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]

Microstepper Drive Starter Kit from Servo2Go

Greenville, DE — The Si2035 is a programmable stepper drive/indexer packaged in a rugged steel case painted black with white epoxy silkscreen. Integral heat sink, mounting brackets, switch covers and connectors are included with each Si2035. The drive/indexer has been matched with nine recommended NEMA 11, 14, 17 and 23 motors and comes with all operating... [Read more]

Patent Awarded to Bishop-Wisecarver for New Dualvee® Washdown Wheels

Pittsburg, CA – Bishop-Wisecarver Corporation announced that it has been awarded a third U.S. Patent by the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO) for its latest technological development of a washdown wheel in the signature DualVee family of products.Designed primarily for washdown environments, such as those experienced in food and beverage... [Read more]

GE and FANUC to Dissolve GE Fanuc Automation Corporation

Charlottesville, VA – GE (NYSE: GE) and FANUC announced today that the two companies have agreed to dissolve the GE Fanuc Automation Corporation joint venture. This agreement would allow each company to refocus its investments to grow its existing businesses and pursue its respective core industry expertise. GE and FANUC expect the transaction to... [Read more]

Altech UL508 Manual Motor Controller

Altech® introduces a new version of its UL508 manual motor controllers. This new miniature circuit breaker incorporates a reinforced housing for improved durability, offers both box and ring tongue terminals as standard, and includes a clear cover for easily tagging the circuit. This latest version maintains the UL listing using the same internals... [Read more]

Pittman 8000 Series Brush DC Motors

Pittman® “Series 8000” brush-commutated DC motors feature a 7-slot skewed armature design to minimize magnetic cogging (or reluctance torque) and promote smooth and quiet operation. This family of motors offers high performance and reliability to power applications ranging from data storage and medical equipment to semiconductor processing and... [Read more]

PNP Output-Type Sensors for Linear Actuators

Franklin, IN – NSK Precision America now offers two types of photo sensor kits for use with its MCM and MCH Monocarrier linear actuators. The variety of sensor types available for NSK’s Monocarrier lines now includes PNP output sensors, as well as NPN output sensors. Both types of sensors are RoHS compliant and give users added flexibility to use... [Read more]

Integrated 3-Axis Micro-manipulator from Steinmeyer

Burlington, MA –  Steinmeyer, Inc. introduces the MP63 3-axis micro-manipulator module. The MP63 is a fully enclosed 3-axis positioner with 25mm stroke in each direction. Included inside the compact precision assembly are DC gearmotors, rotary encoders, lead screws, and non-contact limit switches.Accuracy in each direction is 5 microns with ±... [Read more]

IronHorse General Purpose AC Motors

AutomationDirect has extended its IronHorse general purpose AC motor line to include 3-phase 1200 RPM six-pole and 3600 RPM two-pole models. Six new 56C 3600 RPM rolled steel motors are now available, ranging from 0.33 to 2 HP; 13 new T-frame cast iron motors in 3600 and 1200 RPM models are available in sizes from 1 to 10 HP.These TEFC motors have... [Read more]

New Z Series µ-sized Plug-in Servo Drive Modules

Greenville, DE – Servo2Go.com has added new additions to it’s broad range of highly responsive analog and digital servo drives from Advanced Motion Controls.  The ‘Z’ drives are µ-sized servo drives requiring less space than a standard business card and weigh about the same as two golf balls.The ‘Z’ drives are capable... [Read more]

New Rotary Table from Techno Inc.

New Hyde Park, NY – Techno, Inc. Linear Motion Systems announces the new Rotary Table RF, a variable speed, infinite positioning rotary table that can be used in various industrial applications. Offered with optional accessories, magnetic brake, 3-jaw chuck and 490mm diameter flat disk, the new RF provides users the ability to complete applications... [Read more]

R08 Planetary Gearhead from Portescap

WEST CHESTER, PA – Portescap introduces the R08 Planetary Gearhead, an incredibly robust gearhead that delivers high continuous torque of 0.05 Nm within a smaller overall envelope of 8mm than its comparable models. Portescap’s inherent design features provide increased gearhead life and durability making it capable of delivering twice the radial... [Read more]

Applimotion Direct-drive Frameless Motors Feature Larger Through-holes

Loomis, CA – Applimotion’s ULT Series now offers some of the thinnest radial cross-section motors available. Whether its an optics application with line of sight through the motor’s center, or a need to maximize the wiring payload in a slip ring gimbal system, these motor can help. Initial sizes in the 2.5 and 4.5 in. diameter are offered. Future... [Read more]