Elmo Motion Control will demonstrate at Electronica China 2013 (booth #4136, March 19-21, China) its advanced motion solutions for the most challenging industrial applications. The Elmo solution comprises network controllers, servo drives, design software, and motors. It also features advanced technology that meets the requirements of modern manufacturing system design and operation where high-performance, precision, […]
Ingenia introduces Pluto ultra-compact DC Servo Drive 500 W
Ingenia Motion Control announces the release of PLUTO Digital Servo Drive an ultra-compact, modular solution for control of rotary or linear brushless, DC brush and stepper motors up to 500 W peak, with 5 Arms output current and no heat sink needed. Pluto is an open-frame drive easy to integrate in applications where space is […]
Motor Controller with Parallel Processing Cores Provides Simple Conversion of AC Motor Control Designs
Motor control application designers are now moving away from the traditional universal or AC motor design to a more sophisticated brushless DC (BLDC) motor or permanent magnet synchronous motor (PMSM) design. However, choosing either of these methods can be challenging if the designer has limited access to advanced, complex motor control algorithms. This can lead […]
R325P Stepper Driver from Lin Engineering
Lin Engineering announces the release of the new R325P; an updated version of the popular R325 stepper driver product. Combining compact size with high performance, the R325P can be utilized with stepper motors of many shapes and sizes. The R325P microstepping driver is capable of output currents ranging from 0.3 to 3.0 amps peak while […]
Lenze Americas Offers Free Mobile App for Calculating Drive Systems
Lenze Americas has released a packaged collection of formulas now available as a free app for smartphone, tablet and mobile PC users. An easy-to-use reference application for performing basic physical calculations, Lenze’s Formulas and Tables app provides engineers, drive manufacturers and trainers a mobile tool to design drive systems while on the go. The new […]
Nippon Pulse Offers Geared Stepper To Replace NEMA11
Nippon Pulse has introduced the PFCU30 integrated geared stepper motor as a replacement option for a NEMA11 hybrid stepper motor. Because it is a tin-can style stepper motor, the PFCU30 is available at a much lower cost than a NEMA11 hybrid stepper motor, potentially 50 percent lower. With its standard 3/25 gear ratio, the PFCU30 […]
Robust Absolute Rotary Encoders Added to the HEIDENHAIN Line
HEIDENHAIN has expanded its absolute rotary encoder offering with the new RIQ/IQN 425 series. These sturdy, inductive rotary encoders were designed for use in applications in the automation and wind energy industries, wood machining, tracking systems for photovoltaic facilities and direct measurement of elevator cabins, to name a few. The rotary encoders of the RIQ […]
AutomationDirect adds precision servo gearboxes
AutomationDirect’s new SureGear PGA series of high-precision servo gear reducers is an excellent choice for applications requiring accuracy and reliability. Offered in a concentric shaft design with a maximum five arc-min backlash rating, the SureGear PGA series is an accurate, high-performance, and cost-effective solution for applications such as gantries, injection-molding machines, conveyors, and more. The […]
ABB launches well-equipped MicroFlex e150 Ethernet Servo Drives
ABB Inc. has unveiled a servomotor drive line-up with lots of features for the booming Ethernet-based machine automation market — the MicroFlex e150 Ethernet Servo Drives. The Ethernet Servo Drives are compatible with many industrial Ethernet protocols and provide local motion control programming, an integrated functional safety capability and a universal-encoder interfacing capability. This wide […]
Heason Technology’s ‘Edge’ ceramic motor – the smallest motor of its kind
Heason Technology has recently released a new 20-page catalogue that features Nanomotion’s ceramic servo motors, as well as piezo sub-systems and drives. In particular, it showcases the miniature EM1-S-O ‘Edge’ ceramic motor — the tiniest industrial direct-drive motor of its kind. The EM1-S-O ‘Edge’ ceramic motor can be easily installed into space restricted mechatronics assemblies. […]