Inductoheat introduces induction hardening and tempering system

Inductoheat, Inc. (www.inductoheat.com) is proud to announce the release of its new Induction hardening & tempering system to a world leading supplier of driveline components. This new equipment was made specifically for tempering and hardening hub spindles and ball races.The machine is comprised of a STATISCAN II unit for induction tempering... [Read more]

Ringfeder introduces GERWAH full product line for a variety of power transmission applications

Ringfeder Power Transmission USA Corporation (www.ringfeder.com) is proud to announce the release of the latest GERWAH products — safety couplings, RING-flex couplings, line shafts, servo-insert couplings, metal bellows couplings and magnetic couplings to meet various power transmission applications.GERWAH couplings are utilized wherever servomotors... [Read more]

ABB introduces new generation of process controller and indicator instruments

ABB (www.abb.com), a world leader in power and automation technologies, is proud to announce its new generation of process controller and indicator instrumentation, ControlMaster. The latest line-up includes four new models which are highly powerful and intuitive and is very east to operate. Its comprehensive portfolio of capabilities makes it ideal... [Read more]

FAULHABER Expands BX4 Series Motors

The BX4 Series from FAULHABER has been expanded by twelve new 32mm Brushless DC-Servomotors. The features of the BX4 line are long operational lifetime, a high cogging-free output torque and no adhesive bonded joints. This makes them ideal for many applications like robotics, automation, medical, machinery, aerospace and aviation. The new BX4... [Read more]

IndraDrive Cs Economy Version Compact Servo Drive from Rexroth

Hoffman Estates, Ill. –The Rexroth IndraDrive Cs Economy low-power servo drive features a compact space-saving design, and open support of SERCOS III communication bus. Designed to provide flexibility and just the right amount of power at a lower cost, the drive also has a multi-encoder interface supporting Hiperface®, EnDat 2.1 and 2.2, 1Vss, 5V... [Read more]

Kollmorgen introduces KBM™ Series Frameless Brushless Motors for tightly integrated motion applications

Kollmorgen (www.kollmorgen.com) unveiled a new family of frameless motors developed from the extensive and proven portfolio of Kollmorgen designs, the new KBM™ Series Frameless Brushless Motors. The new series is available in 14 sizes for high- or low-voltage operations. The series delivers the speed, torque and power within a compact footprint and... [Read more]

Saelig introduces R-LITE transmitting information to cell phones

Saelig Company, Inc. (www.saelig.com) is proud to announce the release of the latest R-LITE family. It is an easy-to-use GSM/GPRS remote monitoring system, which ensures crucial information to be directly transmitted to your mobile phone (“or optionally to a secure website”). It can also automatically transmit real-time information at scheduled... [Read more]

Pepperl+Fuchs introduces EVM58 Ethernet IP Encoders

TWINSBURG, OH – Pepperl+Fuchs introduces EVM58 Ethernet IP Encoders. Available in single or multi-turn configurations, these rotary encoders provide highly accurate absolute machine position or velocity feedback to the system controller via an industry-standard Ethernet/IP interface. Ethernet IP Encoders are also compatible with a variety of... [Read more]

Han-Tek supplies semi-automated furnace loading manipulator with NEMA control panel to Firth Rixson

Han-Tek, Inc. (www.HAN-TEK.com) has supplied Firth Rixson, a leading manufacturer of metalworking, one furnace loading manipulator for Firth Rixson’s East Hartford, CT facility.Han-Tek supplied the semi-automated furnace loading manipulator to Firth Rixson to assist them in metalworking productions. It goes through a quench cycle where it begins... [Read more]

2010 / 2011 Wittenstein (alpha) Gearbox Catalog Now Available

The new version of the Wittenstein (alpha) catalog is now available, containing all standard servo gearbox technical information as well as information for rack and pinion systems, servo couplings and sensor technology. Changes in this new release include:Information on the energy efficient SP+ gearbox – the SP+/L-version (low-friction) Technical... [Read more]

Allegro introduces new DMOS Microstepping Motor Drivers offering overcurrent protection

Allegro MicroSystems, Inc. (www.allegromicro.com) unveiled the expanded microstepping motor driver line, including four new devices which utilize a simple Direction and STEP interface and require fewer external components. The company’s A4988/A4985/A4984 and A4982 devices are complete microstepping motor drivers with an embedded translator for overcurrent... [Read more]

HBA4 Absolute Encoders from US Digital

US Digital announces the release of its latest absolute, blind hollow bore shaft encoder, the HBA4. HBA4 absolute encoders are used as azimuth and elevation position sensors in two axes tracking systems, commonly used in solar applications.This single turn absolute encoder provides 16-bits of resolution over 360 degrees of shaft rotation. The... [Read more]

Peak and Hold PWM Driver for solenoid power save applications from Applied Processor and Measurement, Inc.

