POSITAL’s high-performance IXARC optical rotary encoders are now available with EtherCAT communications interfaces. EtherCAT (Ethernet for Control Automation Technology) is a special form of industrial Ethernet that eliminates the unpredictable transmission delays that characterize ‘standard’ Ethernet networks. EtherCAT networks ensure very rapid communications between a controller and other devices within a control system so that […]
New Profinet Protocol for Lexium MDrive
Lexium MDrive integrated motor-drive-controller-encoder systems are now networkable with PROFINET IO for industrial automation applications. Compact, robust Lexium MDrive Profinet products integrate easily into new or existing systems and equipment, facilitating faster implementation and reducing total cost of ownership. See networking overview at: http://motion.schneider-electric.com/networks/profinet.php Lexium MDrive Profinet products are available in 3 NEMA motor sizes: […]
Trio Motion expands Motion Coordinator range with entry level MC403-Z
Trio Motion has introduced a new optional format for its MC403 series motion controller that offers machine builders and designers cost savings whilst maintaining many of the advanced features found throughout its high specification Motion Coordinator range. The entry level MC403-Z removes the built-in DAC that is available with other formats of the MC403 motion […]
P760 Disc Magnet Motor with Exceptional Dynamic Performance
Portescap introduces our P760 series disc magnet motor, which outperforms standard Brushless DC motors in various applications. The unique thin disc magnet motor has been optimized to deliver high torque and acceleration up to 5,000 rpm. The performance has been accomplished by combining the Disc Magnet technology with an optimization of the number of pole […]
US Tsubaki Demos Overload Protection for Equipment
Motion Industries, a distributor of industrial maintenance, repair, and operation (MRO) replacement parts, has released a new video in their “MiHow2” series of product/application solutions. The instructive video series’ goal is to share practical industrial applications that viewers can adapt in their own facilities. Key Motion Industries partner US Tsubaki, a manufacturer of power transmission […]
Maximize Design Flexibility and Machine Performance with Kollmorgen
Kollmorgen will be exhibiting its family of motion control solutions for packaging machine builders at Interpack 2014, located in Dusseldorf, Germany, from May 8-14, 2014 in the Motion Control and Automation Hall 8a, Stand C 08. Kollmorgen will highlight its new IP69-K rated stainless steel AKMH™ Servomotor, specifically designed to address the Food Safety Modernization […]
New Stainless Steel Model 600 Encoder for Severe Environments
Leine & Linde introduces a new stainless steel version of the well known ISA and IHA 600 series of absolute rotary encoders. Designed to provide motion control and feedback for machines in harsh environments, the IXA 600 stainless steel model is useful in applications where the encoder is subjected to saltwater, acids, or other aggressive […]
SERAPID to participate in the Precision Metalforming Association (PMA) 2014 Supplier’s Night Exhibition
Serapid, Inc., a supplier of lifts and transfer systems technology, will be exhibiting at the annual Precision Metalforming Association (PMA) Supplier’s Night Exhibition in Independence, OH, on April 22 from Noon to 8:30 pm. An Associate Member of PMA for more than a decade, Serapid Inc. produces quick die change systems and equipment for the […]
Pittman Motors and Haydon Kerk Offer Free Shipping for Online Orders
Pittman Motors and Haydon Kerk Motion Solutions, business units of AMETEK Precision Motion Control, announces the launch of a new and improved “Express” websites that include a free shipping option. The Express websites allow visitors to evaluate and order a wide variety of precision motion components for 24-hour shipment anywhere in the world. The Pittman […]
Altra Named in ‘Forbes America’s 100 Most Trustworthy Companies’
Altra Industrial Motion Corp. (Nasdaq:AIMC) a global designer, producer and marketer of a wide range of electromechanical power transmission products, was recently named in “Forbes America’s 100 Most Trustworthy Companies.” Altra, headquartered in Braintree, Mass., achieved an AGR (Accounting Governance and Risk) score of 97 out of a possible 100, which was tied for both […]