Linear motion products manufacturer Haydon Kerk Motion Solutions (www.haydonkerk.com) has introduced its integrated Size 17 “captive” stepper motor linear actuator and DCM4826X microstepping drive module. Available in single stack as well as double stack motor configurations, the integrated linear actuator/drive unit also comes with a vast array of lead screw resolutions. In the single stack […]
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Allegro’s A4979 programmable stepper-motor driver IC with microstepping capability
Allegro MicroSystems Europe (www.allegromicro.com) has introduced a new programmable stepper motor driver IC that offers improved diagnostics and programmability as well as micro-stepping capability. A microstepping motor driver, the flexible A4979 provides a single-chip solution for operating bipolar stepper motors in sixteenth-, quarter-, half- and full-step modes at currents up to 1.5A and voltages up […]
Nanotec expands AS5918 series stepper motors
Nanotec Electronic, U.S. Inc. (en.nanotec.com) has expanded its AS5918 series with the addition of two new IP-rated stepper motors that feature integrated, magnetic 24V encoder and an optional brake, the AS5918-EMN24 and AS5918-EMN24B. The company’s entire AS motor range features a compact design while delivering a high positioning reliability even in harsh environments. The magnetic […]
Ingenia Releases New LabVIEW Motion Control Library
Ingenia Motion Control announces the release of a new library for National Instruments LabVIEW graphical programming environment. This library allows for single-axis movement using Ingenia CANopen Digital Servo Drives. This will significantly improve the development time for any application using DC, stepper or brushless motors with LabVIEW and will allow the user to rapidly start […]
DZRALTE digital servo drives ideal for embedded applications
Servo2Go.com (www.servo2go.com) has introduced Advanced Motion Controls’ (www.a-m-c.com) DZRALTE Series of High Performance Digital Servo Drives, which are compact digital servo drives specifically designed to control brushed and brushless servomotors, making them suitable for use by embedded applications. Compared to traditional PWM drives, the fully digital servo drives use Space Vector Modulation and operate in […]
Allen-Bradley Kinetix 350 single-axis servo drive
The new Allen-Bradley Kinetix 350 single-axis servo drives from Rockwell Automation (www.rockwellautomation.com) are designed to cater motion scalability. The servo drives are capable of connecting and operating in tandem with the new range of CompactLogix controllers, and as a result, provides support to integrated motion on EtherNet/IP. CIP Sync and CIP motion technologies deliver real-time, […]
Ingenia Updates ‘Servo drives a la carte’ Online Tool
Ingenia Motion Control has updated their online tool for servo control customization, ‘Servo drives a la carte’. The web tool is aimed to help customers to define their motion control solution in a simple and user friendly environment, with no limits on size, geometry, or power among others. Ingenia uses a modular design approach based […]
Texas Instruments expands DRV8x motor driver series
Texas Instruments Inc. (www.ti.com) has added three new low-voltage devices to its DRV8x motor driver portfolio. Ideally suited for stepper and brushed DC motors, the DRV8834, DRV8835 and DRV8836 motor drivers offer a wide, low-voltage operating range, ultra-low sleep currents and low RDS(ON), effectively reducing power consumption by as much as 80 percent. This improves […]
Minarik Drives and American Control Electronics Gain ISO Certification
Hegel Holdings, parent company for both the Minarik Drives & American Control Electronics brands, announced that they have earned ISO9001:2008 Certification for the design and manufacture of electronics control solutions for industrial and commercial applications. ISO 9001:2008 certification is granted to organizations that adhere to international standards for quality management that ensure the organization fulfills […]
Single-Axis Motion Controller with Microstepping Drive from Galil
Rocklin, Cal. – Galil Motion Control has introduces a stepper motor drive option for the DMC-30000 Pocket Motion Controller Series. The new DMC-30017 combines a single-axis motion controller with a 6A microstepping drive. Like other products in the DMC-30000 Series, the DMC-30017 offers higher performance, better power efficiency, smaller size, and a lower price than […]