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 POWERMAX II® Series Stepper Motors

Kollmorgen’s POWERMAX II® series stepper motors, like most other Kollmorgen stepper motors, are now UL recognized. This enables OEMs who build UL-certified equipment to integrate high-performance stepper technology into existing designs without requiring re-certification. These NEMA 23 (60 mm) step motors are available in half, single and two stack... [Read more]

2011: The Year in Motion

True to its name, the motion control industry didn’t stand still in 2011. There was quite a bit of activity on a wide variety of fronts. Here is a very brief, necessarily incomplete, and of course highly subjective take on a few of the top motion control technology trends we saw in 2011. 1. Networks Perhaps the most significant and ongoing trend is... [Read more]

HM Series Hybrid Stepper Motors from Portescap

Portescap’s new HM series hybrid stepper motors are available in 42mm and 57mm frame sizes with short stack, one stack and two stack design in each frame size. Windings can be customized to satisfy specific application requirements at no extra cost. HM series motors include optional encoder mounting features, and their ability to adapt to closed-loop... [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]

WITTENSTEIN Introduces New Line of Servo Motors

Bartlett, Ill. – WITTENSTEIN’s cyber motor technology unit has developed a new range of servo motors. This new high-performing technology was designed around a modular concept; to allow users to select frame sizes, lengths and options for the optimal motor to match their application.  The High Performance Servo Motors have all the necessary characteristics... [Read more]

GRAPHALLOY® 453 High Temperature Bushings

Graphite Metallizing Corporation has announced the availability of additional sizes of the GRAPHALLOY® 453 family of self-lubricating bushings. GRAPHALLOY® 453 Bushings are intended for use in severe industrial applications where temperatures reach 750°F (400°C) or higher. GRAPHALLOY® graphite/metal alloy bushings are designed to operate ... [Read more]

Maxon’s New EC 40 Brushless Motor

Maxon’s new EC 40 is characterized by high quality materials and high performing specifications. The motor features a neodymium permanent magnet, stainless steel housing and welded flanges. It features a very flat speed/torque gradient (about 3.6 rpm/mNm), mechanical time constant 2.1 ms, permissible speed 18’000 rpm, and efficiency of... [Read more]

New RP+ Linear System from WITTENSTEIN

Bartlett, Ill. – The new RP+ Linear System from WITTENSTEIN meets the demand for a modular, standardized rack and pinion system capable of transferring higher maximum feeding forces.The combination of gearbox, pinion and rack represents intelligent integration of specifically developed drive components. The rack assembly of the RP+ is the alpha... [Read more]

New IndraLogic XLC PLC Family from Rexroth

Hoffman Estates, Ill. – A new PLC family from Rexroth (www.boschrexroth-us.com/brc), the IndraLogic XLC PLC family, enables scalable, controller-based and embedded PC solutions in conjunction with the company’s latest IndraControl device platform.  IndraLogic XLC (eXtended Logic Control) PLC controllers feature capabilities go beyond standard PLC... [Read more]

Compact servo motors: shorter – lighter – more dynamic

The 8LV servo motor series has been expanded to include additional high-performance products. With the motto “Highest power density in the smallest installation space” in mind, all mechanical and electrical elements in this series of servo motors have been integrated into an extremely compact unit. Equipped with the smallest possible absolute... [Read more]

Operator Panel with CANopen Interface from Baldor

Fort Smith, Ark. – The new KPD202-501 operator panel from Baldor Electric – a member of the ABB group – is a compact IP65-rated operator panel with a CANopen interface. It provides machine designers and builders with a cost-effective way to  implement simple human-machine interfaces. It is also a scalable control solution – an optional... [Read more]

Thomson launches fully watertight and corrosion-resistant planetary gearheads

Thomson (www.thomsonlinear.com), a leading supplier of innovative guidance systems and linear drives, has announced the release of AquaTRUE planetary gearheads, which feature remarkable corrosion resistance and water tightness attributed to its hermetically sealed design. Designed to meet the most stringent requirements in water tightness, the gearheads... [Read more]

Belden unveils new Profibus DP connectors

Belden (www.belden.com) has announced the launch of its new Profibus DP connectors featuring a D-Sub and M12 interface with 180°, 35° or 90° cable outlets. All models support data rates of up to 12 Mbit/s and have compact die-cast zinc housings with active terminating resistor and test socket. They provide quick-connection technology that allows... [Read more]

