Leine & Linde Gateway products allow motion system designers to include virtually any encoder with an EnDat interface into their application. Now adding a PROFINET Gateway to the mix, Leine & Linde makes this addition simpler than ever, and will also support CanOPEN, DeviceNet, and PROFIBUS interfaces as well. The benefit of the HEIDENHAIN EnDat […]
Low-voltage brushless DC gearmotor with built-in speed control from Bodine
Bodine Electric Company is expanding its offering of INTEGRAmotor gearmotor and control systems by adding 24 new 34B/SR-WX models. Now available as standard products, this series has a track record in applications such as chemical injection pumps, medical equipment and automatic gate openers. Designed for portable or remote applications where connection to an AC line […]
Lenze brings robot programming module to gantry pick-and-place applications
Lenze is paving the way for easy configuration of pick-and-place robotics used in the areas of intralogistics, packaging technology, assembly and material handling systems. Robotic motion for gantry systems and automatic stackers is designed more easily with the robotics module in the Lenze FAST application software. “Most gantry robots operate on a single axis using […]
New housed brushless torque motor from Allied Motion
Allied Motion’s new CM-2600 series of housed brushless torque motors offers the choice of an integrated encoder. The CM-2600 series torque motors are comprised of a high-performance brushless dc motor, one of three types of optical encoder, and a precision bearing system all enclosed in an aluminum housing with an IP40 rating. The CM-2600 motor […]
Control Techniques’ Add-on Instructions simplify drive, PLC integration
Control Techniques’ Add-On Instruction (AOI) offering makes it easy to integrate Unidrive M with Allen-Bradley CompactLogix and ControlLogix PLCs. An open and editable file, the Unidrive M AOI integrates easily into the Logix architecture allowing for further future flexibility. This free AOI download provides an easy path to integrate Control Techniques’ Advanced Motion Controller (AMC) […]
Celera Motion offers new Optira precision encoder
Smaller and smarter, the innovative MicroE Optira™ Series Encoder from Celera Motion is the only encoder in its class to provide a resolution of up to 5nm with all automatic gain control (AGC), interpolation, and signal processing carried out in the sensor head. Furthermore, wide alignment tolerances and patented PurePrecision™ optical technology make Optira’s miniature […]
Miniature Piezo Flexure Positioning Stage from PI
PI’s (Physik Instrumente) new PIHera Z flexure-guided piezo nanopositioning stage features travel ranges of 50 µm to 250 µm (400 µm open-loop). Flexure guided piezo positioning stages provide vibrationless motion with virtually unlimited resolution and fast response. Due to the lack of rolling elements, there is no bearing rumble to affect the uniformity or straightness […]
Technology Tuesdays Podcast: Jeff Phillips on LabVIEW 2015
For this week’s Design World Technology Tuesdays Podcast, I spoke with Jeff Phillips, Section Manager for Software Platforms at National Instruments. Last week at NI Week 2015, National Instruments released the latest version of LabVIEW with an emphasis on “faster”; opening code faster, writing code faster, debugging code faster, and deploying code faster. I talk […]
Bishop-Wisecarver Group now offers high-quality AC servo motors
Bishop-Wisecarver Group (BWG) has expanded its product offering to include DMV Series AC Servo Motors in a variety of frame sizes. The motors are sourced from a high-quality Japanese supplier and feature an industry-leading 18-month warranty. “By providing both the servo motor and the actuator, BWG can provide a more complete solution to better meet […]
New Mitsubishi Electric inverter for 600-V regions
Engineering and plant managers in regions where the main power supply is 575 to 600 V can now harness the performance benefits of Mitsubishi Electric’s inverter technology with the introduction of the A860 Series variable frequency drive (VFD). A 600-V version of the proven A800 Series all-in-one VFD, the new A860 Series inverter combines traditional […]