by Michael Paradiso, Application Engineer, OEM/Global Accounts Solutions Engineer, Fremont, CA Beyond compliance with new international safety standards, programmable safety controllers offer designers flexibility and simplified configuration. In motion control, safety has always been an important factor. Over the years, improving the safety in motion control processes has been a key focus of system designers. […]
Miniature dc servo motor controller from maxon
maxon precision motor’s newly released DC servo motor controller is the ESCON 50/5 OEM module. This mini OEM plug-in module is a 4 quadrant Pulse Width Modulated (PWM) servo motor controller that can efficiently control permanent magnet brushed DC motors (PMDC motors) and Brushless DC servo motors (BLDC motors) containing hall effect sensors, with power […]
Presses Feature Speedier Printing, Less Waste
by Fernando Martinez, Bosch Rexroth Corp. A new generation printing press system integrates frameless motors, regenerative drives, an advanced controller platform and linear motion components that improve productivity and print quality. Designing a new generation of printing presses from the ground up can be a daunting challenge. There are engineering challenges and customer expectations to […]
Introducing the 4 mm micro motor and gearhead
maxon motor introduces the EC4, a 4 mm diameter brushless DC motor and gearhead. The typical issue found with micro drives of this size is the output power is too low for the application requirements because of the physical limitations. maxon increased the performance of this tiny motor using the latest winding technology along with […]
HEIDENHAIN Offers Fieldbus Encoders With Rugged Hollow Shaft Design
HEIDENHAIN offers the ECN/EQN 400 series rotary encoders with PROFIBUS and PROFINET interfaces for use in manufacturing, process automation, and more. These new encoders feature a rugged blind hollow shaft, with a 12mm diameter. Both the models ECN 413 and EQN 425 rotary encoders are resistant to shock (6 ms) up to 1000 m/s2 and […]
Groschopp Introduces An Updated Brushless DC Motor
Groschopp Inc. introduces an updated Brushless DC (BLDC) motor and several gearmotor combinations. Due to the lack of wear components, the BLDC motor is considered to be a maintenance-free, high reliability motor with a life of 20,000 hours or more. Typically only the bearings will limit a brushless motor’s life. With an outside square dimension […]
The Next Step in Non-contact Sensing
by Eric Mueller, Sensor Magnets Product Manager, Dexter Magnetic Technologies, Elk Grove Village, Ill. Non-contact linear and rotary position measurement is attainable with robust multi-pole magnets Today’s machinery and motion systems have an increased need for accurate, repeatable and reliable measurement of linear and rotary position. The evolving history of position sensing ranges from simple electromechanical […]
Step Motor Basics Calculator
Step motor basics calculator / converter featuring torque, speed, inertia, distance, resolution, and some common industry terms. Share across most any website, including Facebook, Engineering Exchange, iGoogle, Yahoo, Netvibes and more. You can also share and email this widget and even use on your desktop using the Vista Sidebar or Yahoo Widgets. Suggestions / feedback […]
