WEG has extended its SSW900 series of soft starters to include frame size E for the current range of 480 to 670 A. The series previously consisted of four frame sizes A to D, covering output currents from 10 to 412 A in the voltage range of 220 to 575 V 3-phase ac. These compact […]
Automation Libraries simplify Lexium MDrive controller integration
Three (3) Automation Libraries are now available to simplify interfacing Lexium MDrive integrated motors with commonly available PACs and PLCs from Siemens, Rockwell, and Schneider Electric. The library add-on instructions (AOI) for motion control are available to download for free here. AOIs reduce the work of writing software programs to execute move profiles such as: […]
What does integrated safety in motion control mean?
Safety is a critical machine design criteria. For example, the most common functional safety standards for machines in automation are EN/IEC 62061 and EN/ISO 13849-1. Both deal with safety via electronic solutions. This is in contrast to traditional safety systems that used electromechanical components for safety functions. Functional safety is generally understood to apply to […]
Efficient integrated gearmotors power intralogistics application
The intralogistics industry is a fastest-growing market — and one motion-component supplier aims to address the industry’s unique needs. “Three of the world’s top five material-handling suppliers use NORD drive technology, and we have long-term supply agreements with two of the suppliers,” says NORD Gear Corp. president and CEO Torsten Schultz One solution for intralogistics […]
Bosch Rexroth launches GoSelect online ordering tool
Bosch Rexroth now offers design engineers GoSelect — a new online ordering tool designed to streamline product selection and simplify cost quoting. The user-friendly interface offers pricing and availability on hundreds of products. Users can instantly download CAD drawings which come in a variety of formats, including PDF3D, STEP, IGES and DXF. An intuitive filter […]
New SmartSense24 sensorless brake and clutch monitoring from Regent Controls Inc.
Regent Controls, a Carlyle Johnson Company, now sells a SmartSense24 Sensorless Brake or Clutch Status Monitor. The first product of its kind, SmartSense24 controls and monitors spring-applied electrically-released brakes and clutches — increasing the life of these motion components. The controller provides real-time status and wear condition on an LED display by electronically sensing armature […]
How is machine vibration defined?
Machine vibration is a normal, and typically unavoidable, result of moving and rotating parts, often caused by standard manufacturing and assembly tolerances that lead to clearances between mating parts or imbalances in rotating parts. And while routine machine wear can cause vibration to increase over time, when a machine experiences a significant or sudden increase or […]
Bosch Rexroth to showcase Factory of the Future technology at The Assembly Show
Bosch Rexroth will showcase its intelligent, step-by-step approach to building the Factory of the Future in booth 531 during The Assembly Show 2019, October 22-24, 2019 at the Donald E. Stevens Convention Center in Rosemont, IL. The company will have booth exhibits demonstrating a full range of integrated mechatronics concepts and transport systems that can […]
Motion technologies and software for next-generation eBikes
Since their emergence in the early 1990s, eBikes have undergone a steady series of improvements in range, reliability, and performance that have won them a growing number of loyal users worldwide. Equipped with specially engineered frames, high-capacity Li-Ion batteries, and highly efficient drive control electronics, today’s eBikes have become a low-carbon option to cars for […]
Video: What is a torque limiter?
Torque limiters are mechanical and electromechanical power-transmission devices that protect machine sections (or workpieces they’re servicing) from overloads, crashes, and damage from jams. Torque limiters work either by slipping or completely disconnecting the drive from the driven load. Some torque limiters of the former type (especially those employing friction plates) are also called slip clutches. […]
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