Lenze Americas has expanded support to material handling operations with its fully integrated energy efficient solution package comprised of DSD software, MF (multiple frequency) gear motor with GKR bevel gearbox, and the 8400 motec with VFC eco mode. The Lenze energy efficient solution package comprises a trifecta of offerings that take into account the entire […]
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Scanning the News in Motion Control: From Chip Level Hardware to System Design Software
If I had to make a list of the 2012 hot topics of the year in automation and motion control, energy efficiency would be high on that list. In fact, last month I wrote about some new tools from several automation suppliers aimed at improving energy efficiency of machines and motion systems. It turns out […]
CD-adapco Releases Version 9.1 of SPEED PC-BDC
Melville, NY – CD-adapco has released the new 9.1 PC-BDC version of SPEED with over 150 revisions and updates added to extend, amplify and broaden the program’s capability and ease-of-use. PC-BDC is intended for designing and calculating brushless PM motors, drives and generators, line-start PM motors, and wound field synchronous machines. The accelerated speed of […]
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 […]
I/O Processors from Opto 22 Upgrade Legacy Digital I/O Systems to Ethernet
Temecula, CA – Industrial automation manufacturer Opto 22 has released the G4D32EB2-UPG and G4EB2, two new I/O processors which allow automation professionals to upgrade a legacy mistic(tm) or Pamux(tm) G4 digital I/O system on a serial network to operate as part of a modern, Ethernet/TCP-based control system without needing to replace or modify existing I/O […]
Elmo Motion Control will display its motion control solution for industrial applications at IMTS
Elmo Motion Control will display at IANA, IMTS 2012, Chicago its motion control solution for industrial applications. Elmo’s solution comprises the advanced, easy-to-use Gold Maestro multi-axis network controller that handles up to 100 axes and supports EtherCAT and CANopen; the multi-functional, user-friendly Elmo Application Studio (EAS) design environment that can program, tune, configure, optimize, set-up, […]
TURCK rotary single axis inclinometer offers extended application flexibility
TURCK (www.turck.com) has expanded its portfolio of dual axis CANopen inclinometers for angular tilt detection with the addition of the latest rotary single axis inclinometer. Featuring up to 360 degrees of monitoring range, the single axis inclinometer’s extended application flexibility enables operators to conveniently monitor mechanical arms, including tensioners or moving components. CANopen communication makes […]
SPEED 2012 Electro-magnetic Machine Software Design Suite
Los Angeles, Cal. – The new CD-Adapco SPEED 2012 software design suite release features programs for motor design including brushless PM motors, induction motors, DC brush motors, DC and AC wound field motors, and switched reluctance motors. The suite is available with a floating license system using FlexLM and a link that was established to […]
