Microstepping Step Motor Driver from Lin Engineering

Santa Clara, CA - Lin Engineering announces the release of their new R525 microstepping step motor driver. The R525 is designed to help reduce overall design time and system cost for a wide array of step motor applications needing high torque, power, and smooth motion.The R525 measures just over 3.3″ in length and 1.3″ in height making... [Read more]

Automated Gearbox Testing Builds in Consistency

by William L. Winterbauer, Ph.D., Principal Engineer, QED Services, Ann Arbor, Mich. The U.S. military has demanding requirements for the hardware it needs. Take, for instance, a set of gearboxes built by Excel Gear Inc., Roscoe, Ill, (excelgear.com) for missile launchers on the U.S. Navy’s new DDG1000 series of ships. The gearboxes are drive elements... [Read more]

IEC Right Angle Gearboxes from Groschopp

Groschopp Inc. introduces their new line of IEC Right Angle (RA) Gearboxes. The high performance industrial machine industry can now access Groschopp’s extensive supply of high quality, lightweight, modular IEC RA Gearboxes.Groschopp’s new IEC RA Gearboxes have hollow out-put allow options for right, left or dual shaft configurations. All nine... [Read more]

Compact VLT® Micro Drives from Danfoss with More Power

Loves Park, IL – Danfoss Drives has added an M5 frame size to its VLT® Micro Drive family designed for rugged and reliable, out-of-the-box, plug-and-play control of AC motors up to 30 HP. The M5 frame size is 11.5in.(H) x 6.5in.(W) x 9.8in.(D), and covers the three-phase 380–480 VAC, 25–30 HP range.The drive offers true side-by-side mounting... [Read more]

Powerful Stepper Motors from B&R Automation

B&R is expanding its range of products to include additional high-performance standard devices for the automation industry – with five new 86 mm flange stepper motors (NEMA 34) that have holding torque values ranging from 4.0 to 13.6 Nm. The design and control enables high-precision and cost-effective positioning without an encoder system.... [Read more]

GAM Introduces the PE Series of Planetary Gear Reducers

Mount Prospect, IL – GAM Gear has introduced the PE Series of planetary gear reducers. The PE is a low-cost, precision gear reducer suitable for servo or stepper motor applications where consistency, value and price are essential. The design of the gearbox provides a level of quality, performance and durability at a price point that is the best... [Read more]

National Instruments Simplifies Advanced Motion Control

National Instruments announces the new LabVIEW NI SoftMotion Module, which simplifies the development of advanced single- and multi-axis motion applications, and new NI C Series modules, which expand the connectivity of the NI CompactRIO programmable automation controller (PAC) platform to hundreds of servo and stepper drives from NI and third-party... [Read more]

SMAC Upgrades LAR31 Series of Linear and Rotary Electric Actuators

Carlsbad, CA – SMAC introduces upgraded LAR31 series of linear and rotary electric actuators. The actuator has the vacuum built in the shaft through the rotary motor. The vacuum assures that any external objects (e.g. dust) are ejected through the other end, which prevents dust build-up in the unit. This reduces maintenance down time and improves... [Read more]

Eaton’s New M-Max™ Machinery Drives

PITTSBURGH, PA – Eaton Corporation announces the availability of the M-Max series of sensorless vector adjustable frequency drives, the first offering from the new Max series of adjustable frequency drives. With a compact design, impressive torque response, and simple handling, Eaton’s new M-Max series offers customers increased system efficiency... [Read more]

TURCK Compact F36 Absolute Encoders

Minneapolis, MN — TURCK introduces the Kübler by TURCK F36 optical encoder series, designed completely without gears to eliminate wear and sensitivity to magnetic fields. F36 absolute encoders feature a compact size of only 36 mm with a hollow shaft diameter of up to 10 mm, making them well suited for drive engineering and medical applications.F36... [Read more]