Johnson Electric announced a miniature drives platform for insulin pump. This platform is developed with coreless brushless DC motor technology with an integrated high precision position sensing system and a precise miniature planetary gear box. It is industry’s highest position sensing resolution that enables highest dosing precision for the insulin pumps. Precise and robust mechanical […]
New additions to B&R’s ACOPOSmicro lineup
B&R has made some new additions to its ACOPOSmicro line of compact dual-axis drives. In addition to the drives available with a resolver and EnDat 2.2 and LinMot encoder interfaces, the ACOPOSmicro Servo now also features a convenient option board. In addition to the two trigger inputs and the 24 VDC output, this option board […]
POSITAL introduces new high-performance IXARC encoders
POSITAL-FRABA has revolutionized the world of rotary encoders. The new IXARC encoders combine the accuracy and dynamic response of optical encoders with the ruggedness and compact form factor of magnetic encoders for true ‘go anywhere, do anything’ performance. Building on the company’s well-proven magnetic encoder technology, these innovative products feature a new four-element Hall-effect magnetic […]
New Absolute Angle Encoders from HEIDENHAIN Offer Functional Safety
HEIDENHAIN Corporation is making available a new version of the RCN Series of absolute angle encoders, now with Functional Safety offering numerous advantages to todays machine tools. This RCN Series of angle encoders has built-in components that are part of an immediate machine shut-off process in case of machine or component malfunction. With a Functional […]
Ingenia releases expansion board for Pluto servo drive
Ingenia Motion Control is pleased to announce the release of a starter kit Input/output expansion board for his miniature servo drives Pluto series. It allows the rapid evaluation of the motion control capabilities with an easy and direct access the I/O signals available on the servo drive. The module replicates the I/Os connector, adding analog […]
Incremental Sendix 7000 Encoders from Kuebler
Explosion protection counts among the particularly safety-relevant tasks in many industries and branches. In branches such as mining, the chemical industry or the oil production, high plant availability and the best protection possible for men and for the environment have highest priority. Measuring devices that are in charge of positioning tasks must fully meet the […]
Brushless DC Tachometer/Commutators from ServoTek
ServoTek Products Inc. a member of the Bellofram Group of Companies and a world-renowned manufacturer of instrument-grade DC tachometers and low-cost encoders, announced the successful application of its TachSyn Series brushless DC tachometer/commutator within industrial motor speed monitoring applications. The high-accuracy TachSyn may be used as either a brushless DC tachometer or brushless DC motor […]
Rotary Indexing Tables add Flexibility to Automation
In the late 1980s, the automated grinding and polishing of mass-produced parts was typically carried out by special cam-operated or CNC-controlled machines. As fixtures, fittings, and components from the medical technology and automobile manufacturing industries became more complicated, the use of freeform surfaces began to increase and economic solutions needed to be found for the […]
Baldor Electric Introduces Complete Line of Dodge® Elevator Pulleys
Baldor Electric Company now offers a complete line of Dodge elevator pulleys, available in drum or single disc design with HE, XT, QD or Taper-Lock hubs and bushings. Heavy Duty elevator pulleys meet CEMA standards, but these pulleys are also available with Mine Duty Extra construction that features the Dodge integral hub design for ultimate […]
Understanding DC Motor Curves and Temperature
by Dan Montone, PITTMAN Motors/AMETEK Precision Motion Control, Harleysville, PA Motor performance changes with temperature. Understanding the effects of heat and temperature changes will help in selecting the right motor for an application. When applying DC motors to any type of application, temperature effects need to be considered in order to properly apply the motor. […]