Drives for stepper motors continue to advance beyond the basic L/R type drives. A typical linear motion control system has several basic components, including motors, actuators, controllers and drives. The drive type plays an important role in the overall system. Here’s a look at the most basic drive configurations, including the latest advancements in chopper […]
Servo Drives
Digital Servo Drives Feature PCB Mount Design
Greenville, Del. – Servo2Go.com has added new PCB mount additions to it’s broad range of digital servo drives from Advanced Motion Controls. The DZ drives are micro-sized servo drives requiring less space than a standard business card and weigh about 100g or less. Providing 10-80Vdc operation while delivering 12A continuous/20A peak current, DZ Series can […]
Schneider Electric’s Latest Lexium 32 Servo Drive with Servo Motors
Schneider Electric (www.schneider-electric.us) unveiled its latest servo drive — the Lexium 32 servo drives — which improves machine performance, simplify interoperability, and with an outstanding power and unprecedented level of sophistication in a motion control solution. With three available models to choose from, use and selection throughout the lifecycle of a machine are easier. These […]
ISD860 Exploits the Power of TML
Technosoft unveiled its latest cost-effective, flexible servo drive, ISD860 that is based on the MotionChip™ DSP technology. The drive is developed specially for motion applications that need embedded high servo performance control, networking possibilities, intelligence and cost-optimized design. It is able to drive 31 A peak and 12 A continuous currents at a supply voltage […]
The new Allen-Bradley Kinetix 300 The new Allen-Bradley Kinetix 300 EtherNet/IP indexing servo drive for easier start-upEtherNet/IP indexing servo drive for easier start-up
Rockwell Automation (www.rockwellautomation.com) unveiled its latest servo drive — the Allen-Bradley Kinetix 300 EtherNet/IP indexing which provides end users and machine builders with the standardize capability on one communication network for easier startup, configuration and commissioning. With the new servo drive, all control solution (I/O and motion, programmable automation controllers, and HMI) can be linked […]
Yaskawa $avings Predictor Now Available on iTunes
Waukegan, IL – The $avings Predictor application is now available on Apple iTunes for iPhone (OS 3.1.2 or later) and iPod touch. This mobile application estimates energy savings when using a Variable Frequency Drive instead of conventional volume control methods. Variable frequency drives are reliable electronic devices that control three-phase electric motor speed. They are […]
XD-Series Indexer Servo Drives from ORMEC
Rochester, NY – ORMEC announces its new XD-Series, a family of Indexer Servo Drives, providing high-reliability motion control capabilities for even the most challenging applications. The XD-Series allows programming of 32 individual motion profiles, which can be mapped to I/O points, 1 or 2 functions per point, initiated via Modbus/TCP, and chained or looped together. […]
Yaskawa Electric Brasil Achieves ISO 9001 Certification
Waukegan, IL – Yaskawa Electric America, Inc. is pleased to announce that its operation in Brazil, Yaskawa Elétrico do Brasil, received ISO 9001, ISO 14000 and OHSAS 18001 certifications from Bureau Veritas, one of the world’s leading certification bodies. From its headquarters in Sao Paulo, Yaskawa Elétrico do Brasil and its distributors provide motion and […]
Round Mercury Digital Servo Drive Controller from INGENIA-CAT
Round Mercury is a high performance closed-loop digital servo drive controller from INGENIA-CAT, suitable for DC brushed and brushless motors, capable of driving motors up to 200W RMS. Its design includes multiple communication ports (RS232 or CAN with hardware Node-ID), giving designers a wide choice of interfacing methods. Its voltage operation range allows it to […]
New Z Series µ-sized Plug-in Servo Drive Modules
Greenville, DE – Servo2Go.com has added new additions to it’s broad range of highly responsive analog and digital servo drives from Advanced Motion Controls. The ‘Z’ drives are µ-sized servo drives requiring less space than a standard business card and weigh about the same as two golf balls. The ‘Z’ drives are capable of torque, […]
