SWM integrated steppers are IP65 rated drive+motor units, fusing step motor and drive components into a single splashproof and dustproof device. This space—saving design eliminates wiring and saves on cost over conventional motor and drive solutions. The SWM24 integrated steppers combine high torque NEMA 24 step motors with a sophisticated, 6.0 A/phase (peak-of-sine) step motor […]
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What are the differences between slotted and slotless motors?
The original brushless DC (BLDC) motors were designed with slotted stators, and the majority of BLDC motors are still made this way. But this design produces cogging torque, which makes it difficult to achieve smooth motion, especially at slow speeds. To eliminate this effect, a new design was developed, eliminating the slots in the stator (which […]
Parker Hannifin now offers new PAC Terminal (PT) thin-client HMI
Parker’s Electromechanical and Drives Division – North America now offers the PAC Terminal (PT) thin-client HMI. The PT is a thin-client HMI developed to work seamlessly with the Parker Automation Controller (PAC). With the PAC handling the control and HMI logic, the PT is responsible for displaying the embedded HMI as well as sending touch […]
Motion Control & Motor Association (MCMA) call for speakers to present at TechCon
The Motion Control & Motor Association (MCMA) is now accepting abstracts for its Technical Conference held October 16-18, 2017 in Minneapolis. This conference attracts people from a wide variety of industries who work with electric motors, drives, controls, actuators, sensors, other motion control and related automation technologies. It is known for providing high quality speakers […]
Case study: Motion-platform maker standardizes on I/O for measurement and control
Servos & Simulation Inc. is a manufacturer of motion platforms and control loaders. Recently the systems builder picked a Model 826 analog and digital I/O system on a PCI Express board from Oregon-based Sensoray for the primary measurement and control interface for their full product line. Servos and Simulation provides motion platforms and control loaders […]
Rotor Clip now offers interlocking spiral retaining rings to run at higher rpm
Rotor Clip engineers regularly design custom parts and tools. Now one new iteration is an interlocking spiral retaining ring based on the manufacturer’s standard DCR non-interlocking spiral ring. The new Rotor Clip ring is made with a custom tooling process for producing DCR-LS interlocking spiral retaining ring. DCR-LS advantages over standard DCR spiral rings are […]
Maple Systems launches new cMT Smart Factory HMIs for control via PCs and mobile devices
Maple Systems recently announced the launch of a new cMT Smart HMI series, which enables control and monitoring of the HMI from Windows PCs, and Apple/Android smart phones and tablets. Technological advances in IT, personal electronics, and manufacturing are expanding the role of Human Machine Interfaces (HMIs) in the automation market. Today, there are more […]
Why use brushed servo motors?
The idea of brushed servo motors may seem a bit counterintuitive—most of us think of servo motors as high-performance devices used in highly dynamic applications, while brushed DC motors are low-cost solutions for mass-produced consumer devices. And, to a large extent, this is correct. But remember that “servo motor” is a fairly broad term that […]
Brother Gearmotors to showcase premium product line at PACKEX Toronto
Brother Gearmotors, a division of Brother International Corporation that offers a wide range of ultra-reliable, sub-fractional AC gearmotors and reducers for the food & beverage, packaging and material handling industries, will display samplings from its premium gearmotors portfolio at PACKEX Toronto May 16 to 18 at the Toronto Congress Centre. Located at Booth 1182, Brother Gearmotors […]
Electric actuator trends: Applications • IoT • online tools
This is Part 2 of a two-part series. You can read the first part here. Tell us about a new application where engineers used your motion-control and power-transmission components to improve their design. What about this application is unlike anything possible 10 years ago? Tom Quartararo Ultra Motion Another industry trend that has been steadily […]