The Motion Control Association (MCA), the global trade group representing the motion control industry, announced that it has reached a milestone of surpassing 100 member companies. This reflects a strong momentum of recent growth for the association that was founded in late 2006 with just a handful of leading motion control industry suppliers. Members now […]
Altra Industrial Motion Completes Acquisition of Svendborg Brakes
Altra Industrial Motion Corp. (Nasdaq:AIMC) announced that it has closed on the acquisition of Svendborg Brakes A/S and S.B. Patent Holding ApS (together “Svendborg”), a global manufacturer of premium quality caliper brakes. Headquartered in Vejstrup, Denmark, Svendborg provides engineered braking systems for a wide range of industrial markets including oil & gas, mining, wind power, […]
Trio Motion launches new concept Motion Coordinator
Trio Motion’s MC4N-Mini EtherCAT master is a new concept for its high performance Motion Coordinator series motion and machine controllers. The EtherCAT dedicated controller can handle up to 32 axes of servo or stepper drives and 1024 machine I/O points. The MC4N-ECAT’s built-in expandable library of the market leading EtherCAT digital drives and I/O modules […]
Tough and durable: Rolling bearing cages with DLC coating
NKE Austria GmbH introduces rolling bearing cages with DLC (Diamond-like Carbon) coating. These steel cages coated with DLC are tougher and last longer than the standard, uncoated brass variants, and are ideally suited to harsh operating conditions. Other bearing components besides cages can also be treated with the amorphous carbon coating. As part of its […]
New Low-Voltage, Right-Angle Brushless DC Gearmotors from Bodine
Bodine Electric Company has added a new selection of high-performance right-angle INTEGRAmotor™ gearmotors to its product line. The new type 34B4/FV-5N gearmotors combine Bodine’s 34B brushless DC motor with a compact and cost competitive right-angle gearhead, a built-in PWM speed control, and an optical encoder. Together, they create a high-performance drive package that radically simplifies […]
AutomationDirect adds small NEMA motor stepper gearboxes
AutomationDirect’s new SureGear™ PGCN series of stepper gearboxes is an excellent choice for stepper and other motion control applications requiring a NEMA-size input/output interface. Available in NEMA 17, 23, and 34 sizes and gear ratios of 5, 10, 25, 50, and 100:1, SureGear stepper gearboxes are designed with a nominal speed of 3,500 RPM and […]
New Absolute Rotary Encoders with Functional Safety
As the demand for functionally safe equipment products grows, so does HEIDENHAINs component product offerings. Now new to the market are HEIDENHAINs ROx 400 absolute rotary encoders, available in a functionally safe design including a mechanical fault exclusion for the shaft. Both the synchro and clamping flange versions passed the type testing from TÜV Süd, […]
ElectroCraft EXC-Series 2.3-inch AC Servo Motors
The new EXC-Series 2.3-inch AC Servo Motors, are high voltage, high performance brushless servo motors incorporating the latest electro-magnetic components creating high continuous torques with low inertia for rapid acceleration. They are available with hall-effect commutation or encoder feedback and a variety of connection options. The EXC-Series 2.3-inch AC Servo motor offers customers high economic […]
Cabled Step Motors
Applied Motion Products has announced a new range of step motors for DC powered drives which are now available with 10 foot cables. These motors are available in single or double shaft versions with additional encoder or encoder and cover options. The availability of cables and covered encoders make this range particularly suitable for rugged […]
New premium hollow shaft angular gearbox from B&R
B&R’s selection of premium-grade angular planetary gearboxes has been expanded to include the new 8GA75 model for flange sizes 60 to 142 mm. The hollow shaft differentiates these new gearboxes from the well-known 8GA60 series with a solid shaft. With a hollow shaft it is possible to feed cables, fluid lines and material strands through […]