Pulse control LSIs specialize in motion control, and feature high operational reliability. Jerame Chamberlain Nippon Pulse In motion control, acceleration and deceleration are central to the move profiles used to control a motor. Good acceleration and deceleration control ensures quick and accurate positioning, and fast settling without damaging equipment or materials. For instance, consider a […]
PTDA Foundation presents Wendy B. McDonald Award to Tribby Warfield
To honor the memory of Wendy B. McDonald, one of the power transmission/motion control industry’s true pioneers, the PTDA Foundation established the Wendy B. McDonald Award. The award acknowledges a woman who has established herself as a critical contributor to her company’s success and has affected positive change within the power transmission/motion control industry. The […]
Encoders with BlueBeam technology increase resolution, signal quality
BlueBeam is a specially developed blue-light LED, which Pepperl+Fuchs uses in the new ENI58IL incremental rotary encoders, thereby offering performance features that have so far only been possible in high-performance special solutions. The blue light from the new emitter LEDs exhibits a decreased diffraction compared to a longer-wave infrared light of the same gap width […]
Koford debuts 60-mm diameter 2-pole slotless brushless motor
Koford Engineering LLC has introduced a new 48-V 2-pole 60-mm diameter slotless sensorless brushless motor. The motor features 512 W continuous output at 15,792 rpm at 48 V with a peak motor efficiency of 93%. The 24-V version outputs 256 W at 7,560 rpm and has a peak efficiency of 92%. These motors are also […]
Where do chain drives still make sense?
Chain drives are a tried and true method of linear actuation and are used in much industrial machinery. A typical chain drive consists of two key components; a chain and a sprocket. The chain itself is composed of several components including a pin, bushing, roller, pin link plate, and a roller link plate. The chain […]
New organization promotes no-charge, open-source interface technology for industrial control systems
POSITAL FRABA has announced that it is participating as a founding member of the BiSS Association e.V., a new organization dedicated to encouraging the use of the BiSS family of open-source industrial communications protocols. BiSS communications protocols were developed by the German company iC-Haus GmbH as an efficient and feature-rich digital interface for communications between […]
Direct-drive motor designs: What variations are there?
The most basic definition of a direct-drive motor is a type of design that allows the motor to be connected directly to the driven load. Doing so eliminates mechanical transmission elements that tend to add compliance into a drive system such as gears, couplings, belts and pulleys, and chain drives. Direct-drive motors are sometimes also […]
High-torque, brushless dc motors for orthopedic applications from Portescap
Portescap’s newest surgical motor for large-bone orthopedic powered hand tools is a size 12 (31.5 mm diameter) mini motor available in 9.6-V, 12-V and 14.4-V. With cannulated and non-cannulated options, these motors can deliver peak torques of up to 1,720 mNm in a compact envelope. These drives are suitable for various applications such as orthopedic […]
AutomationDirect adds more Koyo incremental and absolute encoders
AutomationDirect has expanded its Koyo encoder product line to include additional incremental encoder output options and higher resolutions for absolute encoders. The TRD-S Series of 6-mm solid shaft and TRD-SH Series of 8-mm hollow shaft incremental encoders now have 5-12 Vdc open collector output versions in addition to the existing 12-24 Vdc open collector or […]
Q-link VFD from Franklin Control Systems features smartphone connectivity
Franklin Control Systems’ Q-link Variable Frequency Drive provides a unique user experience through intuitive smartphone operation. The drive was designed from the ground up for HVAC applications and users in that industry, with streamlined start-up, reporting, and support. The Q-link provides an array of inputs and outputs including damper control. The Q-link uses R3 filtering […]