High Performance Cat 5e Cable

Valencia, CA – Cicoil announces the introduction of Cat 5e cable featuring a highly flexible flat profile and an exclusive, extruded silicone encapsulation. While meeting or exceeding all electrical and signal requirements for the Cat 5e standard, Cicoil’s version excels with physical and environmental attributes. Temperature rating is a broad... [Read more]

Stainless Steel Bevel Gears from QTC

Garden City Park NY –  Precision 20o pressure angle stainless steel bevel gears from Quality Transmission Components are stocked in 24 sizes in modules 1.5~3. These gears, identified as the SUB Series, are made of SUS303 and conform to precision grade JIS B 1704 grade 3 standards. They are stocked in sizes ranging from Module1.5 to Module 3. Number... [Read more]

Brushless DC Servo Motors

Pittman® Series 1300 slotted brushless DC servo motors deliver more power in a smaller and cost-effective package to Mot They are ideal for power applications in a wide range of industries, including data storage, medical/biotech, semiconductor processing, automation, and others requiring high performance, long life, and reliability.Despite their... [Read more]

Bison Gear Adds 650 Series to Verdant Duty(TM) AC Gearmotors

St. Charles, IL – Following the successful introduction of its 100 in-lb (11.3 N-m) inverter-duty AC gearmotor line, Bison Gear & Engineering Corp. has increased by seven times the output torque capability of its Verdant Duty™ 3-phase AC offering with the introduction of the new 650 Series variable speed gearmotors. Driven by 1/4 or 1/2... [Read more]

USB-Controlled I/O Module for PC-Based Automation

Westfield, IN – Dajac Inc. announces its newest PC-based automation control module the Expert I/O 1000. The new input/output control module is uniquely suited for numerous automation needs. The Expert I/O 1000 has a simple USB connection to a computer and allows automation of testing, processing, industrial machinery, distribution machinery, homes,... [Read more]

Animatics Corp. Publishes New Motion Systems Catalog

Animatics Corporation has published a new 145 page catalog on their expanded line of Motion Systems Products and Peripherals. This comprehensive catalog includes eight product segments fully detailing SmartMotor™ specifications, FieldBus Protocols, Brake Options, Connectivity, Peripherals, Power Supplies, Gear Heads, and Software.Included is an... [Read more]

Maxon Motor EC 9.2 Flat DC Motor

Maxon motor launches its flat motor measuring Ø10 x 12.5 mm offering a high nominal torque of up to 0.83 mNm and a stall torque of up to 1.29 mNm. Its outer diameter of 10 mm includes a protective cover that serves as protection against contact and as mounting aid during installation of the motor. It is equipped with an 8-pole Neodymium permanent magnet... [Read more]

Thomson Launches Micron MOTIONEERING® Web-Based Gearhead Sizing and Selection Tool

Wood Dale, IL – Thomson introduces Micron MOTIONEERING®, a new web-based sizing and selection tool for Micron TRUE Planetary™ Gearheads. Micron MOTIONEERING offers “Select by Model Number” or “Sizing and Selection” modes to deliver downloadable 2D and 3D models, expected life calculations, as well as pricing, ordering and delivery information... [Read more]

Stäubli Robotics Announces Next Generation SCARA Robot Series

Stäubli Robotics, manufacturers of innovative and technologically advanced industrial and cleanroom robots, announces the new TS series of high-speed SCARA robots. This next generation robotic line features 100% Stäubli design and engineering, and are among the fastest commercially available SCARA robots in the industry. Stäubli’s high performance... [Read more]

Thin Section Contact Series Ball Bearings

Garden City Park, NY, USA — Quality Bearings & Components (QBC) announces a new line of thin section four point contact series of ball bearings. This dynamic new series also comes in the innovative Conrad style that features Conrad radial contact points and the angular contact style that utilizes angular contact single bearings which are both... [Read more]

High-Performance Parallelogram Voice Coil Positioning Stage

Sunnyvale, CA – The PVS-5.5 Parallelogram Voice Coil Stage from Equipment Solutions is a complete, compact high performance positioning system. This compact stage (37mm x 31 mm x 32 mm) weighing just 70gm features a 5mm clear aperture through the center of the motor and the friction-free, flexure linking system. Non-linearity is <±0.5% throughout... [Read more]

SmartActuator Plus Delivers Fully Programmable Motion Control in an Integrated Package

Hamel, MN – The ICR Plus linear rod-style SmartActuator from Tolomatic is a fully programmable integrated actuator for complex industrial motion-control applications requiring 100 percent duty-cycle performance. The ICR Plus integrates a programmable digital drive, servomotor and actuator in a compact all-in-one package to deliver maximum flexibility... [Read more]

