The new CX7000 Embedded PC from Beckhoff opens up the convenience and efficiency of the TwinCAT 3 software environment to highly compact, DIN rail-mounted controllers. This further enhances the scalability of PC-based control technology from Beckhoff – ranging from mini-PLCs to many-core Industrial PCs. An advanced 400 MHz processor and built-in configurable I/Os mean this […]
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Video on torque limiters: Examples of how to customize for industrial applications
In a recent video with Lee Teschler, we go over three torque limiters from Mach III — a Kentucky-based manufacturer of stock and custom brakes, clutches, and torque limiters. The manufacturer can usually deliver custom designs within two days of obtaining application requirements. Mach III also meets or beats purchase-order ship dates 98% of the time. […]
New ICs for step-motor control from Performance Motion Devices
Performance Motion Devices now sells new Juno Step Motor Control Integrated Circuits (ICs) in a 56-pin VQFN package. The new Juno Step Motor Control IC is the latest addition to the Juno Velocity and Torque Control IC family … the industry’s first family of compact ICs with full four-quadrant motion control; direct input accepted from […]
Hygienic, stainless gearmotor designs improve fish-processing plant
Processing fresh fish necessitates a hygienic environment with regular washdowns, followed by frigid temperatures for freezing final products. That’s why machinery in such settings must be extremely rugged — and why one fish supplier has used motors from Bauer Gear Motor for the last few years. Van Der Lee Seafish processes approximately 200 tons of […]
Video: Spring or air-engaged friction brakes from Mach III (a Design World overview)
In a recent video with Lee Teschler, we got the chance to handle two brakes from Mach III. Watch the video: Our first sample — a D2F3R-STH spring-engaged brake — is one of more than a dozen standard variations … with many more customizable options. This modular brake design has subcomponents grouped into kits — […]
The new CC-Link IE TSN — for time-sensitive networking for open industrial Ethernet
The CC-Link Partner Association (based in Nagoya Japan), the organization promoting the Ethernet-based integrated network CC-Link IE, has announced the completion of the specification for CC-Link IE Time Sensitive Networking (TSN) – a next generation network based on the current CC-Link IE. CC-Link IE TSN was developed to meet future market demands and has added […]
Medical applications benefit from precision encoders
Encoders are essential to accurate positioning in most motion systems, particularly where high precision is most needed. For instance, applications like semiconductor manufacturing with nanometer precision, or medical applications where there is virtually no room for error, because that could mean the difference between life and death. Designers of medical equipment are able to use […]
Video: Five air-engaged clutches from Mach III (a Design World overview)
In a recent video with Lee Teschler, we investigated five air-engaged clutches from Mach III. The company designs and manufactures an array of air and spring-applied friction brakes and clutches — as well as mechanical torque limiters and combination clutch-brakes for industrial applications to 5,000 ft-lb. Watch the video: First we detail a C2H2R-STH […]
Access your own smart data —with Lenze and IoT specialist ei3
Lenze (manufacturer of drives, motion control, and automation technologies) in partnership with IoT specialist ei3 (based in New York) now helps customers reach the promised value of IoT and advanced analytics. Return on investment (ROI) is possible using quantifiable metrics, available in dashboard or report form, within the first few months of deployment. At both PACK […]
PowerPlus stepper motors from Moons’ Industries — high-torque replacements for NEMA 23, 24, and 34 motors
To upgrade machine performance or address stalling problems, manufacturers often resize motors with greater torque to reach greater accelerations for proper operations. Retrofitting a stepper motor, however, is time-consuming and expensive as it requires machining new mounting brackets and increasing the drive size and power supplies. PowerPlus Hybrid Stepper Motors from MOONS’ Industries eliminate the […]