Southington, Conn. – Baumer’s HDMag line of high-precision, bearing-less and contact-free magnetic tape encoders is suited for speed and position monitoring on large diameter shafts. Replacing expensive and complicated specialized solutions that require belts, gears, couplings and linkages, the HDMag series of encoders is easy to install and will direct mount onto almost any large-shaft torque […]
Archives for August 2011
Jet Edge Waterjet Cutting Machine cuts through any material
Waterjet manufacturer Jet Edge, Inc. (www.jetedge.com) has launched a water jet cutting machine that can process materials measuring up to 5′ x 13′ — the Mid Rail Gantry Model MR513. The new Mid Rail Gantry Model MR513 water jet cutting machine is specifically designed for machine shops, fabricators as well as tile and stone shops. […]
Doosan’s VMC offers speed, power
Doosan (www.doosan.com) has introduced the VC430 VMC which comes with a 25 hp motor that can produce up to 12,000 rpm at the spindle as well as 123.6 ft. lbs. of torque. It can cut hard materials to produce mirror finishes with tenth precision. Its 180-degree rotating pallet table remains stationary during operation to allow […]
Kason’s Centrifugal Screener comes with a sanitary design
Kason Corporation (www.kason.com) has unveiled a three-bearing shaft that cantilevers for fast removal of internal components — the Centri-Sifter centrifugal screener. External roller bearings are fitted at the shaft’s motor end as well as at the discharge end’s hinged cover to provide optimum support and effectively eliminate vibration during heavy load operation. Opening the hinged […]
Avago’s Ethernet Transceiver to optimize data transmissions over POF
Avago Technologies (www.avagotech.com), one of the leading suppliers of analog interface components for communications, has introduced a Fast Ethernet transceiver that offers reliable data transmissions over POF (plastic optical fibers). Featuring the ability to implement quick communication speeds of up to 100Mbps, the new AFBR-5972Z is ideal for networking in harsh environments such as in […]
Avago’s Hall-effect magnetic encoder suitable for industrial applications
Avago Technologies (www.avagotech.com) has introduced the highest-resolution Hall-effect magnetic encoder in the market that provides up to 16-bit resolution for accurate angle measurement on a full 360 degrees rotation, the AEAT-6600-T16 encoder. Delivering robust performance required by applications in harsh environments, the new encoder is suitable for motor feedback and valve control, robotics, contactless rotary […]
4mm Linear Servomotors from Nippon Pulse America
Radford, Va. – Nippon Pulse America introduces their smallest linear servomotor, the 4mm Linear Shaft Motor. The 4mm shaft diameter, a small forcer size (10mm x 10mm), a total weight of 9 grams, and strokes as long as 40mm make the 4mm Linear Shaft Motor a suitable replacement in piezo type applications. The 4mm Linear […]
Multicore CompactRIO With Intel® Core™ i7 Processor from National Instruments
Austin, Tex. – National Instruments announces an expansion to its growing NI reconfigurable I/O (RIO) platform with the addition of the highest performance and first multicore NI CompactRIO systems and smallest NI Single-Board RIO devices. The new NI cRIO-908x systems feature an Intel® Core™ i7 dual-core processor for increased processing power, Xilinx Spartan-6 field-programmable gate […]