Mclennan introduces new motion control range
August 3, 2010 by Motion Control Tips Editor
Filed under Drives, Encoders, Motors, Servo Drives, Servo Motors
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 and encoders.
The close relationship between the two companies spans over 30 years with thousands of successful, small and precision, brushed and brushless motor applications for Netherlands’ Premotec B.V., which is now one of the four Allied Motion’s Technology Units. The partnership aims to develop a similar success with Allied Motion Emoteq/COPI Technology Unit and will work across the company’s own products that include X-Drive digital servo amplifiers, housed and frameless torque motors up to 2000Nm, ultra-high resolution incremental encoders and Quantum NEMA frame servo motors.
“We are very excited about working with these new Allied Motion products. We have an excellent reputation with Premotec’s small and precision DC motor range and the Emoteq/COPI products offer similar flexibility with a strong standard range and the ability to custom engineer product – even for small quantities,” said Vic Sayer, managing director of Mclennan.
Highlights of Mclennan’s new products include Megaflux range (large separate and frameless rotor/stator servo motors) up to 790mm in diameter with almost five times the speed ratings of competitive units and two times the power density. The motors are characterized by a high-pole count that maximizes rotational smoothness and torque output. The motors’ housed versions, which come with bearing system, position feedback and commutation device, target direct-drive ultra-high precision motion control in demanding automation applications like robotics, where the large through aperture may be utilized to feed services such as optics, pneumatics or electrics.
ULT Outside Rotating Direct Drive Frameless Motors
February 6, 2009 by Motion Control Tips Editor
Filed under Motors
The latest in Applimotion’s ULT family is the ULT-O Outside Rotating frameless motor kits. These motors allow the customer flexibility of a large through hole and low profile, but in this case the rotor is external to the stator. This allows the customer to integrate the rotor ring into an outside rotating hub.
Similar to all ULT motors, the ULT-O series motors are optimized for smooth low speed motion or high precision applications. The can run at very low speeds in positioning applications or at high speeds for scanning systems. These motors remain true to the ULT ultra-thin origins with very low profile construction and large through hole.
Recent customer requests have forced a mind-shift in design driving this outside rotating configuration. The ULT-O motors add yet another dimension of flexibility for product designers and machine designers looking to engineer best of breed solutions into their mechanics. These motor operate from traditional three phase brushless DC or AC sinusoidal servo drives. Windings are available for operation from 12-300 volts DC.
ULT Direct Drive low profile frameless motors now include the following;
• ULT Series Direct Drive Motors
• ULT-H Series of High Performance Direct Drive Motors
• ULT-S Series of Sloteless Direct Drive Motors
• ULT-O Series of Outside Rotating Direct Drive Motors.
