematicsOpt, this new software option, coupled with a mounted HEIDENHAIN touch probe into the CNC machine spindle, increases the accuracy of this already high functioning... [Read more]

Rockwell Launches the New Allen-Bradley PowerFlex 755 AC Drive

MILWAUKEE, WI — Representing the first drive from the new Allen-Bradley PowerFlex 750 series, the PowerFlex 755 AC drive meets global user needs for versatile motor control, integration ease and high performance to help increase productivity. Available in power ranges from 7.5 to 250 kW or 10 to 350 hp at 400/480V AC and 540/650V DC input, the PowerFlex... [Read more]

Electric Forklift Motor Brakes

Altra Industrial Motion offers a comprehensive series of electric forklift motor brakes, wheel brakes and permanent magnet brakes for OEM forklift manufacturers through its industry-leading brands, Warner Electric and Matrix International.Warner Electric and Matrix International  provide a full range of  electric forklift brakes for a variety of... [Read more]

New Pillow Blocks from QBC

Garden City Park, NY — Quality Bearings & Components announces new pillow blocks featuring both locking collar and set screw types.These pillow blocks, identified as the BBXBLK-HCP… and BBXBLK-UCP… Series, are made of cast iron housings, solid base dual seal type pillow blocks. They are designed to fit shafts ranging from1/2″... [Read more]

Modlink MSDD Front Panel Interfaces

Duluth, Georgia – Murrelektronik’s range of Modlink MSDD front panel interfaces allow power and data access to controllers without opening the housing or control cabinet doors. Featuring a sleek, modular design to ensure flexibility, the Modlink MSDD enables controllers to be easily connected to laptops, programming devices, diagnostic equipment,... [Read more]

Advantech Introduces New Embedded Automation Computer

Cincinnati, Ohio – The Industrial Automation Group of Advantech introduces the UNO-1170, an embedded automation computer which features an Intel Celeron M or Pentium M CPU and 512MB/1GB DDR SDRAM. The UNO-1170 provides higher computing power than other device-level controllers and comes in a compact aluminum chassis with fanless and diskless design.... [Read more]

VRX Rotary Vane Actuators from Tolomatic

MINNEAPOLIS, MN – New VRX rotary vane actuators from Tolomatic deliver up to 484 inch-pounds (54.7 Newton-meters) of torque at 100 psi (6.9 Bar) and can withstand high axial loads of up to 23 pounds (102 Newtons). These pneumatically operated rotary vane actuators are designed for use in material handling, part feeding and clamping, pick and place... [Read more]