FAULHABER (www.faulhaber.de) has once again extended its BX4 range of 4-pole brushless DC servo motors as it unveils the series 2232/2250…BX4 CSD/CCD, the most compact drive in the world with integrated motion controller. The new series offers all the advantages of the BX4 4-pole brushless technology with one axis motion controller. With its high torque, […]
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Pepperl+Fuchs introduces new Advanced Diagnostic Module that monitors Fieldbus networks
Pepperl+Fuchs (www.pepperl-fuchs.com) has announced the release of its latest version of Advanced Diagnostic Module DTM software. The Advanced Diagnostic Modules or ADM check the quality of fieldbus communication for PROFIBUS PA networks and FOUNDATION fieldbus H1. The Diagnostic Manager software offers a number of updates that speed up fieldbus commissioning and omit the guesswork of […]
Purfresh introduces Multi-Room Control Box equipped with PLC
Purfresh (www.purfresh.com) is proud to announce the release of its Multi-Room Control Box (MRCB) technology that offers Purfresh’s Cold Storage and Intellipur software analytics. The MRCB is a ground-breaking innovation that enables one ozone generator to precisely control and distribute ozone in up to 16 cold storage rooms. Distributing the advanced intelligence and power of […]
Arduino Pro Mini controls Gimme to track a person’s movement
Chris Eckert, a San Jose artist, has been working up on “Gimme” – a prototype for a pan-handling sculpture. It is controlled by Arduino Pro Mini, a microcontroller board based on the ATmega168 that utilizes sensors to track the movement of a person, and once they are found, the sculpture automatically solicits money. Gimme’s stepper […]
Techno announces new multi-axis stepper controller
Techno, Inc. Linear Motion Systems (www.techno-isel.com) is proud to announce the release of the all-new iMC-P1 multi-axis stepper controller – a single- to four-axis controller complete with power supply, drives, I/O, software and enclosure. The new stepper controller can be used in a wide range of applications including dispensing, pick-and-place, testing, assembly, routing, welding, drilling, […]
Divelbiss introduces Harsh Environment HMI Controller with PLC functionality
Divelbiss Corporation (www.divelbiss.com) has launched the all-new HEC-HMI Harsh Environment HMI, an addition to its family of Harsh Environment Controllers. Based on the patented PLC-on-a-Chip technology, the HEC-HMI series controller allows programmable intelligence under lesser ideal conditions thanks to a water-tight enclosure with gland connectors. This standard enclosure is screw and sub-plate mountable, as well […]
Mitsubishi’s Outlander Sport test-drive a success with remote robotic control
Mitsubishi Motors (www.mitsubishi-motors.com) has recently launched a campaign that centers on virtual test drive. Rather than releasing the usual gaming console where one can drive a Mitsubishi vehicle, the carmaker is letting drivers around the US drive a real Mitsubishi Outlander Sport on a closed track by controlling the car remotely via computer. The program, […]
Cognex’s embedded vision systems support PLCs and HMIs
Cognex (www.cognex.com) is making a breakthrough in embedded vision systems that support programmable logic controllers (PLC) and human-machine interface (HMI) industrial protocols. Nowadays, if the manufacturing system of the customer has a Rockwell PLC, then the vision system must talk to it, said Rick Roszkowski, the company’s senior director of vision systems marketing, adding that […]
Slip Ring Motor Drives from Sprint Electric
Sprint Electric now offers drives for slip ring motors. The new motor controllers will be introduced in November at SPS/IPC/Drives, the international trade fair for electric automation, systems and components, in Nuremberg, Germany. A slip ring motor is a type of induction motor having a wound rotor connected to slip rings. Typical applications for slip […]
Galil unveils Ethernet motion controller
Galil Motion Control (www.galilmc.com) is proud to announce the release of the latest product in its Econo series – the DMC-41×3. Compared to previous Econo controllers, the new product features several enhancements, which include a USB 2.0 port, Ethernet 10/100Base-T, analog inputs, larger program memory, higher speed performance and optically isolated I/O. The DMC-41×3 can […]