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Right Angle EG Planetary Gearheads from Sterling Instrument
December 23, 2009 by Motion Control Tips Editor
Filed under Featured, Gearhead - Gearmotors, Mechanical Components
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]
Rino RW8 Miniature NEMA 23 Flanged Gearbox
December 11, 2009 by Motion Control Tips Editor
Filed under Gearhead - Gearmotors, Mechanical Components
The made in USA miniature Rino RW8 gearbox with NEMA 23 input flange has ratios from 1:1 to 120:1 and torques to 40 inch-lbs. Input speeds to 5000 rpm. The RW8-NEMA23 is easily customized to meet customer’s special needs. Available from stock.The RW8-NEMA23 is made from a CNC machined aluminum block housing, dual ball bearings for shaft support,... [Read more]
Bodine Electric Upgrades High Torque CG Gearmotor
December 9, 2009 by Motion Control Tips Editor
Filed under Featured, Gearhead - Gearmotors, Mechanical Components
CHICAGO, IL — Bodine Electric Company has upgraded and expanded its Type-CG variable speed AC inverter-duty and permanent magnet DC gearmotors. The CG gearmotors are designed for applications such as heavy-duty conveyor systems, medical equipment, food processing and factory automation, where long life and high load capacity are critical.The CG... [Read more]
Gearboxes Suit Washdown Applications
October 16, 2009 by Motion Control Tips Editor
Filed under Featured, Gearhead - Gearmotors, Mechanical Components
Corrosion resistant and washdown gear reducers are available nickel plated, lacquer coated or in stainless steel. IP65 protection, food-grade grease, and stainless steel components are some of the features for the range. The washdown option is available as standard for the following alpha products: alpha LP+, alpha SP+, alpha TP+, alpha HG+, alpha SK+,... [Read more]
Exlar 2010 Catalog Details Motion Control Product Offering
October 14, 2009 by Motion Control Tips Editor
Filed under Gearhead - Gearmotors, Linear Motion, Mechanical Components, Motors
Chanhassen, MN – Exlar announces its 2010 Product Catalog and Engineering Guide is now available. A manufacturer of high performance servo actuators and motors, Exlar offers seven product families featuring a broad range of capabilities with peak forces exceeding 40,000 lbf, linear speeds in excess of 60 inches per second and a life expectancy... [Read more]
High Performance Stepper Gearmotors
October 14, 2009 by Motion Control Tips Editor
Filed under Gearhead - Gearmotors, Mechanical Components, Motors, Stepper Motors
Greenville, DE — Servo2Go.com has just added new additions to it’s broad range of high performance cost effective stepper motor product family.The SP Series from Applied Motion Products of Watsonville, CA are NEMA standard 2 phase 1.8 degree hybrid stepper gearmotors which provide high torque in a compact lightweight housing. These offset light... [Read more]
JVL Integrated Motors
October 12, 2009 by Motion Control Tips Editor
Filed under Featured, Gearhead - Gearmotors, Mechanical Components, Motors, Servo Motors, Stepper Motors
JVL offers compact and versatile integrated motors. They offering connection to a wide range of bus systems such as CANopen, Devicenet and Profibus as well as Wireless Bluetooth, WLAN and Zigbee systems. JVL also offers complete motion control solutions. This includes a wide range of gears that fit directly on the motors for any application:Low Cost... [Read more]
Portescap Guide to High Performance Miniature Motion Solutions
September 17, 2009 by Motion Control Tips Editor
Filed under Featured, Gearhead - Gearmotors, Mechanical Components, Motors, Servo Motors, Stepper Motors
WEST CHESTER, PA – Portescap has available a new full product catalog featuring its complete family of high performance miniature motion solutions. This 290+ page resource details Portescap brushless and brush DC motors, TurboDisc, CanStack, CanStack vector and hybrid stepper motors, gearheads and encoders, as well as drives and electronics.In... [Read more]
10 Things Everybody Ought to Know About Custom Gearmotors
September 17, 2009 by Motion Control Tips Editor
Filed under Gearhead - Gearmotors, Mechanical Components
St. Charles, IL – With heightened focus on budgets and time to market, engineers continue to face a quandary when designing new electromechanical machines and equipment: whether to design “around” a standard off-the-shelf gearmotor or to specify a custom gearmotor meeting their exact requirements. In response to growing concerns on... [Read more]
Automated Gearbox Testing Builds in Consistency
August 28, 2009 by Motion Control Tips Editor
Filed under Encoders, Gearhead - Gearmotors, Mechanical Components
by William L. Winterbauer, Ph.D., Principal Engineer, QED Services, Ann Arbor, Mich. The U.S. military has demanding requirements for the hardware it needs. Take, for instance, a set of gearboxes built by Excel Gear Inc., Roscoe, Ill, (excelgear.com) for missile launchers on the U.S. Navy’s new DDG1000 series of ships. The gearboxes are drive elements... [Read more]
