The Drives & Motion Division of Yaskawa America, Inc. recently signed DRV, Inc. of Pittsburgh, PA, as its first medium voltage drive distributor in the United States. DRV, a highly respected Yaskawa low voltage drive and motion control distributor over the past ten years, will now partner with Yaskawa to promote the company’s new MV1000 […]
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Lenze Americas Honored to Receive Alternatives’ Community Beacon Award
Lenze Americas has received the Community Beacon Award from Alternatives, a non-profit organization that provides services to individuals with disabilities. The Community Beacon Award recognizes individuals, staff and community members that have made significant contributions to the Alternatives agency and the people it serves. We are delighted and honored to receive the Community Beacon Award, […]
Yaskawa Releases MV1000 Medium Voltage AC Drive
The Drives & Motion Division of Yaskawa America announces the release of the MV1000 medium voltage AC drive family. Designed for energy savings and improved process control, MV1000 drives combine compact modular design, high efficiency, low harmonics, and industry leading MTBF into a medium voltage drive solution that is compatible with Yaskawa’s popular 1000 series […]
New DMC-30016 Pocket Motion Controller from Galil
Galil Motion Control is announcing their latest drive option for the DMC-30000 Pocket Motion Controller Series. The new DMC-30016 combines a single-axis motion controller with a 1.4A/phase stepper drive in a compact unit. DMC-30016 v2“The DMC-30016 joins the growing family of drive options for the DMC-30000 Pocket Motion Controller Series which includes the previously released […]
Low Current Encoder Ready IDEA Drive
Haydon Kerk Motion Solutions, a brand of AMETEK Precision Motion Control, has introduced the latest addition to the IDEA Drive™ line of sophisticated stepper motor controllers. The RoHS-compliant PCM4806E drive allows an encoder input to the controller for closed-loop position correction capability. This particular drive is optimized to regulate a low-current power stage suitable for […]
3-in-1 Motion Controller Combines EtherNet/IP and Rugged IP67 Rating
Advanced Micro Controls Inc. (AMCI), adds IP67 protection and rugged M12 connectors to their 3-in-1 integrated motion control package, providing exceptional durability. AMCI’s SMD23E incorporates a stepper motor, drive, and controller; simplifying installation and reducing cabling. This compact, low-cost, out-of-the-box motion control solution communicates with the host controller (PLC or PAC) via EtherNet/IP or Modbus-TCP, […]
Small spindle drives now available in wearproof ceramic
With the GP8S and GP16S spindle drives, maxon motor is expanding the program and simultaneously launching the ceramic spindle. The ceramic spindle is an extraordinary product, with several advantages. The GP 16 S with ceramic spindle joins the ranks of the existing 16 series spindle drives. With its unique metric M6 ceramic spindle, it transmits […]
Elmo Announces New Ultra-High Current Military Servo Drives
With ratings of 150 A, 300 A and 600 A and operating voltages ranging from 16 to 96 VDC, the newest Gold Eagle family members are specifically designed to meet the unique requirements of unmanned applications such as unmanned vehicles, turrets and other systems that require repeated power bursts for relatively long time periods. To […]
ADVANCED Motion Controls introduces configurable analog servo drives
Available immediately are the B060A400AC and B100A400AC analog brushless servo drives providing up to 21kW and 35kW respectively. The B060A400AC is capable of outputting 60A peak and 30A continuous while the B100A400AC outputs 100A peak and 50A continuous. These servo drives can operate with both AC and DC supply voltages with an AC voltage range […]
A first-timer’s look at NIWeek
This is my first time at NI Week and the first word that comes to mind is “impressive.” Throughout the morning keynote presentations on Tuesday, you could really tell that the NI staff, from marketing to product managers and design engineers, truly love what they do here and enjoy making the products that will, in […]