Industrial automation solutions provider Omron Automation Americas recently announced the 2017 fiscal year’s winners of the Distributor of the Year award at its FY18 Sales Conference during the week of May 21st. Over 650 persons representing Omron and its channel partners participated in the event, which included new technology presentations, product training, business planning and […]
Balluff’s emergency stop for safety over IO-Link
Balluff has added an Emergency Stop device (E-Stop) to widen further the safety product portfolio. Balluff’s E-Stop is easily and inexpensively connected directly to the Balluff “Safety Over IO-Link” module or to any safety controller using standard M12 connectors, eliminating terminations and reducing the incidence of mis-wiring. “These devices are used in a variety of […]
PTDA 2018 Leadership Development Conference
Dozens of future leaders in the power transmission/motion control industry engaged in a mix of education and interactive exercises and took home powerful tips and strategies from facilitator Matt Mayberry during the PTDA 2018 Leadership Development Conference. Held March 21-23 in San Antonio, Texas, participants in “Transformational Leadership: Becoming a World Class Leader” walked through […]
Beckhoff touch panels with 10.1-in. widescreen displays
Beckhoff Automation has announced the release of the CP6x00 Control Panels and Panel PCs with 10.1-in. widescreen displays. The expanded line of entry-level panels from Beckhoff, first launched with 7-in. displays, has been expanded by three new cabinet-mounted devices, each with a 10.1-in. widescreen display. PC-based control technology in the cost-sensitive, lower to middle performance […]
IDEC introduces MicroSmart FC6A Plus PLC
IDEC Corporation announces the release of its MicroSmart FC6A Plus, a PLC with up to 2,060 local I/O. With its expanded I/O capacity, the FC6A Plus can control and monitor the largest machines or entire small-scale manufacturing facilities, a capability seldom found in a micro PLC. To ensure high-level performance with this expanded I/O count, […]
True non-contact rotary encoder
Joral LLC introduces the PE18 ProxEncoder non-contact rotary encoder product line. Modeled in a threaded proximity switch housing, the 18mm true non-contact encoder is designed to capture rotary motion where conventional sensors fail. Two USPTO patents enable the PE18 ProxEncoder to detect on-axis rotation with up to 0.5-in. (12mm) air gap between the application and […]
Miniature voice coil motor with high force-to-size ratio
Smaller in diameter than a United States quarter, the miniature Linear Voice Coil Motor, LVCM-019-016-02, from Moticont has a high force-to-size ratio. It produces 8.9 oz. (2.5 N) of continuous force and 28.0 oz. (7.8 N) of peak force in a compact 0.750-in. (19.1 mm) diameter x 0.94-in. (23.8 mm) long envelope (at mid-stroke). This […]
Dual feedback voice coil actuator from H2W Technologies
The VCS20-020-CR-01-MC-F3K voice coil positioning stage has dual feedback capability. It can operate either under closed loop position control with force monitoring or closed loop force control with position monitoring. It uses H2W voice coil motor NCC20-18-020-1A to generate a continuous/peak force of 2.0 lbs [8.9 N]/6.0 lbs [26.7 N] with a total stroke length […]
Ogura’s new product line addition – mechanical clutches
Ogura Industrial has announced a new addition to its product line. Although this product is not new to Ogura, it is new to North America. The mechanical clutch series is finding new opportunities for machinery manufacturers in North America because of some of its unique features. The mechanical clutches are a multiple disc design that […]
New networked safe torque off option module
Rockwell Automation has introduced a networked safe torque off option module, allowing safety and nonsafety functions to share the same EtherNet/IP network. Designed for the Allen-Bradley PowerFlex 755 and PowerFlex 755T AC drives, this safety option helps protect personnel and equipment by removing rotational power from the motor without removing power from the drive. This […]
