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Application: AMTI MOBIUS treadmills blend innovation and performance

September 20, 2017 By Lisa Eitel Leave a Comment

MOBIUS is AMTI’s new line of high-quality performance treadmills. It comes in two models — one fixed-tilt and one inclinable, capable of a 25% gradient. Both models have two independent, 8800N-capacity force platforms, and a newly-designed frame engineered to reach the highest possible natural frequency. The result: MOBIUS treadmills are capable of the most accurate […]

Filed Under: Motion Casebook Tagged With: amti

Warner XS-Series brake applications: Quiet and powerful braking in airline seats and more

June 9, 2017 By Lisa Eitel Leave a Comment

XS-Series spring-actuated electrically released brakes from Warner Electric — part of the Altra Industrial Motion Corp. — are specifically designed to meet stringent compactness requirements in weight-sensitive applications. They boost reliable braking performance in a package weighing as little as 27 g. The XS brakes are  also statically engaged holding  so can stop moving loads in […]

Filed Under: Brakes + Clutches, Featured, Industry News, Mechanical PT, Motion Casebook Tagged With: altraindustrialmotion, warnerelectric

Motion-platform maker standardizes on Sensoray I/O for measurement and control

June 9, 2017 By Lisa Eitel Leave a Comment

Servos & Simulation Inc. is a manufacturer of motion platforms and control loaders. Recently the systems builder picked a Model 826 analog and digital I/O system on a PCI Express board from Oregon-based Sensoray for the primary measurement and control interface for their full product line. Servos & Simulation provides motion platforms and control loaders […]

Filed Under: Controls, Featured, I/O, Industry News, Motion Casebook, Networking + IoT, Stand-Alone Controllers Tagged With: sensoray

Motion applications for transducers and sensors

March 7, 2017 By Miles Budimir Leave a Comment

sensors

Transducers and sensors are essential components for data collection, systems monitoring, and control feedback. In motion-control applications, transducers take the form of rotary or linear encoders for position feedback, sensors such as tachometers for speed sensing, and even proximity switches to initiate or halt some machine action. In hydraulic motion control systems, for instance, pressure […]

Filed Under: Featured, Motion Casebook, Sensors + Vision Tagged With: siko

Unique servomotors improve packaging application

March 1, 2017 By Miles Budimir Leave a Comment

motors

High-capacity manufacturing applications are leveraging servomotors and drives in their quest to achieve better efficiency with automation. This is because servomotors are one of the most commonly used motors for precision positioning and load-responsive motion. Servomotors power applications in a wide range of industries, though are most suited for controlling the movement of machines in packaging, […]

Filed Under: Motion Casebook, Motors, Servo Motors Tagged With: LinMot

Stepper motors excel in unique conveying application

February 23, 2017 By Miles Budimir Leave a Comment

stepper motors

Stepper motors are common in positioning applications and have the advantage of being accurately controllable down to fractions of a degree, even without the use of feedback devices such as encoders or resolvers. They operate in open-loop (not closed-loop), without the need for tuning parameters as in closed-loop systems. Stepper motors are also relatively inexpensive. Because […]

Filed Under: FAQs + basics, Featured, Motion Casebook Tagged With: Applied Motion Products

Low-power applications benefit from gearmotors

February 17, 2017 By Miles Budimir Leave a Comment

gearmotors

Applications that require a lot of force to move heavy loads are the most common for gearmotors. Most industrial gearmotors incorporate fixed-speed ac motors. However, some gearmotors use dc motors, which are common in automotive applications, among others. It’s possible to combine many different motors and gearsets. However, not just any one will work for […]

Filed Under: FAQs + basics, Gearmotors, Motion Casebook Tagged With: Siemens

Conveyors help medical-product manufacturer package + store product

January 30, 2017 By Lisa Eitel Leave a Comment

Now, a production line centered around conveyors from QC Conveyors is helping one medical-device manufacturer boost production of sterile product. CooperSurgical is a maker of diagnostic and therapeutic medical devices to women’s healthcare providers. Recently the manufacturer turned to QC Conveyors to setup a new production line that maintains the cleanliness required for packaging medical products, […]

Filed Under: Conveyors + linear transport systems, Featured, Industry News, Integrated Motion Systems, Motion Casebook Tagged With: qcconveyors, qcindustries

Integrated motors in motion-control applications

January 24, 2017 By Miles Budimir Leave a Comment

motors

Article updated November 2019 ⚙️ Integrated motors include a motor rotor and stator (in a brushless dc, servomotor or stepper motor form) paired with other motion components. About half of all integrated motors incorporate a brushless motor with permanent magnets on the rotors, though other formats exist. The most basic integrated motors consist of just […]

Filed Under: Motion Casebook, Motors Tagged With: Elmo Motion Control

Motion system applications: encoders in aerospace and manufacturing

January 20, 2017 By Miles Budimir Leave a Comment

THERE ARE AS MANY ENCODER CHOICES as there are design objectives. When encoders provide position feedback, it’s common to specify encoder resolution exceeding what the application requires as a way to address the partial count uncertainty of digital measurements. Heavy industrial equipment for metal stamping, wind turbines, printing, and steel processing often uses high-speed rotary […]

Filed Under: Encoders, Featured, Motion Casebook Tagged With: HEIDENHAIN, Posital-Fraba

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