Applied Processor and Measurement, Inc. (www.appliedprocessor.com) introduces the Model 500 Peak and Hold PWM Driver. It is made to drive solenoid based devices along with a full-on pull-in pulse, then give a reduced power hold-in voltage by pulse width modulating the output. This Model 500 has the ability to reduce overall voltage in existing on/off... [Read more]

Applimotion introduces LARC Series with frameless motors kits

Applimotion, Inc. (www.applimotion.com) unveiled the new LARC Series, available up to one meter in diameter. It is driven by new applications and customer demand in large size with a large scale through hole, the company has expanded its designed to cover the need. When the torque of a full size motor is not required and the mechanical structure cannot... [Read more]

Mountz unveils the next generation Scout Screw Counter

Mountz Inc. (www.mountztorque.com) announced the release of the second generation of Scout Screw Counter. This new Scout screw counter helps users eliminate and detect costly screw-fastening errors in the assembly process. Using it is like putting the quality control manager’s ears and eyes where they are most needed, right on the assembly area. It... [Read more]

Lenze announces new generation of 930K fluxxtorque

Lenze (www.lenze.com) is proud to announce the latest expanded second-generation of 930K fluxxtorque servo drives. The expansions include a greater number of options, more flexible communication, higher level of functionality and increased efficiency. Users are allowed to mount this compact servo drive solution outside the control cabinet – directly... [Read more]

Nippon Pulse introduces Serial Communication System

Nippon Pulse (www.nipponpulse.com) unveiled its latest serial communication networking system, the Motionnet system. It allows operators to greatly reduce wiring and it provides message communication, CPU emulation, motor control and input/output control. The new network system can transfer four bytes of data in 15.1 µsec with cyclical communication... [Read more]

Powerful Positioning Controller offers various operating modes

Maxon (www.maxonmotorusa.com) is proud to announce its expanded EPOS (“Easy to use Positioning System”) for its second generation. The brushless EC motors with Hall encoders and sensors or the EPOS2 70/10 drives DC brush motors with encoders, from five to 700 watts power.The new unit is packed with a broad range of features and functions and it... [Read more]

Free EtherNet/IP Tag Wizard with automated mapping features from Beckhoff

Beckhoff Automation is proud to announce the release of the new EtherNet/IP Tag Wizard that accelerates and simplifies programming of EtherNet/IP I/O architectures. It is made to optimize programming time; its free EtherNet/IP Tag Wizard is a very dynamic tool, which permits simple integration of cost-effective Beckhoff I/O to the Allen-Bradley Logix... [Read more]

Balluff EdgeMaster™ Sensors for Web and Edge Detection and Position Feedback

Florence, Ky. – Balluff’s EdgeMaster family of photoelectric sensors is designed for the detection and monitoring of web or object edges. Skew, material shifts, object alignment, and web material drag or stretch are all typical problems facing today’s high speed automated equipment, forcing production levels to be less than optimal. EdgeMaster... [Read more]

Omron introduces servo drives and replacement inverters

Omron (www.omron.com) is proud to announce three ranges of drives to succeed Yaskawa-produced products that the company released under a European joint venture that ended last year.The first range is a family of machine control inverters, which offer features such as: 200 percent starting torque at 0.5Hz; position control; drive sequence programming;... [Read more]

EtherCAT® Motion Box for Stepper Motor Control from Beckhoff

Minneapolis, Minn. – Beckhoff Automation has introduced the EP7041 EtherCAT® Motion Box, allowing for stepper motor control in a compact, machine-mountable device. Using the EP7041 stepper motor box, small EtherCAT motion applications can now be implemented directly in the field without a protective control cabinet. Ideal for harsh environments,... [Read more]

Midwest Motion Products introduces IP-54 sealed, Low Current, 12 V DC Gearmotor develops 310 lb-in. torque at 2.5 rpm

Midwest Motion Products (www.midwestmotion.com) of Watertown, Minnesota, is proud to unveil its latest DC Gear Motor, the Model No. MMP-TM55-60-12V GP52-308. It accepts any type of 12 Volt DC source, such as battery power. The robust Gear Motor measures only 2.14 inches in diameter, by 7.75 inches long, and features a keyed output shaft of 12 millimeters... [Read more]

Advantech introduces Dual-Core Embedded Automation Computer features front accessible I/O

Advantech (www.advantech.com) is proud to introduce a powerful, fanless Embedded Automation Computer with accessible I/O design, the UNO-3084. It has an Intel Core(“TM”) 2 Duo L7500 1.6 GHz processor, 2 GB DDRII RAM (“expandable up to 4GB”), 2 x 10/100/1000 Base-T RJ-45 ports with 5 x USB 2.0 (“1 internal”) ports and teaming function support,... [Read more]

Rockwell Automation introduces Modular Servo Drive for enhanced and simplified machine design

Rockwell Automation (www.rockwellautomation.com) is proud to announce its first powerful, modular servo drive, which leverages embedded EtherNet/IP technology for integrated motion control. Its embedded EtherNet/IP drive with Allen-Bradley Kinetix 6500 servo drive will eliminate the need for dedicated motion network, as well as allowing high-performance... [Read more]

New Kaydon Thin-section Bearing Catalog Now Available

MUSKEGON, MI — Kaydon Corporation Bearings Division has released a new edition of its REALI-SLIM® thin-section bearings catalog (Catalog 300) with 40 new part numbers and more availability from stock than ever before. The 132-page catalog, last updated in 2007, is available in print or as a downloadable PDF file at the company’s... [Read more]

Micronor introduces new MR266/MR267 remote control potentiometers facilitate automation upgrades

Micronor (www.micronor.com) unveiled its latest turn-key solutions to upgrade manual potentiometer-based process controls for automating programmable logic controller (“PLC”) control, the MR267 series Remote Control Potentiometers and MR266 series Remote Control Rheostats. These products operate at 24 V DC and offer choice of 0-10 V or 4-20 mA output/input... [Read more]