BRAINTREE, MA – Altra Industrial Motion has published a white paper entitled “Making the Grade in Metals” which outlines the firm’s technology solutions in worldwide metal producing, forming and fabricating operations. “The multiple companies of Altra operate as the premier manufacturers of gear drives, clutches, brakes, couplings and other power transmission products that are at […]
Drives + Supplies
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 […]
Servos Control Multiple Axes for “Surgical” Precision
Cim-Tech Corp. was commissioned to build a machine that automatically assembles four components of a surgical instrument. The axes of the XYZTheta had to orient one assembly consisting of a cylindrical surgical knife pressed into the end of a staple pusher, and place it inside another assembly consisting of a rod insert in an exterior […]
ORMEC Goes International
ORMEC Systems Corp., traditionally a North American supplier of motion controllers, drives and motors for automating the most sophisticated converting, assembly and packaging machinery has branched out across the world. Over the past two years ORMEC has established authorized distributors covering the European countries of France, United Kingdom, Ireland, Germany, Sweden, Denmark, Norway and Finland. […]
Closed-Loop Drives for DC Motors
The Dart Controls digital MD plus Series of closed-loop drives for DC motors up to 2 HP features an isolated 4-20mA input/output signal capability. Customers get the DC motor drive, 4-20mA input/output, digital display, and relay outputs for pump running and fault alarms all in one economical package. Custom faceplate artwork is available also. www.dartcontrols.com
Haydonkerk Motion Solutions Offers The Motodrive Pde Integrated Linear Actuator/Drive System
HaydonKerk Motion Solutions™, a premier manufacturer of linear motion products, introduces the MotoDrive™PDE Actuator, available in size 17 single or double stack. The MotoDrive PDE Actuator is an integrated linear actuator and electronic drive designed to operate with optically isolated inputs of pulse, direction and enable signals. The MotoDrive PDE is programmable for micro-stepping ranging […]
AllMotion Questions and Answers
Q. Can I daisy chain the intelligent motor control systems and run three stepper motors using one serial connection? A. Yes, you can daisy chain up to 16 devices on the same serial bus. Each has an address switch to easily set the address of the unit. You can also use firmware settable address for […]
Mechatronic Stepper Motor Drives with CANopen
Hamburg, Germany – TRINAMIC announces new members of the PANdrive™ family. The latest members of the family are the types PD-140-42-SE and PD-116-60-SE. Both feature TRINAMIC’s integrated absolute sensOstep™ encoder which detects and corrects missed stepper-motor turns by examining the absolute posi-tion. This insures correct shaft motion even under heavy motor loads. Reliable high-speed motor […]
Rockwell Launches the New Allen-Bradley PowerFlex 755 AC Drive
MILWAUKEE, WI — Representing the first drive from the new Allen-Bradley PowerFlex 750 series, the PowerFlex 755 AC drive meets global user needs for versatile motor control, integration ease and high performance to help increase productivity. Available in power ranges from 7.5 to 250 kW or 10 to 350 hp at 400/480V AC and 540/650V […]
High Power Linear Drive from Trust Automation
San Luis Obispo, CA – The TA333 High Power Linear Drive is the newest addition to the Trust Automation line of high performance drives. The TA333 drive features a true Class-AB linear amplifier with pure analog throughput at currents up to 25A. Highly configurable, the drive can be used with a brushless motor using external […]