Loomis, Cal. – Applimotion Inc. introduces custom direct drive motor systems with precision encoders and bearings in unique packages. For years, OEMs have routinely designed Applimotion ULT, UTH, UTS, and UTO frameless motor kits into direct drive systems. Applimotion is now offering design engineering services to incorporate its frameless motor kits into application specific direct […]
HM Series Hybrid Stepper Motors from Portescap
Portescap’s new HM series hybrid stepper motors are available in 42mm and 57mm frame sizes with short stack, one stack and two stack design in each frame size. Windings can be customized to satisfy specific application requirements at no extra cost. HM series motors include optional encoder mounting features, and their ability to adapt to […]
New Family of 16mm Metal Gear Motors
Torrance, Cal. – Nidec Copal (U.S.A.) Corporation of has expanded their 0.630-in. (16 mm) OD brush and brushless DC gear motor product lines with the next generation MG16B (brush) and LB16MG (brushless) metal planetary gear motor series. The new metal planetary gear train allows for higher torque providing greater durability and reliability with improved protection […]
Single-Axis Controller with 800W Sine Drive from Galil
Rocklin, Cal. – Galil Motion Control introduces the DMC-300xx Pocket Motion Controller Series, a single-axis Ethernet motion controller. It combines a high performance motion controller and a 800W sine drive in a low cost, compact 3.9-in. x 5.0-in. x 1.5-in. package. The DMC-300xx is also available as a controller-only model that can be connected to […]
Servo2Go Adds New DMC-1417 Econo PCI BUS Motion Controller from Galil
Greenville, Del. – Servo2Go.com has added Galil Motion Control’s new PCI BUS Econo Motion Controller, the DMC-1417, to its broad range of PCI-based motion controllers. The DMC-1417 can handle the most demanding applications with features such as an extra encoder input for electronic gearing, program memory with multitasking, uncommitted I/O and user-selectable stepper or servo […]
New Price Reduction on V Series AC Motors from Oriental Motor
Torrance, Cal. – Oriental Motor announces a new, lower price on its high-strength V-Series AC motors. These high-strength motors use a special tooth-surface machining technology combined with an optimized quiet-running design that maintains the motor’s strength. High-accuracy assembly technology ensures precision at micro levels. Maximum permissible torque is increased by up to two times the […]
Long Range UHF-based Industrial RFID from Balluff
Florence, Ky. – Balluff’s BIS U series UHF or Ultra High Frequency RFID (Radio Frequency Identification) provides one of the most reliable and flexible tools to get visibility into your supply chain and manufacturing process. Because BIS U technology is passive, no expensive battery-based tags are required to achieve long detection ranges. The BIS U […]
What are torque limiters? Technical summary for motion engineers
Updated November 2018 by Lisa Eitel || Torque limiters protect equipment or loads from excessive torque. In essence, they are used to shut down a machine and dissipate any rotational energy without causing damage to the machine. Often, systems operating at low speeds can develop a large quantity of torque. In the event of a […]
Mitsubishi Electric Automation Announces Support Connect, Remote Asset Management Hosted Service
Vernon Hills, Ill. – Mitsubishi Electric Automation announces the general availability of “Support Connect”, a Platform-as-a-Service (PaaS) remote connectivity subscription service that enables Mitsubishi Electric Automation customers to better serve their end-users through simple and secure remote-based services. Designed to meet the needs of machine manufacturers, value-added resellers and end-user service organizations, Support Connect enables […]
New Simotion D Motion Controllers from Siemens
Atlanta, Ga. – Siemens Industry, Inc. has announced an extension of the upper performance range of its popular Simotion D motion controllers. The new generation of Simotion D445-2 multi-axis controllers has new features such as onboard Profinet interfaces, high-speed I/O, and with three times the performance, a single controller can support up to 128 axes of […]