Omron (www.omron.com) is proud to announce three ranges of drives to succeed Yaskawa-produced products that the company released under a European joint venture that ended last year. The first range is a family of machine control inverters, which offer features such as: 200 percent starting torque at 0.5Hz; position control; drive sequence programming; one-parameter auto-tuning; […]
Archives for May 2010
EtherCAT® Motion Box for Stepper Motor Control from Beckhoff
Minneapolis, Minn. – Beckhoff Automation has introduced the EP7041 EtherCAT® Motion Box, allowing for stepper motor control in a compact, machine-mountable device. Using the EP7041 stepper motor box, small EtherCAT motion applications can now be implemented directly in the field without a protective control cabinet. Ideal for harsh environments, the compact EtherCAT module in protection […]
Midwest Motion Products introduces IP-54 sealed, Low Current, 12 V DC Gearmotor develops 310 lb-in. torque at 2.5 rpm
Midwest Motion Products (www.midwestmotion.com) of Watertown, Minnesota, is proud to unveil its latest DC Gear Motor, the Model No. MMP-TM55-60-12V GP52-308. It accepts any type of 12 Volt DC source, such as battery power. The robust Gear Motor measures only 2.14 inches in diameter, by 7.75 inches long, and features a keyed output shaft of […]
Advantech introduces Dual-Core Embedded Automation Computer features front accessible I/O
Advantech (www.advantech.com) is proud to introduce a powerful, fanless Embedded Automation Computer with accessible I/O design, the UNO-3084. It has an Intel Core(“TM”) 2 Duo L7500 1.6 GHz processor, 2 GB DDRII RAM (“expandable up to 4GB”), 2 x 10/100/1000 Base-T RJ-45 ports with 5 x USB 2.0 (“1 internal”) ports and teaming function support, […]
Rockwell Automation introduces Modular Servo Drive for enhanced and simplified machine design
Rockwell Automation (www.rockwellautomation.com) is proud to announce its first powerful, modular servo drive, which leverages embedded EtherNet/IP technology for integrated motion control. Its embedded EtherNet/IP drive with Allen-Bradley Kinetix 6500 servo drive will eliminate the need for dedicated motion network, as well as allowing high-performance smart actuators, I/O, drives and other EtherNet/IP-connected devices to be […]
New Kaydon Thin-section Bearing Catalog Now Available
MUSKEGON, MI — Kaydon Corporation Bearings Division has released a new edition of its REALI-SLIM® thin-section bearings catalog (Catalog 300) with 40 new part numbers and more availability from stock than ever before. The 132-page catalog, last updated in 2007, is available in print or as a downloadable PDF file at the company’s website, www.kaydonbearings.com. […]
Micronor introduces new MR266/MR267 remote control potentiometers facilitate automation upgrades
Micronor (www.micronor.com) unveiled its latest turn-key solutions to upgrade manual potentiometer-based process controls for automating programmable logic controller (“PLC”) control, the MR267 series Remote Control Potentiometers and MR266 series Remote Control Rheostats. These products operate at 24 V DC and offer choice of 0-10 V or 4-20 mA output/input interface for compatibility with wide range […]