B&R Automation’s new stepper motors

B&R Automation (www.br-automation.com) is proud to introduce the new 80MPF series stepper motors with 60mm flanges described as cost-effective and powerful. The 80MPF series stepper motors, with 30% less power loss and 25% more torque, are ideal for applications with high clock rates such as filling systems or packaging machines.The 60mm 80MPF,... [Read more]

ROHM’s Microstep Motor Drivers offer reliability, high performance

ROHM Semiconductor USA LLC (www.rohmelectronics.com) is proud to introduce its new high-reliability, high-performance stepper motor drivers that offer selectable excitation modes-full-step to 16th-step with 1.0A or 2.0A output current and full-step to 8th-step with 2.5A output current. The microstep drivers allow designers to optimize motor torque,... [Read more]

TAK Enterprises’ Dual Belt Tractor Feed uses stepper or servo motors

TAK Enterprises, Inc. (www.takenterprises.com) has unveiled a product specifically designed to feed thin strip and fine wire materials for integration or as a stand-alone unit within existing process systems. In dealing with fine wire in the 004in – 030in diameter range, pull-through feeding can be sometimes challenging. Common solutions largely involve... [Read more]

Super Torque 5818 Stepper Motor Series from Lin Engineering

Lin Engineering announces the release of the new Super Torque 5818 stepper motor series. Although these motors measure in at a mere 2.40”, they boast up to 305 oz-in of holding torque.The 5818 stepper motor series is a slightly larger version of Lin Engineering’s popular 5718 step motor line. Although they share the same mounting as the... [Read more]

AMETEK introduces new MAE HN Series hybrid stepper motors with fine positioning capability for microstep operation

AMETEK Technical & Industrial Products (www.ametektechnicalproducts.com), a unit of AMETEK, Inc. (www.ametek.com) and a global leader in manufacturing electromechanical devices and electronic instruments, is proud to announce the release of the new MAE brand ”HN Series“ hybrid stepper motors that offer low detent torque to hold torque ratios... [Read more]

Cito Systems introduces Web Server with embedded multi-axis motion controller

Cito Systems (www.citosystems.com) unveiled its latest advanced server made to control brushless and brush DC servo motors as well as microstepping and stepper motors actuating any mechanism, AMCS [pronounced as “a-maks”] (“Advanced Motion Control Server”). This advance server has much more compared with typical stand-alone motion controller... [Read more]

Allegro introduces new DMOS Microstepping Motor Drivers offering overcurrent protection

Allegro MicroSystems, Inc. (www.allegromicro.com) unveiled the expanded microstepping motor driver line, including four new devices which utilize a simple Direction and STEP interface and require fewer external components. The company’s A4988/A4985/A4984 and A4982 devices are complete microstepping motor drivers with an embedded translator for overcurrent... [Read more]

The Many Faces of Stepper Motor Drives

Drives for stepper motors continue to advance beyond the basic L/R type drives. A typical linear motion control system has several basic components, including motors, actuators, controllers and drives. The drive type plays an important role in the overall system. Here’s a look at the most basic drive configurations, including the latest advancements... [Read more]

Fully Integrated Stepper Motor/Driver from Johnson Electric

Vandalia, Oh. – Johnson Electric introduces the Saia Compact Driver, a fully integrated step driver/motor solution that reduces design and integration time, and improves device performance compared with traditional stepper solutions by virtue of reduced parts count and greater immunity to electromagnetic interference.   Where space and power is... [Read more]

Lin Engineering’s 8718 NEMA 34 Step Motor Series Now UL Certified

Santa Clara, CA — Lin Engineering is pleased to announce that the 8718 NEMA 34 step motor series has been recognized with a certification of compliance to Underwriters Laboratories Inc.’s (UL) standards.The 8718 product line is a series of high torque, 2 phase stepper motors. The motors are available in three body lengths: 2.6”, 3.8”, and... [Read more]