Optical Displacement Sensors from SICK

Minneapolis, MN – SICK introduces the OD Value family of Optical Displacement Sensors, the latest addition to the company’s existing line of high-accuracy measurement solutions. Similar to SICK’s other optical displacement sensors, the OD Value provides high-accuracy performance at a competitive price with a variety of interface capabilities... [Read more]

Robust Specialty Motors Handle Critical Nuclear Research Applications

Rohnert Park, CA – Vacuum and radiation hardened gear motors and resolvers from Empire Magnetics are being used by the Australian Nuclear Science and Technology Organization (ANSTO) on research instruments at the organization’s Bragg Institute research facility. An anti-backlash radiation hard resolver with gearing provides precision encoding... [Read more]

Brushless Ring Motor for Direct Drive Applications

Ventura, CA – ThinGap LLC announces the 14-in. TG14010 Brushless DC Ring Motor for direct drive motor applications. The TG14010 delivers smooth and controllable high speed/high shaft power without a gearbox. A high power-to-weight ratio makes it ideal for direct drive ducted-fan applications in unmanned aerial vehicles and hub-mounted motors for... [Read more]

Motion Tracking Module from PNI

Santa Rosa, CA – PNI Sensor Corporation’s new SpacePoint FUSION is a developmental module that enables the creation of controllers with 360-degree pointing accuracy, full-range-of-motion tracking and low latency. Unlike other motion processing solutions, SpacePoint technology is unique in that it incorporates a 3-axis accelerometer, 3-axis gyroscope,... [Read more]

High Precision Rotary Position Sensors Measure Angular Displacement

Pennsauken, NJ – The new RS 1500-120 series of fractional-turn contactless rotary position sensors from Macro Sensors measure angular displacement of rotating elements such as quarter-turn ball and butterfly valves, air flow dampers, and diverter gates used in packaging and postal sorting machinery. Available as the RSE 1500-120 with a 24 V DC input... [Read more]

Low Temperature DualVee Guide Wheels

Pittsburg, CA – - Bishop-Wisecarver Corporation announces the availability of its new low temperature wheel, the latest addition to the company’s signature DualVee product line. Designed primarily to meet the extreme low temperature demands present in the aerospace industry, the low temperature wheel also provides an economical solution... [Read more]

Bison Gear Launches New Web Site

St. Charles, IL – The new Bison Gear & Engineering Corp. web site offers immediate home page visibility of Bison’s extensive line of fractional horsepower AC and DC gearmotors, electric motors, gear reducers, drives and accessories. Bison Gear’s expanding video library has been added to the new site, along with white papers, featured... [Read more]

IP67-rated Magnetic Rotary Encoders for Heavy-Duty Applications

Southington, CT – For high resolution, high dynamic measurement of position, speed and velocity, Baumer has introduced the MHXX Series of hollow-shaft, large-bore, magnetic rotary encoders. These robust, non-contact encoders contain no bearings, so measurement is contact-free and components do not wear. The IP67 rated housing and fully encapsulated... [Read more]

Cognex Connect™ Ensures Seamless Connectivity Between Vision System and Automation Controls

Cognex Connect™ is a comprehensive suite of communications capabilities for vision systems enabling out-of-the-box connectivity between Cognex In-Sight® vision systems and virtually any major PLC, robot, HMI and Fieldbus system commonly used in factory automation. A point-and-click configuration interface makes it easy to control multiple vision... [Read more]

CUI’s AMT Encoder to be Paired with DC Motors from MicroMo

CUI Inc announces that their AMT Series modular encoder is now being carried by MicroMo Electronics, Inc., the North American distributor for the Faulhaber Group. The AMT utilizes CUI’s proprietary capacitive technology, which holds numerous advantages over the optical technology typically used in today’s modular encoders. The AMT’s design allows... [Read more]

Linear Cable Transducer from BEI Industrial Encoders

BEI Industrial Encoders’ new linear cable transducer provides digital position and speed feedback information in a rugged, easy-to-install package. Model LT25 cable transducer utilizes a flexible measuring cable mounted to an internal spring-loaded spool and a quadrature encoder output to precisely measure linear motion applications. The sturdy cable... [Read more]

Stepper Motor Controller ICs for Bipolar and Unipolar Motors

Melville, NY – LSI Computer Systems, Inc. (LSI/CSI) announces the availability of three new high performance stepper motor controller ICs, designated the LS8297, LS8297CT and LS8397. These devices offer half-step and full-step sequences in both normal drive and wave drive modes. In addition, the LS8297CT and the LS8397 offer correction for the... [Read more]