Senior Editor Miles Budimir highlights some of the week’s new motion control products with a focus this week on encoders. Specifically, a 27-bit encoder from Renishaw, an inductive rotary encoder from Heidenhain, and magnetostrictive sensors from MTS Systems.
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3 Minutes on Motion for January 31, 2011
Senior Editor Miles Budimir highlights some of the week’s new motion control products, including a linear position transducer from Balluff, a BLDC speed controller from LIN Engineering, and motors for oil and gass exploration from Ducommun Technologies.
Belden unveils new Profibus DP connectors
Belden (www.belden.com) has announced the launch of its new Profibus DP connectors featuring a D-Sub and M12 interface with 180°, 35° or 90° cable outlets. All models support data rates of up to 12 Mbit/s and have compact die-cast zinc housings with active terminating resistor and test socket. They provide quick-connection technology that allows simple […]
Moog Provides Motion System and Software to Daimler AG
Moog Inc. announced that the Company provided the high dynamic motion control system and software portion of the Daimler AG driving simulator, located at the Mercedes Benz Technology Center in Sindelfingen, Germany. The new simulator center in Sindelfingen contains multiple simulators all optimized for specific test situations including research, assessment and training. The center includes […]
B&R Expands Line of Synchronous and Stepper Motors
B&R Industrial Automation announces the addition of precision planetary gears to its line of synchronous and stepper motors. The result is a high performance and economical drive program for all industrial fields that can be optimized to meet customers’ needs and is provided from a single supplier. Together with the renowned German manufacturer Neugart, B&R […]
High-Performance Family of Spindle Motors from Siemens
Chicago, Ill. –Siemens Industry, Inc. has introduced the new 1PH8 family of high-performance induction motor drives and servomotors. Available in a wide power range, from 2.8 kW up to 1340 kW, these new motors provide excellent dynamic response, smoother operation and lower vibration levels. The new line combines induction and high-powered servo technologies to give […]
Dunkermotoren’s new high-performance BLDC motors
Dunkermotoren USA has developed a family of high performance modular brushless permanent magnet motors driven by an integrated servo motor drive. The family is composed of 2.95 inch (75mm) squared high power density motors in 3 stack lengths. The family motor peak torque varies from 22.1 in-lb (BG75x25), to 44.2 in-lb (BG75x50), and up to […]
Slip Ring Motor Drives from Sprint Electric
Sprint Electric now offers drives for slip ring motors. The new motor controllers will be introduced in November at SPS/IPC/Drives, the international trade fair for electric automation, systems and components, in Nuremberg, Germany. A slip ring motor is a type of induction motor having a wound rotor connected to slip rings. Typical applications for slip […]
Zero-Max Zero Maintenance Bearings
Plymouth, MN – Zero maintenance bearings are now available as an option for Schmidt Offset couplings from Zero-Max. This new coupling feature eliminates the need for periodic coupling lubrication and the resulting system downtime. Schmidt Offset couplings provide the utmost in precision for parallel offset shafts. They transmit constant angular velocity and torque in a […]
Beckhoff’s dynamic servo motors for the food industry
Beckhoff (www.beckhoff.com) has expanded its AM3000 Synchronous Servo motor series with a FDA-compliant model designed with a white surface coating – a high-performance servo solution for any applications in the food industry. The motors’ coating, which is ideal for use in any food products, is resistant to aggressive cleaning agents. Aside from the surface coating, […]
