Motion Control TipsMicrostepping Step Motor Driver from Lin Engineering
Monday, August 31, 2009
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…
Automated Gearbox Testing Builds in Consistency
Friday, August 28, 2009
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…
IEC Right Angle Gearboxes from Groschopp
Thursday, August 27, 2009
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,…
Compact VLT® Micro Drives from Danfoss with More Power
Wednesday, August 26, 2009
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…
Powerful Stepper Motors from B&R Automation
Wednesday, August 26, 2009
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)…
GAM Introduces the PE Series of Planetary Gear Reducers
Tuesday, August 25, 2009
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…
National Instruments Simplifies Advanced Motion Control
Tuesday, August 25, 2009
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…
SMAC Upgrades LAR31 Series of Linear and Rotary Electric Actuators
Tuesday, August 25, 2009
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…
Eaton’s New M-Max™ Machinery Drives
Tuesday, August 25, 2009
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…
TURCK Compact F36 Absolute Encoders
Tuesday, August 25, 2009
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…
Editorial Director, Miles Budimir
Miles Budimir holds a BSEE degree, has several years of engineering experience including designing industrial control systems, and has been covering the motion control industry for over 13 years.
Managing Editor, Leslie Langnau
Leslie Langnau is the Managing Editor of the Design World Network. She also has more than 20 years experience as a technology editor, covering such areas as controls, mechanics, mechatronics, couplings, industrial networks, and the field now known as additive manufacturing (formerly rapid prototyping).
