Florence, Ky. – Balluff’s EdgeMaster family of photoelectric sensors is designed for the detection and monitoring of web or object edges. Skew, material shifts, object alignment, and web material drag or stretch are all typical problems facing today’s high speed automated equipment, forcing production levels to be less than optimal. EdgeMaster sensors help detect these problems […]
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 […]
Power Transmission Case Studies Library from Gates Corporation
Denver, Colo. – The Power Transmission unit of Gates Corporation announces a new case studies library as a resource for facility and plant managers who want to reduce costs or increase efficiency via their power transmission systems. The success stories, called Gates Powered® Conversions, demonstrate how Gates belt drive systems have helped improve system reliability, […]
8000HP Variable Frequency Drive from WEG Electric
Atlanta, Ga. – WEG Electric announces the release of the 8000HP MVW-01 medium voltage variable frequency drive. The 8,000 horsepower VFD is the largest ever manufactured by WEG Electric and doubles the horsepower available from the MVW01 drive. The MVW-01 features 99% efficiency and a 22-year mean time between failure (MTBF), the highest available in […]
Fully Integrated Stepper Motor/Driver from Johnson Electric
Vandalia, Oh. – Johnson Electric introduces the Saia Compact Driver, a fully integrated step driver/motor solution that reduces design and integration time, and improves device performance compared with traditional stepper solutions by virtue of reduced parts count and greater immunity to electromagnetic interference. Where space and power is at a premium, the Compact Driver’s low […]
Digital Servo Drives Feature PCB Mount Design
Greenville, Del. – Servo2Go.com has added new PCB mount additions to it’s broad range of digital servo drives from Advanced Motion Controls. The DZ drives are micro-sized servo drives requiring less space than a standard business card and weigh about 100g or less. Providing 10-80Vdc operation while delivering 12A continuous/20A peak current, DZ Series can […]
Maxon, NI Partner in Robotics Field
Maxon Precision Motors (Fall River, Mass.) is partnering with National Instruments (Austin, Tex.) in an initiative to highlight mutual areas of interest in the field of robotics. An informal relationship between the two companies was initiated as early as 2006, with the inclusion of NI LabVIEW virtual intstruments in Maxon’s EPOS family of digital position […]
DC Tachometer Generators Feature Low Ripple
Greenville, Del. – Servo2Go has just added a new high performance DC Tachometer Generator to its broad range of analog feedback devices and sensors. Manufactured by Servo-Tek Products Company Inc., the CS-7514F-51C tachometer features a low ripple of 1.5% peak-to-peak with a 72kHz filter, linearity of 0.1% and a standard 3V/1,000 RPM with other voltages available. […]
Next-generation ABB Industrial Drive Module Expands to 600 HP
New Berlin, Wis. – ABB’s new drive module ACS850 is now available and UL listed up to 600 HP. The ACS850 features on-board safe-torque-off, a removable memory block, intelligent user interface with a series of assistant wizards, a built-in energy saving calculator, and modular hardware and software. It also includes an advanced adaptation of ABB’s […]
Ceramic Linear Piezo Motor from Physik Instrumente
Auburn, Mass. – PI (Physik Instrumente) introduces the new N-216 NEXLINE® high-load piezo linear motors. These highly precise nanopositioning actuators provide travel ranges to 20mm with a resolution of 0.03nm, and push/pull forces to 600N (130lbs) and holding forces to 800N (177lbs). The piezoceramic clamping and shear elements act directly on a moving runner coupled […]