ABB Ethernet servo drive ideal for OEM machine builders

ABB (www.abb.com) has released its latest range of servomotor drive that features a universal encoder interfacing capability, integrated functional safety capability and local motion control programming. Compatible with various Ethernet protocols, the MicroFlex e150 Ethernet servo drive series comes with single phase options providing up to 9A output... [Read more]

Hyundai WIA’s VMC Series Specifically Designed for Moldmaking

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 delivers low-heat and high rigidity characteristics for a high-precision moldmaking. The axis’ main head moves left to right and up and down... [Read more]

iPOS3602 MX allows for faster assembly and installation

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 applications where space is a premium, the iPOS3602 MX features a horizontal plug-in design, allowing it to be easily integrated into the user’s PCB machine... [Read more]

Minarik Drives Announces Agreement with Kaman Industrial Technologies

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 that will provide Minarik Drives with 200 new locations and will provide Kaman Industrial Technologies a premier DC drive and drive systems product line. “We... [Read more]

Kollmorgen’s Servo Drive with Auto-Tuner boasts multiple motion buses

Kollmorgen’s (www.kollmorgen.com) AKD(TM) servo drive functionally provides support to the CANopen® drive, EtherCAT® drive, base analog drive and indexing drive with just a single drive SKU. This delivers more efficient prototyping and bench testing to packaging, converting, medical, printing and other machine builders as well as enable smooth transition... [Read more]

Portescap’s Low-Voltage Servo Drive features high power-density package

Portescap (www.portescap.com) has unveiled a high-performance low-voltage servo drive specifically designed to support large and small Brushless orBrushedDC motors. Powered from a 12 VDC to 48 VDC supply voltage, LVD features a high power-density package, and offers seven Amps RMS continuous as well as 12 Amps RMS peak current including a CANopen communication... [Read more]

Tolomatic ACS Stepper Drive/Controller with Ethernet offers better flexibility

Equipped with Ethernet connectivity, Tolomatic’s (www.tolomatic.com) ACS Stepper Drive/Controller delivers better economy and flexibility to electric actuator applications. With the Ethernet, the ACS supports both Modbus TCP and Ethernet/IP, offering easy connectivity to Allen Bradley (www.ab.com) PLCs among other HMIs and PLCs. All of Tolomatic’s... [Read more]

FMC32 control board registers up to 32 operation profiles

Nippon Pulse (www.nipponpulse.com) has proudly announced that release of its latest motion control product that has the capability to control two-phase bipolar stepper motors. With an integrated driver, the FMC32 control board is a compact controller that is fitted with LSI PCD2112 chip, making it suitable for controlling a serial bus. With a built-in... [Read more]

Haydon Kerk Motion Solutions unveils PCM7539X IDEA Drive Stepper Motor Controller

Haydon Kerk Motion Solutions (www.HaydonKerk.com) has unveiled the Haydon RoHS compliant PCM7539X IDEA programmable stepper motor drive that can support up to 75VDC input voltage and a maximum output current of 3.85A RMS. Specifically developed to control larger-sized stepper linear actuators offered by the company, the new stepper motor drive features... [Read more]

Sprint Electric’s high power field controller optimizes DC drive capabilities

Sprint Electric (www.sprint-electric.com) has expanded its range of DC drives for control of DC motor’s high current excitation fields, with the addition of QLX, a three phase field controller that feature fieldbus options such as DeviceNet, Profibus, ModBus TCP/IP, CanOpen and Ethernet. The QLX controller works with the armature controller to deliver... [Read more]

NI unveils new motion and vision hardware with NI RIO technology

National Instruments (www.ni.com) has expanded its portfolio of NI reconfigurable I/O (RIO) technology with the addition of a motion module for CompactRIO and a reconfigurable Camera Link frame grabber. A PC-based embedded vision board, the NI PCIe-1473R frame grabber seamlessly combines Camera link interface with field-programmable gate array (FPGA)... [Read more]

Allied Motion unveils EnduraMax 75i integrated brushless servomotor-drive

Allied Motion’s (www.alliedmotion.com) has launched its EnduraMax 75i integrated brushless servomotor-drive, which combines an integrated all-digital drive, a 4096 count magnetic encoder and a high power density 75 mm brushless DC motor. This feature-rich integrated motor-drive comes with both +/-10VDC or four to 20 mA command inputs. It can also... [Read more]

What is a Motor Drive?

