Sharp Packaging Systems (www.SharpPackaging.com) has announced the release of its first vertical form fill and seal (VFFS) machine that employs a Kollmorgen (www.kollmorgen.com) stepper motor. Dubbed as the…
Hyundai WIA (www.hyundai-wiamachine.com) has introduced a new Hi-Mold Series vertical machine centers which are specifically designed for machining precision molds. The Hi-Mold Series boasts a bridge design that…
Technosoft (www.technosoftmotion.com) has expanded its iPOS portfolio with the addition of the iPOS3602 MX, which is a µ-sized pluggable servo drive. Specifically designed for use in motion control…
Baumer (www.baumer.com) has announced that its inductive outdoor sensors IWRR (distance-measuring sensors) and IFRR (proximity switches) have successfully passed the corrosion tests. Both sensors were found to have…
AMETEK Technical & Industrial Products (www.ametektip.com) announces that its Pittman® “Series 8000” brush-commutated DC motors, which features a seven-slot skewed armature design, offers reduced reluctance torque (or magnetic…
Electro Static Technology (www.est-static.com) has announced that the split universal mounting kit variant of AEGIS SGR Bearing Protection Ring protects the VFD-driven motors’ bearings from electrical damage, while…
Nippon Pulse has announced the introduction of its newest linear servo product, the Green Drive linear actuator. The Green Drive is an all-inclusive linear direct drive actuator suited…
Banner Engineering (www.bannerengineering.com) has unveiled a non-contact measurement sensor that is specifically designed to deliver accurate and stable measurements. Utilized in precision displacement and thickness measurements, the L-GAGE…
Minarik Drives is very pleased to announce that it has signed and implemented a National Distribution Agreement with Kaman Industrial Technologies. This agreement will further enhance a partnership…
Pittman, a division of AMETEK Precision Motion Control (www.ametektip.com), has announced that its Pittman 8540 Series brush-commutated DC motors has been designed to deliver high performance in a…
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.
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).
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