Moog Provides Motion System and Software to Daimler AG

Moog Inc. announced that the Company provided the high dynamic motion control system and software portion of the Daimler AG driving simulator, located at the Mercedes Benz Technology Center in Sindelfingen, Germany. Moog's high-dynamic motion control system portion of the new Daimler AG driving simulator. (Photo Courtesy of Daimler) The new simulator... [Read more]

B&R Expands Line of Synchronous and Stepper Motors

B&R Industrial Automation announces the addition of precision planetary gears to its line of synchronous and stepper motors. The result is a high performance and economical drive program for all industrial fields that can be optimized to meet customers’ needs and is provided from a single supplier. Together with the renowned German manufacturer... [Read more]

High-Performance Family of Spindle Motors from Siemens

Chicago, Ill. –Siemens Industry, Inc. has introduced the new 1PH8 family of high-performance induction motor drives and servomotors.  Available in a wide power range, from 2.8 kW up to 1340 kW, these new motors provide excellent dynamic response, smoother operation and lower vibration levels. The new line combines induction and high-powered servo... [Read more]

Dunkermotoren’s new high-performance BLDC motors

Dunkermotoren USA has developed a family of high performance modular brushless permanent magnet motors driven by an integrated servo motor drive. The family is composed of 2.95 inch (75mm) squared high power density motors in 3 stack lengths. The family motor peak torque varies from 22.1 in-lb (BG75x25), to 44.2 in-lb (BG75x50), and up to 55.7... [Read more]

Slip Ring Motor Drives from Sprint Electric

Sprint Electric now offers drives for slip ring motors. The new motor controllers will be introduced in November at SPS/IPC/Drives, the international trade fair for electric automation, systems and components, in Nuremberg, Germany.A slip ring motor is a type of induction motor having a wound rotor connected to slip rings. Typical applications... [Read more]

Zero-Max Zero Maintenance Bearings

Plymouth, MN – Zero maintenance bearings are now available as an option for Schmidt Offset couplings from Zero-Max. This new coupling feature eliminates the need for periodic coupling lubrication and the resulting system downtime.Schmidt Offset couplings provide the utmost in precision for parallel offset shafts. They transmit constant... [Read more]

Beckhoff’s dynamic servo motors for the food industry

Beckhoff (www.beckhoff.com) has expanded its AM3000 Synchronous Servo motor series with a FDA-compliant model designed with a white surface coating – a high-performance servo solution for any applications in the food industry. The motors’ coating, which is ideal for use in any food products, is resistant to aggressive cleaning agents. Aside from... [Read more]

Zero-Max ETP Shaft Locking Bushings

Plymouth, MN – ETP Shaft locking bushings from Zero-Max produce accurate and concentric mounting compared to mechanical shaft locking bushings. ETP bushings incorporate a double walled sleeve encapsulating a pressure medium. When the actuation screw is tightened it forces the inner and outer wall of the bushing to expand uniformly against... [Read more]

ORMEC Systems Corp. Announces Major Boeing Contract Award

Rochester, NY – ORMEC Systems Corp. has announced that it has been awarded a major contract from The Boeing Company for hardware and software retrofits and upgrades of two Wing Join tools and one Major Join tool used in the manufacture of the Boeing C-17 military transport aircraft. This latest contract award, incorporating ORMEC’s SMLC family... [Read more]

FAULHABER Expands BX4 Series Motors

The BX4 Series from FAULHABER has been expanded by twelve new 32mm Brushless DC-Servomotors. The features of the BX4 line are long operational lifetime, a high cogging-free output torque and no adhesive bonded joints. This makes them ideal for many applications like robotics, automation, medical, machinery, aerospace and aviation. The new BX4... [Read more]

Powerful Positioning Controller offers various operating modes

Maxon (www.maxonmotorusa.com) is proud to announce its expanded EPOS (“Easy to use Positioning System”) for its second generation. The brushless EC motors with Hall encoders and sensors or the EPOS2 70/10 drives DC brush motors with encoders, from five to 700 watts power.The new unit is packed with a broad range of features and functions and it... [Read more]

Compact Pittman DC Motors for Medical Device Apps

The expanded family of compact Pittman® slotless brushless DC motors has been engineered to outperform traditional motors in medical device applications requiring high efficiency and power with minimal heat, EMI, vibration, and noise. They are sized ideally to serve as high-performance power solutions in medical instruments, dental drills, and... [Read more]