Defining a drive can be a bit tricky. Some drives are wholly incorporated into the controller, so that the profile generation takes place in the controller as well as the torque command for the motor. On the other hand, a drive can also refer to the specific power electronic circuitry needed to drive the motor. Electric motors that drive industrial... [Read more]

Variable frequency drives

Variable-frequency drives, or VFDs, are a means of controlling the speed of an ac motor, typically an ac induction motor. It does so by varying the frequency of the power source. VFDs operate by switching their output devices, which can be transistors, IGBTs, or thyristors, on and off. VFDs can be either constant voltage or constant current. Constant... [Read more]

Magnetek’s adjustable frequency drives suitable for crane/hoist applications

Magnetek, Inc. (www.magnetek.com) has introduced its latest IMPULSE® Series 4 Adjustable Frequency Drives, which continues the company’s tradition of providing the most cost-effective and reliable adjustable frequency crane control in the market, said Dan Beilfuss, Director of Sales at Magnetek. The IMPULSEoG+ Series 4 can be utilized as a V/F crane... [Read more]

TI’s highly integrated pre-driver reduces board space

Texas Instruments Incorporated (www.ti.com) has unveiled the first in a new range of integrated three-phase brushless motor pre-drivers, the DRV8301. This highly integrated pre-driver offer reduced board space by as much as 60 percent than the closest integrated solution. Its ability to drive sub-10-A to 60-A external FETs enables it to provide greater... [Read more]

Pneumatic Servo Dispense System combines efficiency with controlling accuracy

Sealant Equipment & Engineering, Inc. (www.sealantequipment.com) has unveiled a positive rod displacement metering system that seamlessly combines the pneumatic drive motor’s cost efficiency with the servo drive motor’s controlling accuracy, the new Pneumatic Servo Dispensing (PSD) system. Integrating a pneumatic drive motor and servo package,... [Read more]

SEYI’s new direct drive servo presses comes in 88-440 tons

SEYI (www.seyiamerica.com) has introduced its latest range of single point and double point servo presses that were offered from 88 tons to 440 tons. Specifically designed for servo stamping applications, the new servo presses were fitted with state-of-the-art control technology and direct drive servo motor, which provides three times more torque than... [Read more]

Endoline to unveil the “spider” in UK

Endoline Machinery (www.endoline.co.uk) has announced the launch of the “Spider” palletizing robot at the upcoming PPMA (Processing and Packaging Machinery Association) show. A servo driven gantry robot, this new machine is designed with three or four axes. It offers a compact footprint and can palletize crates, boxes, bags, buckets and other packed... [Read more]

New Catalog from Quicksilver Controls Highlights Servo Motion

Covina, Cal. – Quicksilver Controls’ new 48-page catalog provides a review of the full range of QuickSilver’s motors, drives and controls that feature their high pole count, 2-phase permanent magnet motors when operated in a vector control mode as a full 4 quadrant servo motor system. QuickSilver’s electronic drives and controls use size 17,... [Read more]

Integrated Brushless ServoNOW™ Servo System from Bison Gear

St. Charles, Ill. - Bison’s integrated brushless ServoNOW™ servo system for single axis applications was designed to meet basic motion needs by limiting programmability and using simple positioning and speed control applications. This state-of-the-art design reduces the amount of time and money spent on overall set-up and installation.  All... [Read more]

New STAC5 Stepper Motor Driver features HT23 motor

Applied Motion Products (www.applied-motion.com) has introduced its latest step motor driver that features advanced anti-resonance algorithm for fast settling times and maximum torque utilization — the STAC5 step motor driver. Fitted in a compact package, the new step motor driver, with integrated HT23 motor offers up to five amps per phase and is... [Read more]

Technosoft iPOS3602 compact and intelligent drive solution

Technosoft (www.technosoftmotion.com) has introduced a new range of intelligent servo drives anchored on a revolutionary design concept that provides compact solutions higher-power density — the iPos line. Modularly engineered to cover both low-volume and high-volume applications, iPOS3602 (36 V, 2 A, 75 W) — which is the first member of this family... [Read more]

RoHS Compliant Stepper Driver from Lin Engineering

Morgan Hill, Cal. – A new RoHS compliant version of Lin Engineering’s R325 stepper motor driver is now available. Combining compact size with high performance, the R325 can be used with stepper motors of many shapes and sizes.  The R325 microstepping driver is capable of output currents ranging from 0.3 to 3.0A peak while handling +15 to 48VDC... [Read more]

Ethernet Drive and Serial Communications Modules from AutomationDirect

Cumming, Ga. – AutomationDirect’s new GS-EDRV100 Ethernet drive module provides a high-performance Ethernet link between a control system and any GS or DURApulse AC drive.  The module processes signals to and from the drive, mounts on 35mm DIN rail, and connects the drive to an Ethernet hub or PC. It formats drive signals to conform with the Ethernet... [Read more]

