A servomotor or servo motor controller is an essential component of motion control specifically used in a closed loop control system. More news and information about servomotor technology and applications can be found below.

GAO Embedded unveils low-voltage servo motors driver

GAO Embedded (www.GAOEmbedded.com) is proud to introduce the new low-voltage servo motor driver intended for high-performance DMC systems. Based on the TMS320F2812 DSP from Texas Instruments (www.ti.com), the servo motor driver is part of a fast and reliable servo motor driver solution that comprises three parts: the LVD (driver part), the IB2812 (interface... [Read more]

Kokoro introduces Actroid F with servo motors

Tokyo–based entertainment company Kokoro (www.kokoro-dreams.co.jp) is proud to announce the release of an uncannily life-like fembot that calls itself “Actroid F”, which is almost an exact replica of a human female model introduced in April, the Geminoid F.Kokoro has collaborated with Hiroshi Ishiguro of Osaka University to create feminine... [Read more]

Unique Inverter Duty AC Motors from Groschopp

Sioux Center, IA – Groschopp’s AC motors are inverter duty classified. The inverter duty motor is small and compact, in order to reduce energy consumption. The smallest AC motor offered, the AC65, measures just 2.88 inches square and 5.22 inches in length. This motor series is designed to directly integrate with Groschopp’s standard reducer... [Read more]

Jakob’s graphic printing machine improves productivity with Kollmorgen servo motors and precision gearboxes

Jakob Graphic Services GmbH (www.jakob-gmbh.eu) has unveiled a jumbo roll collator for advanced printing operations. The machine can automatically label, collate, glue, fold and cut forms, brochures with or without a finish, mailers with cut inserts, calendars and other similar printed objects. The machine performs with precision during highly dynamic... [Read more]

Emsflower precision control in greenhouses by Riwo Engineering

Emsflower currently has around 26 hectares of greenhouse and grows more than 500 million plants every year. Its problem on how to minimize costs in automation system for plant handling and watering was solved by automation provider Riwo Engineering, along with the Control Techniques Drive Center.Riwo Engineering’s new automation system had to encompass... [Read more]

Victor’s Vturn 36 with direct coupled servo motors eliminates backlash

Subcontractor Qualitek (www.qualitek.com), impressed by the performance of the two Vturn lathes and services provided by Victor Europe (www.victoreurope.com), has purchased a Vturn 36 from Victor once again.The Victor Vturn 36 features a bed length center distance of 50″, a swing over bed of 26.77″, and a maximum cutting diameter of 20.9″,... [Read more]

National Instruments Releases New High-Performance Servo Drives and Motors

National Instruments announces new AKD Servo Drives and AKM Servo Motors that make it possible for engineers and scientists to easily build scalable, distributed motion control systems. The new products simplify setup and configuration for deploying custom motion applications to any NI real-time controller supporting NI EtherCAT technology including... [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]

Mclennan introduces new motion control range

The partnership between Allied Motion Inc. (www.alliedmotion.com) and Mclennan Servo Supplies (www.mclennan.co.uk) has been extended with the Surrey-based mechatronics specialists improving its product line coverage of the prominent European and US control manufacturer’s brushless servo motors, direct-drive torque motors, high-performance servo drives... [Read more]

Rotalink’s new Red Drive servomotor driver for motion control

The Red Drive servomotor driver & controller from Rotalink (www.rotalink.com) has effectively lessened the cost barrier for brushed DC precision motion control, according to the company. Now, Rotalink is launching the new BLDC10A Brushless Red Drive – a brushless version of Red Drive that provides the same user-friendly flowchart based software... [Read more]