Roswell, GA – B&R Industrial Automation’s ACOPOSmulti system offers a high degree of efficiency for multi-axis machines implemented in a wide range of industries such as the plastics, packaging, print, and textile industries. Machine manufacturers can use ACOPOSmulti units to achieve maximum performance in minimum space, which in turn means a decisive cost advantage. The […]
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Industrial PC and Open-HMI Brochure
A new brochure from Pro-face America spotlights a full line of standard, mid-range and high performance industrial PCs, as well as Open HMI solutions. Pro-face’s unique Integrated Factory Alert system, redundancy and hot-swappable drives solutions come together to deliver a higher level of system reliability. Pro-face is a global supplier of a broad range of […]
ProServe 5.2 Application Development Software from WAGO
Germantown, WI – Version 5.2 of WAGO’s free ProServe product development software suite features a new range of products and enhanced tools. Among the additions to the more than 16,000 products of ProServe 5.2’s ‘productLOCATOR’ which include DIN-rail, PCB and chassis mount terminal blocks, signal conditioners, and the WAGO-I/O-SYSTEM are those in the SPEEDWAY (Series […]
maxon motor Launches New CANopen Positioning Module
As an addition to the digital positioning controllers of the EPOS family, maxon motor now presents an OEM version. The miniaturized EPOS2 Module 36/2 is designed to control brush DC motors as well as brushless EC motors. This plug-in module offers full motion control functionalities and suits single-axis and multiple-axis applications of miniature size. The […]
Multi-axis Machine Control
Eden Prarie, MN – ACS Motion Control has developed a low-cost, small-footprint approach to complete machine control. Designated the SPiiPlus LF-CM, the machine controller provides multi-axis integrated control and up to 64 additional nodes (axes or I/O) via CANOpen network extension in a fraction of the footprint size of similar products. The controller includes a […]
Siemens PCS 7 Enhancements for Process Automation
Atlanta, GA – Siemens Energy & Automation, Inc. has enhanced its Simatic® PCS 7 Process Automation System with new features designed to reduce engineering and lifecycle costs. Version 7.1 of Simatic PCS 7 includes a new Advanced Process Library that offers pre-engineered function blocks, faceplates and human machine interface symbols. Unlike typical library offerings that […]
RIO-47200 Pocket PLC from Galil
Rocklin, CA — The new RIO-47200 Pocket PLC from Galil Motion Control provides intelligent and cost-effective I/O handling with DIN rail mounting and screw-terminals. Ideal for designers who are prototyping or want to connect discrete wires to the RIO via screw terminals, each RIO unit contains eight analog inputs, 16 optically isolated inputs and 16 […]
PLC-Based Position Controllers from Omron
SCHAUMBURG, IL – New Position Controllers from Omron Electronics LLC use a high-speed motion network to provide high precision control of 2, 4 and 16 axes to meet the growing need for fast throughput with reduced waste. The position controllers pair efficiently with Omron’s GN-Series servo drives and G-Series motors, and are compatible with a […]
Marked Increase in Sales at Bosch Rexroth for 2008
Hoffman Estates, IL — Bosch Rexroth AG, parent company of Bosch Rexroth Corporation in North America, announces $8.3 billion (5.9 billion Euros) in sales for 2008 – up 9.8 percent from the previous year. Sales in the Americas were up nearly eight percent in U.S. dollars. The company, a subsidiary of Robert Bosch GmbH, anticipates […]
Modular Bearing System for Planetary Wind Turbine Gearboxes
Most wind turbines use gearboxes to transform the relatively low rotational speed of the main shaft into the higher speeds required for power generation. Single or two stage planetary gears are often used to keep the overall size small. The bearings of the planetary gears tend to be highly loaded in this application. Austrian bearing […]
