We recently asked several industry experts about trends in the design and application of motion controllers to get an idea of where these precision command centers are changing approaches to design engineering. Then we published a much-abbreviated sampling of the enormous amount of insightful feedback Design World received. Below is the uncut commentary in its entirety. Enjoy […]
Trends in electric motors part two: Miniature designs on the rise for medical, mobile, and more
This is the second of a two-part series. Also read the first installment of this two-part series at Trends in electric motors 2017 part one: Market shifts towards smart solutions. Out of all industries changing motion design, medical technology is driving electric motor innovation hardest. FDA requirements on medical-device makers and their suppliers continue to include […]
Trends in electric motors part one: Market shifts towards smart solutions
This year in motor design there’s been an uptick in three trends. Disposable medical devices, new consumer products, and the automation of humbler tasks are driving demand for affordable and miniature-motor options. (Read more about motor miniaturization in the second installment of this two-part Motion Trends series on electric motors here.) A related trend towards […]
Brother Gearmotors XShip expedited delivery services from Tennessee manufacturing facility
Brother Gearmotors, a division of Brother International Corporation that offers a wide range of ultra-reliable, sub-fractional AC gearmotors and reducers for the food & beverage, packaging and material handling industries, offers expedited delivery service from its state-of-the-art manufacturing facility in Bartlett, TN. Brother Gearmotors’ U.S. manufacturing facility allows the company to meet its North American […]
Efficient 48-V 5-A hall drive from Koford for brushless motors with no minimum inductance
Koford Engineering LLC now sells a line of compact 48-V 5-A brushless motor drives. These drives are suitable for slotless or other low inductance brushless motors and require no external inductors. More after the jump. They are preprogramed and require no user set up, adjustments or programing. Unlike most drives they can operate at 100% duty […]
Motion trends third edition: Industrial clutch and brake technologies
Brakes and clutches all stop or hold or index axes on motion machinery, but they must execute those functions to application-specific parameters. Trends in this technology continue away from strictly stock parts. Case in point: Tailored power-off brakes for production automation continue to proliferate with demand for holding functions. This is to complement the ever-increasing […]
AutomationDirect offers additional fiberglass enclosures
AutomationDirect has added 189 new fiberglass enclosures, subpanels and accessories to its Hubbell-Wiegmann line of non-metallic enclosures. Starting at $143.00, the new Classic Series of enclosures is designed for general electrical and electronic applications as well as applications requiring broader environmental concerns. The enclosures enhance the appearance of any instrument installation. They are especially suited […]
Kleinfelder announces new leadership appointments
Kleinfelder announced today that the firm has named three experienced and accomplished engineering professionals, Derek Fisher, Dirk Applegate, and Louis Armstrong, to senior positions leading its North American operations. Combined, the new firm leaders have more than 80 years of engineering and management experience. The announcement of these new appointments coincides with the beginning of […]
Manufacturer of industrial automation and control devices IDEC acquires APEM
IDEC Corp., a leading manufacturer of industrial automation and control devices, announces the recent acquisition of APEM. Together, IDEC and APEM are now one of the world’s largest manufacturers of human machine interface (HMI) components, panels and systems. With more than $ 500 million USD in total sales, the combined entity has a broad portfolio […]
Bearing-free SIKO encoder: Redundant non-contact angle and distance measurement for mobile machines
In the field of mobile commercial vehicles, safety requirements are increasing, especially within the EU. This presents not only suppliers, but also manufacturers of vehicles, with new challenges. To make it as easy as possible for manufacturers to adapt to new requirements, the Buchenbach based firm SIKO GmbH has developed the MSK320R bearing-free rotary encoder. […]