Bodine Electric Company has attained ISO 9001:2008 certification. The ISO 9001 standard is an internationally recognized framework that specifies requirements for an organization’s management system. It enables the organization to consistently produce products that satisfy customers’ needs. Bodine Electric’s quality system was assessed by Det Norske Veritas (DNV), one of the world’s leading providers of […]
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New Software Offerings Aid Energy Savings for Manufacturers
As mentioned in a previous blog posting summarizing the news from the recent Pack Expo, there is an ongoing and renewed interest in energy consumption in manufacturing plants. Plant managers and engineers are looking beyond some of the more obvious starting points such as lighting to the machinery in plants, specifically the motors and systems packed […]
maxon motor launches configurable DC drives
The new maxon DCX program offers high power and can be configured and ordered completely online. On maxon’s microsite, you can find brushed DC motors, planetary gearheads and sensors and now in addition maxon has rolled out all new configuration software: DCX motors, GPX gearheads and ENX encoders can be configured and ordered online. “We […]
Mitsubishi Electric Automation’s RT Toolbox2 has iQ Works Software Suite
Mitsubishi Electric Automation, Inc. has integrated RT Toolbox2™ into its popular MELSOFT iQ Works® software platform and has added robots to the MELSOFT Navigator® environment. The addition of RT Toolbox2 allows programming, maintaining, retrofitting and monitoring of Mitsubishi Electric robots ─ along with PLCs, HMIs, Servos and Motion Controllers ─ from the same platform. In […]
Kollmorgen AKM™ Motor and ACS Controller Drive Virginia Tech’s BOLT Electric Motorcycle to Victory
VT BOLT, Virginia Tech University’s entry to the 2012 all-electric TTXGP is a 100 percent electric racing motorcycle driven by a low voltage Kollmorgen AKM™ 74 AC permanent magnet motor and a Kollmorgen ACS80XL 80V Gen6 drive. The results have been impressive, with the AKM motor and ACS drive enabling VT BOLT to achieve top […]
New Galvanometers And Galvo Controllers Deliver High Resolution And Throughput
New Nmark AGV galvanometers and Nmark CLS galvo controllers from Aerotech provide increased throughput with industry-leading resolution for laser micromachining applications. Using advanced interpolation electronics, the Nmark controller provides greater than 24 bits of effective resolution with 2D positioning accuracy of 10 microns or better. An exclusive Infinite Field of View feature seamlessly synchronizes servo […]
NI’s PXIe-8135 offers industry leading performance
National Instruments has recently unveiled the NI PXIe-8135 embedded controller, which features USB 3.0 connectivity and the quad-core third generation Intel Core i7 processor, making it the fastest PXI embedded controller in the industry. Using the efficient PXIe-8135 embedded controller, engineers can attain shorter test times and higher automated test throughput. This further advances PXI […]
PAX2C PID controller features flexible plug-in option cards
Red Lion Controls expanded its portfolio of industrial automation solutions with the latest PAX2C PID controller. This controller is specifically designed for the temperature control and process markets. It is likewise very suitable for various applications including glass processing, heat-treating, gas, energy, packaging, plastics as well as food and beverages. Apart from that, the PAX2C […]
AMC’s M/V Series Motor Controllers for mobile electric vehicle platforms
Servo2Go has expanded its line-up of electric vehicle servo drives made by Advanced Motion Controls— the M/V™ Series Motor Controllers. The purpose-designed M/V™ Series Motor Controllers are four-quadrant, fully functional servo drives that can operate in today’s modern mobile electric vehicular platforms. These Motor Controllers also work well for various applications in both industrial and […]
XPS-Qx universal motion controller/driver provides 10 KHz DAQ rates
Newport Corporation has unveiled a new series of ultra-high performance universal motion controller/driver that delivers 10 KHz DAQ rates — the XPS-Qx. Offered in 2- to 8-axis configurations, these easy-to-use controllers come with the latest firmware and dual core processor. Aside from that, the integrated motion controller/driver provides high-speed communication via 10/100 Base-T Ethernet, delivering […]