High Speed Reversing Drive from Force Control Industries

Fairfield, OH – A new high-speed reversing drive from Force Control Industries uses dual clutches to provide rapid reversing without undo strain on the motor or drive system. Unlike traditional reversing applications where the motor must accelerate in the forward direction, stop, then accelerate in the opposite direction and then stop again, the dual... [Read more]

ACS Stepper Drive/Controller offers affordable Electric Actuator Solutions

Tolomatic (www.tolomatic.com) has unveiled its latest ACS Stepper Drive/Controller. Specifically designed for use with electric actuators, the company’s latest actuator control solution (ACS) is a low-cost, easy-to-use stepper drive and controller.Integrated with configurations for the ERD, Tolomatic’s rod-style electric actuator linear motion... [Read more]

Valve Driver from Enfield Manages Proportional Valves

Trumbull, Conn. – The D1 PWM Valve Driver from Enfield Technologies is designed to drive and manage the company’s proportional valves, as well as those of several other brands. Compact and easy to implement, the D1 converts proportional command voltage into a -1.1 to +1.1A current signal to drive the valve’s linear force motor. The low-cost D1... [Read more]

Motion over Ethernet provides new level of performance

Rockwell Automation (www.rockwellautomation.com) proudly offers a fully integrated motion solution that operates on similar high-level communications protocol such as those running on other parent automation systems.With the enhancements on its programmable automation controllers (PACs) portfolio, the company now offers Integrated Motion over EtherNet/IP... [Read more]

Servo Drives with Sinusoidal Commutation from Galil

Rocklin, Cal. – Galil Motion Control, announces two multi-axis servo drives that perform sinusoidal commutation; the AMP-43540 with four 600W servo drives, and the AMP-43640 with four 20W servo drives. Both models are sinusoidally commutated which minimizes torque ripple compared to drives using trapezoidal commutation. This is especially important... [Read more]

ABB drives deliver precise textile control

Tatham (www.tatham-uk.com), a textile machinery company, has entered into a joint venture with ABB (www.abb.com) to develop a technology that will offer increased production speeds with optimized product weight distribution for cross-lapper control.The cross-lapper uses a light weight fiber web, which it accepted from the carding machine, to build... [Read more]

Universal Single & Dual Axis Drive Modules for EtherCAT Networks from ACS Motion Control

Eden Prairie, Minn. – ACS Motion Control announces an EtherCAT slave Universal Drive Module that directly drives one or two axes.  Designated the SPiiPlus UDMnt, the Universal Drive Module operates as an EtherCAT slave device to any SPiiPlus EtherCAT master controller. The SPiiPlus UDMnt supports AC servo, DC brushless, DC brush, closed and open... [Read more]

Borries integrates high-speed drives in its markers

Borries Marking Systems (www.borries.com) has announced the release of the latest high-speed motor drives integrated in its programmable dot peen and scribe marking machines. These drives replace the more complex and expensive servo drive systems, which are current alternative for marking situations.Borries latest markers feature an upgraded, high-speed... [Read more]

B&R introduces certified digital servo drive safety system

B&R (www.br-automation.com) has proudly announced that its digital servo drive systems have been certified by the TÜV Rheinland. The certified servo drives offer reduced maximum impact energy produced (by a factor of 100) and error response times (by a factor of 10). With the latest servo drives, increased productivity with maximum safety and excellent... [Read more]

ABB Drives unveils FECA-01 EtherCAT Adapter

ABB Low Voltage Drives (www.abb.com), the world’s leading producer of electric drives and motors, has proudly announced the launch of the FECA-01 EtherCAT Adapter, which supports CANopen protocol over EtherCAT (CoE) protocol.“Combining this feature-rich industrial fieldbus adapter with the ACS355 and ACS850 drives will make available a great drive... [Read more]

ACR’s multi-axis conformal coating machine

Advanced Coating Robotics (ACR) (www.advancedcoatingrobotics.com) has created a conformal coating machine that blends high throughput with exceptional three-dimensional spraying accuracy – thanks to a real-time Ethernet motion control system. MACCS-400 Based on Baldor Electric motion control products, the multi-axis system has three axes that use... [Read more]

FECA-01 EtherCAT Adapter for ABB Drives

New Berlin, Wis. – ABB Low Voltage Drives announces the release of the FECA-01 EtherCAT® Adapter for the ACS355 and ACS850 drives. The FECA-01 supports CANopen over EtherCAT (CoE) protocol. The flexible plug-in adapter provides fast and simple connectivity to the ABB AC500 PLC (programmable logic controller), and all other major programmable automation... [Read more]

Multi-axis Conformal Coating Machine Handles High-volume Throughput

Fort Smith, Ark. – An advanced real-time Ethernet motion control system has helped Advanced Coating Robotics (ACR) create a new conformal coating machine that combines exceptional three-dimensional spraying accuracy with high throughput. The multi-axis system is based on Baldor Electric motion control products, with three axes making use of the company’s... [Read more]

