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Motion Control Trends: Automation, robotics spur motor demand

April 29, 2022 By Miles Budimir Leave a Comment

motors

Electric motors are at the heart of motion. Across the board, motor manufacturers are seeing increased demand for their products. Hastened by the pandemic, demand in areas such as robotics, autonomous vehicles and automated production and manufacturing lines across a wide swath of industries has risen, spurring new business as well as innovation. Some top […]

Filed Under: Featured, Industry News, Motors Tagged With: AMETEK, maxonprecisionmotors, orientalmotor

Motion Control Trends: Automation drives encoder development

April 28, 2022 By Miles Budimir Leave a Comment

encoders

Encoder manufacturers are making sure that their offerings keep pace with broader technological changes and the demands of the market. For example, more powerful motion controllers and drives have spurred a rise in more sophisticated automation systems across a range of industries and applications. Robotics in particular is one area that continues to see growth, […]

Filed Under: Encoders, Featured, Industry News Tagged With: Encoder Products Co., HEIDENHAIN

Motion Plus now distributing MICRONIX USA products

February 21, 2022 By Lisa Eitel Leave a Comment

Motion Plus is now in partnership with MICRONIX USA, LLC. This partnership provides a wide array of MICRONIX USA miniature precision piezo stages and motion components available for purchase online through the easy-to-use Motion Plus website at buy.motionplusmore.com. “With the high quality, miniature precision products of MICRONX USA in-stock with our storefront, customers can now […]

Filed Under: Featured, Industry News Tagged With: motionplus

Five ways to drive ROI from personnel and cobot investments

February 16, 2022 By Lisa Eitel Leave a Comment

In this article, we detail how assembly, packaging, and machine-tool OEMs can keep senior plant personnel in charge of the most demanding and intricate tasks — and relegate everything else to pre-programmed work routines and automated workcells. Such approaches make copious use of cobots and augmented reality (AR) tools. By Tim LeCrone • Director of […]

Filed Under: Actuators, Controls, Industrial Automation, Industry News, Integrated Motion Systems, Linear Motion, Networking + IoT, Software Tagged With: pbclinear

Haydon Kerk Pittman launches new online motor calculation tool

February 8, 2022 By Miles Budimir Leave a Comment

motor calculator

Haydon Kerk Pittman, a business unit of AMETEK’s Advanced Motion Solutions division, has released its new Pittman Express online motor calculator. The Express tool lets users identify and select the right motor for their applications quickly and easily. When a user enters an ideal load point, torque, and speed, the Express tool returns a list […]

Filed Under: Industry News, Motors Tagged With: AMETEK, Pittman Motors of AMETEK

Motion Industries debuts automation intelligence brand

February 3, 2022 By Miles Budimir Leave a Comment

motion

Motion Industries, Inc., a leading distributor of maintenance, repair and operation replacement parts, and a premier provider of industrial technology solutions, announces the formation of its automation business brand: Motion Automation Intelligence (MotionAi). Comprising its highly specialized value-add engineering divisions—including AMMC, Axis, Braas, F&L, Integro, Kaman Automation and Numatic Engineering—MotionAi is a hi-tech automation solutions […]

Filed Under: Industrial Automation, Industry News Tagged With: Motion Industries

Motion Industries completes acquisition of Kaman Distribution Group

January 4, 2022 By Miles Budimir Leave a Comment

Motion Industries, Inc., a leading distributor of maintenance, repair, and operation replacement parts, and a premier provider of industrial technology solutions, has completed the purchase of Kaman Distribution Group (“KDG”) for a purchase price of approximately $1.3 billion in cash, effective January 3, 2022. The strategic addition of KDG to Motion will significantly boost the […]

Filed Under: Industrial Automation, Industry News Tagged With: Motion Industries

Aerotech now offers online distribution through Motion Plus

November 30, 2021 By Lisa Eitel Leave a Comment

Aerotech Inc., a global leader in precision motion control and automation, and Motion Plus, an ecommerce distributor, recently announced a partnership to sell many of Aerotech’s most widely used standard products at www.motionplusmore.com. The Motion Plus marketplace offers a wide range of motion control products, including many in-stock Aerotech products available for immediate shipment. “With […]

Filed Under: Controls, Drives + Supplies, Gantries + Stages, Industry News, Integrated Motion Systems, Linear Motion Tagged With: motionplusmore

Beckhoff Automation takes the gold in 2021 LEAP Awards Motion Control category

October 14, 2021 By Miles Budimir Leave a Comment

XPlanar

The winners of the 2021 LEAP Awards (Leadership in Engineering Achievement Program) were announced today in a digital ceremony, with products across 12 categories, including Motion Control. Critical to LEAP’s success is the involvement of the engineering community. The Design World editorial team assembled a top-notch independent judging panel, comprised of a cross-section of OEM […]

Filed Under: Featured, Industry News Tagged With: Beckhoff, Bosch Rexroth, Portescap, posital

Dunkermotoren launches nexofox, a new IIoT brand

October 14, 2021 By Miles Budimir Leave a Comment

IIoT

Under nexofox, Dunkermotoren will offer its customers a holistic solution portfolio covering all aspects of the use and connectivity of its smart motors. Holistic means, on the one hand, from the initial consultation and joint concept development to project implementation in partnership. On the other hand, holistic also means from the field level to the […]

Filed Under: Industrial Automation, Industry News, Networking + IoT Tagged With: Dunkermotor of AMETEK, dunkermotoren

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