While servomotors remain the gold standard for precision motion control in industrial machinery, the improved performance of stepper motors is making these lower-cost devices an increasingly attractive alternative for many applications. The key to these performance gains is the addition of rotation-measuring encoders, especially the new absolute multi-turn kit encoders from POSITAL. Stepper motors are […]
Integrated Motion Systems
New pitch-and-roll stages from OES rotate objects with accuracy
Positioning stages from OES now serve applications involving pitch-and-roll for micromachining, aligning mirrors (in scanning-electron microscopes), rotating objects to precise positions, and measuring angles of objects such as crystals. The stages are also suitable for applications that need to move objects to precise angular positions along an arc — for examining the cutting edges of […]
Dorner’s sanitary AquaGard 7350 V2 conveyor: Four curves with one motor
Dorner’s innovative new AquaGard 7350 V2 Curve Conveyor chain features a center bearing to eliminate friction; carry heavy load; and allow four curves to be driven by a single motor. This unique design improves productivity — plus valuable floor space — because the conveyor can make tight turns around existing machinery and equipment without being […]
New mk North America VersaMove website at mkversamove.com
Leading conveyor system designer and manufacturer, mk North America has announced the launch of an all-new website, mkversamove.com, dedicated to its VersaMove pallet-handling conveyor line. The new site is tailored to the needs of engineers and is designed to make it easier for them to locate technical data, find drawings and request a quote. The […]
Up your conveyor game with flexible intelligent conveyors
New alternatives to traditional conveyor systems offer better efficiency and more flexibility, helping to boost manufacturing throughput. Reid Schook • OEM Segment Business Manager | Rockwell Automation When moving product through a manufacturing or assembly process in a plant, conveyors have been a traditional choice. A traditional conveyor can consist of individual roller axes mounted […]
New integrated servo motor and drive features EtherCAT link
The Tolomatic ACSI EtherCAT integrated servo motor and drive is a cost-effective solution for automating additional axes of motion with Industrial Ethernet protocols. As an integrated servo motor and drive, the ACSI creates a space-saving, linear actuator system, making it suitable for machine retrofits and displacing pneumatic cylinder applications. With built-in configurations for Tolomatic electric […]
Strain-wave gears and other components in off-highway + mobile robotics
Automated mobile equipment, which transports items in warehouses and freight centers as well as assembly operations, continues to boost demand for power-transmission and motion control systems. In fact, the worldwide mobile-robot market will reach nearly $15 billion by 2026, according to researchandmarkets.com. Almost all run off electric-motor drivetrains that are relatively expensive upfront but with […]
New motorized, high-resolution pan-tilt stages
OES (Optimal Engineering Systems, Inc.) has added new high-resolution, motorized, pan-tilt stages to its extensive line of motion control products. The new stages are available in two sizes: the PT60-1 Pan-Tilt Stage is a combination of two 60 mm (2.362 in.) rotary stages and the PT100-1 is a combination of two 100 mm (3.937 in.) […]
AquaGard 7350 V2 Sanitary Conveyor Platform is redesigned
The high sanitary and safety attributes of Dorner’s newly redesigned AquaGard 7350 V2 Series has earned it the coveted Baking Industry Sanitation Standards Committee (BISSC) certification for conveyors outlined in ANSI/ASB/Z50.2-2015. BISSC certification is recognized as the definitive sanitation standard for equipment used in the baking industry. Launched in October 2018, the redesigned AquaGard 7350 […]
Drives and controls for robotics: See them at the 2019 Robotics Summit
In a couple weeks, the 2019 Robotics Summit (focused on the design, development, manufacture, and delivery of commercial robotics) will take place in Boston. It will be co-located with the DeviceTalks event at the Seaport World Trade Center. One display will be an array of precision processing and powering technologies for robotics. Elmo Motion Control […]