Stafford’s Accu-Mount™ Collar

Wilmington, MA – Stafford Manufacturing Corp. offers a line of collars that provide an effective method for mounting sprockets, gears, pulleys and other components on a shaft, without marring the shaft.Stafford’s Accu-Mount™ Collar has a smooth bore that won’t mar shafts and a centering hub with a square and flat side that features four... [Read more]

ULT Direct Drive Frameless Motors with Larger Through-holes

Loomis, CA – Applimotion’s ULT Series get even larger through holes. Driven by customer demand and new applications in camera vision systems, Applimotion now offers some fo the thinnest radial cross-section motor available. Whether is is an optics application with line of sight through the motor’s center, or a need to maximize the wiring payload... [Read more]

Bluetooth® RF-Transceiver Module from WAGO

Germantown, WI – WAGO Corporation’s 750-644 Bluetooth® RF-Transceiver module provides fast, bidirectional, wireless communication between I/O nodes. Within 10ms, the 750-644 exchanges data up to 1000m (line-of-sight) or 100m (within buildings). This makes the 750-644 ideal for a wide range of applications from robot controls and high bay warehouses... [Read more]

Innovation Highlighted in Bison Gear Video

St. Charles, IL – Innovation and education are key elements in today’s advanced manufacturing environment, where companies like Bison Gear & Engineering Corp. function as an extension of their customers’ engineering and product development departments. A new online video highlights how the gearmotor manufacturer’s innovation... [Read more]

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Capacitive Motor Feedback Systems from SICK STEGMANN

DAYTON, OH – SICK STEGMANN, INC. introduces SEK/SEL52 Capacitive Motor Feedback Systems. These high resolution motor feedback systems with HIPERFACE® interface come in a 52mm housing, and are available in singleturn and multiturn versions with servo clamp, hollow shaft or tapered shaft configurations. A unique bearing-less design delivers more robust... [Read more]

Timken Launches High-Resolution Magnetic Encoder

CANTON, OH — The Timken Company (NYSE: TKR) has launched a new packaged, industrial magnetic encoder designed to provide increased reliability and performance over conventional optical encoders, especially in high-shock and vibration conditions.“This technology lets the plant engineer sleep at night, knowing his or her operation won’t go down... [Read more]

Plastic Ball Bearings from QBC Feature Glass or 316 Stainless Steel Balls

Garden City Park, NY – New plastic plain ball bearings from Quality Bearings & Components (QBC) feature glass or stainless steel balls arranged in single and double row construction and incorporating acetal raceways. Identified as the BBPRIX-… and BBPRIXM… Series, the bearings are stocked in both inch and metric sizes and are designed... [Read more]

Aerotech ANT130-L Series Stages

Aerotech ANT130-L series stages offer best-in-class performance in speed, accuracy, resolution, repeatability, reliability, and travel range, and are offered in two accuracy grades. With its low profile and outstanding performance, the ANT130-L is the ultimate solution for high-accuracy alignment, inspection, positioning, and measurement stations.The... [Read more]

2009 Single Axis Actuators Catalog from Misumi

Schaumburg, IL - Misumi USA, Inc. announces the imminent publication of its 2009 Single Axis Actuators Catalog, featuring new single axis products and components suitable for a wide range of motion control and assembly machinery and other automation devices.Featured prominently in the catalog are: •The new Single Axis Robot RS Series Actuators,... [Read more]