Borries Marking Systems (www.borries.com) has announced the release of the latest high-speed motor drives integrated in its programmable dot peen and scribe marking machines. These drives replace the more complex and expensive servo drive systems, which are current alternative for marking situations. Borries latest markers feature an upgraded, high-speed stepper motor drive system that reduces […]
Servo Drives
B&R introduces certified digital servo drive safety system
B&R (www.br-automation.com) has proudly announced that its digital servo drive systems have been certified by the TÜV Rheinland. The certified servo drives offer reduced maximum impact energy produced (by a factor of 100) and error response times (by a factor of 10). With the latest servo drives, increased productivity with maximum safety and excellent machine […]
ACR’s multi-axis conformal coating machine
Advanced Coating Robotics (ACR) (www.advancedcoatingrobotics.com) has created a conformal coating machine that blends high throughput with exceptional three-dimensional spraying accuracy – thanks to a real-time Ethernet motion control system. Based on Baldor Electric motion control products, the multi-axis system has three axes that use ACR’s Ethernet-compatible PowerLink servo drives. ACR’s reasons behind the choice of […]
Multi-axis Conformal Coating Machine Handles High-volume Throughput
Fort Smith, Ark. – An advanced real-time Ethernet motion control system has helped Advanced Coating Robotics (ACR) create a new conformal coating machine that combines exceptional three-dimensional spraying accuracy with high throughput. The multi-axis system is based on Baldor Electric motion control products, with three axes making use of the company’s Ethernet-compatible PowerLink servo drives. […]
WMH perfects Yorkshire pudding recipe with motion controller
Western Mechanical Handling (WMH) (www.wmh-uk-ltd.com) is pleased to announce the development of a machine that produces perfect Yorkshire puddings every time. Specializing in automated food handling systems, the Cornish machine builder used controls and drives equipment from automation specialist Mitsubishi Electric (www.mitsubishielectric.com). The machine deposits the correct amounts of Yorkshire pudding batter to the baking […]
Premier purchases OTW1000-5-2m with servo drive reciprocation system
Specialist gun drilling, deep hole drilling and honing subcontractor for Premier Deep Hole Drilling Ltd (www.premier-drilling.co.uk) has ordered two-meter horizontal honing machine for use on aerospace components. Manufactured by Ohio Tool Works Corporation (www.ohiotoolworks.com) and imported by Mollart-Cox (www.mollartcox.co.uk), the machine is an important investment for Premier and will be installed early next year. The […]
Tyco’s Motorman hybrid connector simplifies servo drive Connections
Tyco Electronics (www.tycoelectronics.com) is pleased to announce the release of its Motorman hybrid connector – a new hybrid connector that simplifies the connection of signal and power to locally-controlled motors. The connecter integrates signal, communication and power transmission in a single and compact connector. Thus, it requires only a single cable for connection. The connector […]
Rockwell’s new component servo drive
Rockwell Automation (www.rockwellautomation.com) is proud to announce the release of its component servo drive that avoids the complexity of traditional servos. Capable of delivering an instantaneous torque of up to 12.55Nm and available from 50W to 1.5kW, the Allen-Bradley Kinetix 3 allows axes to be tailored to the actual power requirements of a machine, thus […]
Elmo Motion Control introduces the smallest EtherCAT servo drive
Elmo Motion Control (www.elmomc.com) is proud to announce the launch of its all-new EtherCAT-ready digital servo drive in the manufacturer’s Gold Line: the high powered-density, PCB-mounted Gold Whistle offering up to 1.6kW of continuous power and 3.2kW of peak power in a compact package. The super miniature network-based servo drive has dimensions of just 55mmx46mmx15mm, […]
Technosoft’s new intelligent servo drive with EtherCAT communication interface
Technosoft solutions (www.technosoftmotion.com) is proud to introduce the IDM680, a new intelligent servo drive with EtherCAT communication interface. The servo drive combines the manufacturer’s versatility with the speed of the Ethernet for a centralized control of a multi-axis system. The full bandwidth and synchronization capabilities of EtherCAT are very important in motion applications where the […]