IDEC Corporation announces the 4.3 inch HG1G HMI, one of industry’s first display products to take full advantage of the worldwide standard 4.3 inch LCD screen size. Because this screen size is so widely used in consumer gaming devices and other commercial products, it effectively obsoletes HMIs with smaller screen sizes by offering a larger […]
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BEI Kimco’s brushless motors meet centrifuge requirements for reliable, quiet operation
BEI Kimco has met the high performance motor requirements for laboratory centrifuge machines. Centrifuges are used in biology, chemistry and hospital labs to rapidly spin and separate liquid samples into layers for analysis. These machines have varying requirements in motor functionality and size, as well as speeds that can range from just a few thousand […]
UniLogic HMI + PLC Software now with SQL connectivity, HMI screen to web page and HMI custom controls
All-in-One HMI + PLC programming software, UniLogic™ version 1.18, introduces features and enhancements that extend the application reach of UniStream, Unitronics’ award-winning All-in-One HMI + PLC controller. New features include: SQL Connectivity: Highly convenient and easy to use, UniLogic enables programmers to build SQL Queries and execute them via Ladder functions, including data transfer data […]
FAQ: What are low voltage piezo actuators, and where are they used?
When voltage is applied to a piezo ceramic material, the material experiences a displacement (expansion or contraction) per the inverse piezoelectric effect. The amount of displacement that results from the applied voltage depends on thickness of material. Thus, for a given displacement, a thinner material requires a smaller voltage than a thicker material. Low voltage […]
Keeping even keel: Gyroscopes for ships use position sensor to track angle
Too much roll on a boat underway can make it hard to fish, eat, drink or even move about. So in 2003, Seakeeper began R&D on nautical motion controls to address the problem. Eventually Seakeeper developed a gyroscope that uses industrial motion products for maximum stability. According to Seakeeper, this computer-controlled gyroscope eliminates most boat […]
STOBER Drives Inc. now sells PS two-speed gearboxes
Now STOBER Drives Inc. sells PS two-speed gearboxes that output both high speed and torque in one package. This is useful in machine-tool applications that need high cutting speeds and torque at the spindle. The gearboxes also offer versatile mounting for lathes or machining centers. Output torque is to 2,200 Nm. Backlash is equal to […]
Brother Gearmotors offers new variable frequency drives
Brother Gearmotors (of Brother International Corp.) offers sub-fractional AC gearmotors and reducers for industrial equipment manufacturers … including the food & beverage, packaging and material handling industries. It has partnered with American Control Electronics (ACE) in an agreement that lets Brother Gearmotors offer ACE’s premium selection of Variable Frequency Drives (VFDs) as a product add-on to its gearmotors portfolio. A […]
Bell Everman introduces new ServoBelt rotary stage family
ServoBelt Rotary Stages from Bell Everman are compact, high-torque rotary stages that offer through hole size and speed comparable to direct-drive rotary tables costing thousands more. Features include … Room in the middle. ServoBelt Rotary stages offer two different through hole configurations. Available with 50-, 100- or 200-mm center openings, our large through hole stages accommodate […]
Lenze out-of-the-box Smart Products for start-stop conveyor applications
A global leader and manufacturer of electrical and mechanical drives, motion control and automation technologies, Lenze Americas delivers out-of-the-box Smart Product solutions for easy commissioning and operation of roller and chain conveyors. “Intelligent Lenze Smart Products, combined with a smartphone, provide a very user-friendly solution,” states Joel Thomas, industry manager of intralogistics at Lenze. “Instead […]
What kinds of encoder features boost ruggedness? Solid-state electronics, maybe?
Digital technology boosts the reliability of rotary-encoder designs. By Jeff Smoot, VP of Application Engineering & Motion Control, CUI Inc. Encoder applications are all around us, from BattleBots to the Mars Rover, large construction vehicles to semiconductor manufacturing equipment, and in numerous medical and military applications. In short, wherever there is motion, an encoder is […]