Siemens introduces Sinamics G110D drive platform

Siemens (www.siemens.com) is proud to announce the company’s latest solution in its Totally Integrated Automation (TIA) portfolio – the new Sinamics G110D drive platform. It is ideal for installation near motors found throughout facilities where water and dust ingression are a concern.Sinamics G110D drive platform combines improved functionality,... [Read more]

Hitachi Introduces High Performance AC Drive Model

Hitachi America, Ltd., Industrial Components & Equipment Division, announced the new SJ700-2200HFU2 model inverter, with a 440 A output current capability. This new model fills in the gap at 300-350 hp in the SJ700 series, which now completely covers the range from ½ to 600 hp. The SJ700 significantly expands on the performance, capabilities... [Read more]

Rohm introduces high-performance stepper motor drivers

Rohm Semiconductor (www.rohm.com) is proud to announce the release of its new high-reliability, high-performance stepper motor drivers that offer selectable excitation modes, full-step to 16th-step with 1 A or 2.0 A output current and full-step to 8th-step with 2.5 A output current. The stepper motor drivers are now available in RS Components stocks... [Read more]

WMH perfects Yorkshire pudding recipe with motion controller

Western Mechanical Handling (WMH) (www.wmh-uk-ltd.com) is pleased to announce the development of a machine that produces perfect Yorkshire puddings every time.Specializing in automated food handling systems, the Cornish machine builder used controls and drives equipment from automation specialist Mitsubishi Electric (www.mitsubishielectric.com). The... [Read more]

Premier purchases OTW1000-5-2m with servo drive reciprocation system

Specialist gun drilling, deep hole drilling and honing subcontractor for Premier Deep Hole Drilling Ltd (www.premier-drilling.co.uk) has ordered two-meter horizontal honing machine for use on aerospace components.Manufactured by Ohio Tool Works Corporation (www.ohiotoolworks.com) and imported by Mollart-Cox (www.mollartcox.co.uk), the machine is an... [Read more]

Xilinx introduces FPGA Design Platforms enabling enhanced connectivity and performance

Xilinx, Inc. (www.xilinx.com) has announced the release of its three all-new industrial Targeted Design Platforms at the SPS/IPC/DRIVES 2010. Based on the low-cost Spartan-6 FPGA family, the platforms will help engineers boost performance and cut time to market for advanced motor control, PROFINET real time networking and GigE Vision industrial imaging... [Read more]

Micromech introduces TMCM-078 stepper motor drive module

Micromech (www.micromech.co.uk) is pleased to launch its TMCM-078 stepper motor drive module with coil currents up to 7A and 75V.The TMCM-078 stepper motor drive is made for bipolar two-phase stepper motors, operating with motor coil currents of 0.7A to 7A (rms) (9.8A peak) and voltages of 15V to a maximum of 75V. Depending upon the application, a... [Read more]

Tyco’s Motorman hybrid connector simplifies servo drive Connections

Tyco Electronics (www.tycoelectronics.com) is pleased to announce the release of its Motorman hybrid connector – a new hybrid connector that simplifies the connection of signal and power to locally-controlled motors. The connecter integrates signal, communication and power transmission in a single and compact connector. Thus, it requires only a single... [Read more]

Rockwell’s new component servo drive

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 up to 12.55Nm and available from 50W to 1.5kW, the Allen-Bradley Kinetix 3 allows axes to be tailored to the actual power requirements of a machine,... [Read more]

QCI adds SilverSterling OEM line of Drives

Covina, Cal. – QuickSilver Controls, Inc. had added the SilverSterling controller to its line of controllers/drivers for NEMA 11, 17, and 23 frame brushless servo motors, DC brush motors and voice-coil actuators, providing a 5A RMS continuous drive with 7A peak at 12 to 48V. The SilverSterling provides RS-232, RS-485 and CAN communications ports,... [Read more]

ON Semiconductor unveils two new products for industrial sector

ON Semiconductor (www.onsemi.com) is proud to announce the launch of its two important latest products specifically designed for the industrial market sector at this year’s Electronica.Designed to enable current and next generation office and home automation applications, the manufacturer’s wide range of industrial devices provides market-leading... [Read more]

Elmo Motion Control introduces the smallest EtherCAT servo drive

Elmo Motion Control (www.elmomc.com) is proud to announce the launch of its all-new EtherCAT-ready digital servo drive in the manufacturer’s Gold Line: the high powered-density, PCB-mounted Gold Whistle offering up to 1.6kW of continuous power and 3.2kW of peak power in a compact package.The super miniature network-based servo drive has dimensions... [Read more]