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 […]
Servo Drives
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, […]
Applied Motion Products adds CANopen option to SV Servo Motor Drives
WATSONVILLE, CA – Applied Motion Products announces an increase in the range of CANopen products by the addition of CANopen communications to the SV series Step Motor Drives. Adding a CANopen option to the SV series Servo Drives adds a third drive to Applied Motions list of CANopen compatible products, with more to come. The […]
Servo Drives Operate with EtherCAT
The Accelnet servo drive now connects to EtherCAT. The drives use FPGAs to implement an EtherCAT interface. The FPGAs also expand motor feedback and input/output options. Encoder interfaces include EnDat, Hiperface and BiSS. Available in six current ratings, the compact drives come in a range of brushless and brush motors. Several dc supply options are […]
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 […]