Unique Rotary Ring Encoder from RSF

Tarsdorf, Austria – A new modular steel tape rotary encoder from RSF Elektronik is now available for measurement applications with diameters of 6 inches (150 mm) to 6 feet (~2 m). Named the MSR 40, this unique and versatile encoder is available in North America through HEIDENHAIN Corporation. Applications for this economical ring encoder... [Read more]

Kübler by TURCK Expands Encoder Line

Minneapolis, MN— Kübler by TURCK has expanded its encoder line to include the Sendix® 5006 2-inch incremental encoder, featuring a completely stainless steel housing and Viton® seals to resist corrosion and physical abuse in harsh plant environments. The Sendix 5006 incremental encoder can handle large fluctuations in temperature, from -40... [Read more]

Groschopp Introduces the NEMA Right Angle Worm Gearboxes

Groschopp Inc. introduces their new line of NEMA Right Angle (RA) Worm Gearboxes. The high performance industrial machine industry can now access Groschopp’s extensive supply of high quality, lightweight, modular NEMA Right Angle Worm Gearboxes.Groschopp’s new NEMA Right Angle Worm Gearboxes with hollow out-put shafts allow options for right,... [Read more]

High-resolution Magnetic Rotary Encoder

Unterpremstaetten, Austria – austriamicrosystems announces the AS5055 magnetic rotary encoder with automatic power-down and wake-up modes. Targeted for low-power battery operated applications such as robotics, the AS5055 is also well suited for other position sensing applications requiring small size and high resolution. The AS5055 integrates... [Read more]

The new U5-3000 Universal Machining Center with three-meter Z axis for large composite and aluminum parts

MAG (www.mag-ias.com) announced its latest U5-3000 Universal Machining Center that combines massive platform capacity with long-reach three-meter Z-axis and five-axis, five-side contour machining for effective processing of large composite and aluminum parts. The U5-3000, the latest addition to the U5 family of gantry mills, is made to machine at deep... [Read more]

Absolute Multi-turn Encoders with Integrated Servo Motors from JVL

JVL Industri Elektronik’s integrated servo MAC400 and MAC800 can now be delivered with built-in absolute multi-turn encoders, with a multi-turn resolution of +/-2048 whole turns, and a single-turn resolution of either 8000 or 8192 (software-selectable) with option for higher resolutions.Motors equipped with absolute encoders will remember... [Read more]

The new Haas vertical machining centers (“VMCs”) with enhanced motion control

Haas Automation announced its latest VF models with enhanced motion control to guarantee smooth and precise motion control, the new vertical machining centers (VMCs). The latest VF machines use high-resolution encoders and next-generation digital servo motors for all axes.Haas has redesigned numerous new and improved machines this year. Combined with... [Read more]

Cleveland Gear Introduces New Shaft Mount Reducers

CLEVELAND, OH – Cleveland Gear Company, Inc. is broadening its product offerings to the industry with a new line of shaft mount reducers and accessories (tapered bushing kits, belt guards, torque arms, motor mounts, and backstop assemblies).With eight CGSM sizes (2 – 9), Input HP from 1/3 to 125, and Output RPM from 4 – 6 up to 118 –... [Read more]

Seamless Motor Identification from B&R

B&R Industrial Automation has announced the latest enhancement to its family of servo, synchronous, and torque motors: the embedded parameter chip. This integrated chip stores pertinent mechanical and electronic motor data such as serial number, type, parameters, and manufacturer specifications making the entire power transmission system clearly... [Read more]

New DC Motors from AutomationDirect

Cumming, GA — AutomationDirect’s new IronHorse™ permanent magnet DC 56C-frame motor line features totally enclosed non-vented (TENV) and totally enclosed fan-cooled (TEFC) models. The motors are constructed of a rolled steel frame with cast aluminum end bell, and are available in sizes ranging from .33 to 2HP. IronHorse DC motors are... [Read more]

Wittenstein’s Ternary Actuator Released with New Options

Ternary has been known as the Intelligent Integrated Actuator for nearly a decade. Since this revolutionary product came into the industrial world, it has developed beyond simply a standard actuator. The new options that the Ternary now offers allow customers to mix-and-match their requirements to choose the product the application needs.New... [Read more]

VersaDrive™ Leadscrew Step Motors from USAutomation

LAGUNA HILLS, CA — USAutomation has announced the introduction of the VersaDrive™ Series of fully integrated leadscrew step motors. VersaDrive motors combine a 1.8° hybrid step motor and drive nut system with an integrated leadscrew such that the screw moves axially in the motor as the motor is driven.The VersaDrive is available in both... [Read more]

