Motion Control TipsABB to acquire Baldor Electric Company
Tuesday, November 30, 2010
ABB (NYSE: ABB), a leading power and automation technology group, and Baldor Electric Company (NYSE: BEZ), a North American leader in industrial motors, have agreed that ABB will…
Rockwell’s new component servo drive
Monday, November 29, 2010
Rockwell Automation (www.rockwellautomation.com) is proud to announce the release of its component servo drive that avoids the complexity of traditional servos. Capable of delivering an instantaneous torque of…
WAGO’s new Ethernet fieldbus controller platform
Monday, November 29, 2010
WAGO Corporation (www.wago.us) is now offering a new Ethernet fieldbus controller that can process 1,000 instructions in just 235 μS. Using the company’s second generation Ethernet platform, it…
JVL launches world’s shortest stepper motor
Monday, November 29, 2010
Danish motor specialist JVL (www.jvl.dk) is proud to launch an integrated stepper motor – which it says is the world’s shortest stepper motor with a built-in controller. The…
Standalone EtherCAT Master Controller can handle complex machine control tasks
Wednesday, November 24, 2010
The new EtherCAT master controller can operate high-level machine control tasks like application systems, communication with the host HMI or PC, multi-axis motion profile generation, error and safety…
Prior Scientific introduces LF210 system: stepper motor focus control
Tuesday, November 23, 2010
Prior Scientific (www.prior.com) is proud to announce the release of its all-new LF210 Laser Auto Focus system that is intended for use with a wide variety of reflective…
Yaskawa Launches New Single Axis Motion Controller
Monday, November 22, 2010
The Drives & Motion Division of Yaskawa America announces the release of the MP2600iec motion controller. The controller provides motion control of 1 or 1.5 axis along with…
How to Increase Ball Spline Load Capacity
Monday, November 22, 2010
by Naoki Yamaguchi, Assistant Technical Manager, NB Corporation of America, Hanover Park, Ill. With an understanding of how to manipulate six factors, you can increase a ball spline…
Baldor’s new DODGE ISAF Bearings prolong life and reduce assembly time
Monday, November 22, 2010
Baldor Australia Pty Ltd (www.baldor.com.au) is launching a new range of pillow block bearings. Developed by DODGE, these large-bore pillow block bearings initially have SAF dimensions and feature…
NovaTorque Introduces 2 and 3 HP Premium Plus+ Motors
Friday, November 19, 2010
Sunnyvale, Cal. – NovaTorque, Inc. has released the 2 and 3 HP @ 1800 RPM motors of the company’s line of Premium Plus+ high efficiency electric motors. These…
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).
