Baldor Electric Company’s latest version of the Cooling Tower Wizard (3.0.0) – an easy-to-use sizing and selection program for Direct Drive Cooling Tower (DDCT) Motor & Drive packages, provides users a stock motor and drive solution as well as a custom designed package based on specific application parameters. The new version also includes an annual […]
Latest motion control advances showcased on HEIDENHAIN TV
From jet planes to laboratory equipment, today’s life-changing technologies require ultimate accuracy, and now HEIDENHAIN TV on YouTube is available to the public offering over 100 videos highlighting its latest advances in the highest of accurate precision measurement and motion control equipment. For more than 125 years, HEIDENHAIN has delivered trusted motion solutions behind the […]
FAQ: What to know about integrating I/O with a PLC?
Input/output (or I/O) is central to every PLC. I/O is the connection of the controller to the outside world and to the machine or process being controlled. Inputs to the PLC can be either voltages or currents representing physical variables or the status of devices such as switches, motors, or lights. Inputs and outputs can be […]
Motor-CAD EMag module for design of electric motor magnetics
Motor Design Ltd. has developed the most comprehensive set of software solutions for designing electric motors. The Motor-CAD EMag module is an ultra-fast 2D-FEA based module for electric motor magnetic performance simulations. Motor-CAD EMag provides a range of motor type templates that includes brushless permanent magnet (inner and outer rotor), synchronous and 3-phase induction machines. […]
New high torque density motor from ThinGap
ThinGap has developed the first member of a new motor family of high performance and extremely high peak torque density brushless PM motors reaching over 20 Nm/kg. The frameless LSI 105 torque motor model is 105 mm OD (4.125 in.) 25.4 mm (1.0 in.) long. Continuous torque reaches over 2 Nm (283 oz-in.) in typical […]
HEIDENHAIN now offers CNC for auxiliary axes
HEIDENHAIN now offers the PNC 610 control system for auxiliary axes for modular expansion of the TNC hardware. The independently working PNC 610 enables machine tool builders to realize modular and scalable automation solutions for handling workpieces and tools in order to respond to the end users’ respective requirements in an optimum manner. Auxiliary axes […]
Yaskawa announces partnership with Spartan Controls Ltd.
Spartan Controls Ltd. is now the exclusive AC drives representative in Western Canada for Yaskawa Electric, one of the world’s leading manufacturers of electric drive technology, industrial automation and robotics. With over 100 years of improving productivity through automation, Yaskawa is a welcome addition to Spartan’s portfolio of energy efficiency solutions. “We are very excited […]
FAQ: What are characteristics of planetary gearmotors?
Gearmotors can incorporate different gear types. Common types include spur gears, worm gears, helical gears, planetary gears, even harmonic gears. One of the more common types, especially used with dc motors, is the planetary gearmotor. The two biggest advantages of planetary gearmotors are high power density and compactness in both size and weight. Planetary gearmotor efficiency […]
New Sigma-7Siec, servo amplifier & single-axis controller in one, from Yaskawa
The Drives & Motion Division of Yaskawa America, Inc. has released Sigma-7Siec, a unit that combines a SERVOPACK servo amplifier with a one-axis motion controller in a single compact package. The new product was created for automation applications that require the control of only one servomotor, yet also call for exceptionally quick, precise and reliable […]
FAQ: What’s the learning curve for programming a PLC?
The answer is… it depends. For starters, it depends on one’s level of programming experience. Either past PLC programming or computer programming in general, as well as the types of programming environments (visual or textual, for instance) one is used to. Someone with a good bit of programming experience will probably find the process easier […]