Axial Needle Roller Thrust Bearings from QBC

Garden City Park, NY — Quality Bearings & Components – QBC – announces a new addition to its line of reliable and cost-effective high-grade axial needle roller thrust bearings. This new line of metric axial needle roller thrust bearings features steel needles and range in widths from 2 mm to 5 mm. These thrust bearings, identified... [Read more]

High-performance, Compact Servomotors for Demanding Motion Control from Siemens

Elk Grove Village, Ill. – Siemens has introduced new motors to its 1FT7 family, a line of high-performance servomotors for such demanding motion control applications as machine tool CNC interpolation and production machine web handling. The new additions include a forced ventilated and water-cooled motor, complementing the convection air-cooled 1FT7.... [Read more]

Gas Tight and Fail Safe Motors

VANDALIA, OH – Johnson Electric introduces Saia® Motor EGD 402 Gas Tight Motors and EGD 421 Fail Safe Gas Tight Motors.  Designed specifically for use with all types of heating gases, EGD series motors are certified according to Gas Appliances Directive 90/396/EEC to perform fail safe gas flow modulation and closing functions, and include a... [Read more]

Nanopositioning Stage for Super-Resolution Microscopy

Auburn, Mass. – The nano1×3 ™ series X-Y and X-Y-Z nanopositioning stages from PI (Physik Instrumente) are multi-axis stages for super-resolution microscopy applications, providing highly accurate motion with closed-loop control for sub-nanometer precision over travel ranges of 200µm in X-Y and X-Y-Z planes.The stages feature a piezo controller... [Read more]

Small NEMA Motor with More Horsepower

The SH630 Above NEMA AC induction motor offers higher horsepower in a smaller footprint. It provides up to 11,000 hp at supply voltages from 2.3 to 13.8 kV, 50 or 60 Hz. The low-windage design minimizes friction losses.It is available in a wide selection of cooling configurations and enclosures (Weather-Protected Type II, Totally Enclosed Water-to-Air... [Read more]

Rotron Brushless DC Motors

Rotron® brushless DC motors specially engineered for applications onboard heavy-duty transit buses, coaches, and other transportation vehicles deliver long-life power solutions serving up to 60,000 hours. These motors in two standard frame sizes (47 and 64) employ electronic commutation to operate virtually maintenance free and can outlive conventional... [Read more]

Enhanced Roller Pinion System from Nexen

Vadnais Heights, Minn. – Nexen’s new enhanced Roller Pinion System (RPS) provides high-accuracy linear positioning with zero backlash and simple installation in precision motion control applications. The RPS features an ISO 9409 flange mount pinion and pinion preloader, making it easier for system integration. The system has high precision surfaces... [Read more]

Ultrasonic Sensors from Balluff

Florence, Ky. – Balluff’s new line of Ultrasonic sensors are designed for rugged, high-performance feedback in long sensing automated and process applications to detect the presence of targets or to measure the distance from selected objects.Based on the latest in acoustic wave technology, the Ultrasonic sensors detect objects better than traditional... [Read more]

UTS Slotless Direct-Drive Frameless Motors from Applimotion

Loomis, Calif. – Applimotion’s new UTS Series direct drive slotless motors cover 29 to 240mm diameters with thin radial length, perfect for direct-drive positioning or high-speed spindle applications. The ultra-thin, low-profile motors operate from industry standard brushless DC or brushless AC drivers from 12 to 300V and can be wound for low-speed... [Read more]

STR Step Motor Drives from Applied Motion Products

WATSONVILLE, CA – Applied Motion Products introduces the STR, a new drive engineered to deliver the features expected by today’s machine builders, at a price they need. The STR step motor drives, available in 4 amp and 8 amp versions, are DC input drives requiring a step and direction control signal. They feature Anti-resonance, Microstep Emulation... [Read more]