Kübler by TURCK’s New Magnetic Single-turn Absolute Encoder Series

Minneapolis, MN — Kübler by TURCK introduces a new magnetic single-turn absolute encoder series specifically designed for extreme outdoor applications and heavy-duty construction machinery. The Sendix M3658 shaft and M3678 hollow shaft encoders incorporate patented Sensor Protect™ and Safety-Lockplus™ technologies to withstand harsh environmental... [Read more]

Eclipse Servomotor Brake from Nexen

Vadnais Heights, MN — Nexen introduces a complete line of servomotor brakes designed to mount to servomotors up to 20 horsepower. The Eclipse Servomotor Brake family is comprised of spring-engaged servomotor brakes equipped with a split hub, zero backlash clamp collar for attachment to the servomotor shaft. With superior torque outputs, these... [Read more]

GE Intelligent Platforms Introduces New Durus Plus

CHARLOTTESVILLE, VA — GE Intelligent Platforms announced the availability of its new Durus Plus controllers. The Durus is a complete controller with built-in I/O, control and operator interface.  The Durus Plus is a powerful low-end controller featuring RTD, analog out, four-function math, PID and the Modbus Master/Slave communications.... [Read more]

RE50 Brushed DC Motor from maxon

Maxon’s RE 50′s “heart” is, as with all mechanically commutated maxon motor drives, the ironless rotor, which results in detent-free running and minimized mass inertia. The combination of a two-pole Neodymium permanent magnet with the patented maxon winding technology results in high torque and remarkable acceleration.The... [Read more]

SEW-EURODRIVE Launches Energy-Efficient DR Motor Series

Lyman, S.C. — SEW-EURODRIVE announces the release of the new DR motor modular system, offering customers a single series with millions of drive combinations.Available February 1, 2010, the modular DR motor is well suited for most any industry. The modular system allows users to specify exactly those options needed for any given application.... [Read more]

New NEMA 17 Brushless DC Motors from Lin Engineering

Santa Clara, CA—Lin Engineering announces the release of their new and improved NEMA 17 Brushless DC (BLDC) motors, the BL17 line. These motors are best for applications that entail high speed and high dynamic torque.The BL17 line of BLDC motors provides quiet and smooth operation regardless of speed range; speeds of up to 4000RPM are easily attainable.... [Read more]

Misumi’s New Tensioner Units

Schaumburg, IL – Misumi USA, Inc. introduces an innovative new Tensioner, a ready-to-mount tension mechanism that eliminates design and assembly time and labor for end users.Misumi has also added several new component offerings to its comprehensive line-up of gears, sprockets, chains and tensioners. These components are used by manufacturers... [Read more]

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HEIDENHAIN’s 1000 Series Rotary Encoders

SCHAUMBURG, IL - Opening up the market for innovations in the automation, medicine and electronics equipment industries, HEIDENHAIN Corporation presents a new generation of rotary encoders with IP 64 protection, absolute position-value formation and functional safety, all within a 35 mm diameter housing size. These small rotary encoders are known as... [Read more]

Right Angle EG Planetary Gearheads from Sterling Instrument

New Hyde Park, NY — A new series of right angle EG planetary gear heads from Sterling Instrument (ISO 9001:2000+AS9100B Registered Manufacturer) features low cost, and is offered in four standard NEMA sizes, 17, 23, 34, and 42. These gearheads, identified as the S91..SREG.. Series, feature the planetary system, high torsional stiffness, case-hardened... [Read more]

Lin Engineering NEMA 23 Brushless DC Motors

Santa Clara, CA — Lin Engineering announces the release of their new line of NEMA 23 Brushless DC (BLDC) motors.  These motors are best for applications where high speed and high dynamic torque are a must for the user’s application. Lin’s NEMA 23 BLDC’s provide extremely quiet and smooth operation regardless of speed range, although the optimal... [Read more]

Sauer-Danfoss introduces H1 60cm³ Bent-Axis Motor

Nordborg, Denmark, – Sauer-Danfoss has released its new H1 60cm3 bent axis motor, the next size in a series of motors designed to complement the growing range of H1 axial piston pumps. With the introduction of the H1 bent axis motors, Sauer-Danfoss offers a complete H1 transmission system, optimized around electrical control. The H1 motors not only... [Read more]