Hamel, Minn. – Tolomatic has expanded its new line of ERD electric rod-style actuators to make the line more flexible than ever before. Enhancements such as ball screws, motor mounts for NEMA and metric stepper and servo motors, plus a guide option, make it possible to employ ERD actuators in many more types of motion […]
Actuators
Enhanced Harmonic Linear Belt Drive Actuators from OEMDynamics
Santa Clara, Cal. – OEMDynamics, a division of Animatics Corporation, announces enhanced features on the HLD60-H3 actuator. Enhanced features include no gearheads required, which saves money and reduces maintenance, and no brake required in many vertical applications. Due to its unique harmonic principle, the H3 belt achieves a gear reduction equivalent of up to 40:1 […]
M-272 linear actuator based on maintenance-free ultrasonic motor technology
Piezo motor specialist PI (www.pi-usa.us) proudly launches its latest line of linear actuator, the M-272 linear actuator or automation applications. It is maintenance-free as it is based on PILine ultrasonic ceramic motor. PILine ultrasonic piezo drives provide an affordable substitute to motor-leadscrew combinations and electromagnetic linear motors when small dimensions and/or high speed are important. […]
Physik Instrumente’s new C-867 equipped with piezo linear motor drives
Physik Instrumente L.P. (www.physikinstrumente.com) has unveiled its all-new C-867 – a two-axis digital controller used for actuators, microscope stages, micropositioning systems and ultrasonic high-stability piezo motor stages like those used on the newest generation microscopes. The new C-867, which is optimized for piezo linear motors, features integrated drive electronics for ultrasonic motors; dynamic servo parameter […]
Thomson releases guide to motion solutions for clean energy applications
Thomson Industries, Inc., Linear Bearings Div (www.thomsonlinear.com) releases the 2010 Guide to Motion Solutions for Clean Energy Applications that reviews several of the most significant considerations to maximize the accuracy, efficiency and reliability of wind energy machines and solar panels, with information on the benefits that screw jacks, linear actuators and precision linear actuators can […]
Haydon’s PCM4806 IDEA drive for can stack linear actuators
Haydon Kerk Motion Solutions, Inc. (www.HaydonKerk.com) has unveiled the new Haydon RoHS compliant PCM4806 IDEA™ programmable linear actuator drive – the latest addition to the IDEA Drive family of products. The new drive is optimized to regulate low-current power stage suited for controlling smaller Haydon’s can-stack linear actuators. With the PCM4806’s addition to the IDEA […]
New EZ Limo Motorized Linear & Rotary Actuators from Oriental Motor
Oriental Motor USA has introduced four new linear motor driver packages to its already wide range of linear and rotary actuators. Designed for higher performance in positioning applications and greater ease of use, each of the four new packages –SPV, EZC II, EZA and PWA II, accommodates a wide array of possible applications as well […]
“Smart Home” uses motion system
Virginia Tech’s Lumenhaus is an 800-sq-ft energy-optimized “smart house” that features an active motion control system to minimize the overall HVAC load. It recently won the first place of the 2010 Solar Decathlon Europe. The control system uses servo motors and a series of belt-driven linear actuators (in a custom size) to drive 9-feet-wide panels […]
Exlar introduces servo actuators with smooth and accurate rotary and linear motion control
Exlar (www.exlar.com) has unveiled its new electric actuators that provide easy-to-use rotary and linear motion for different types of motion control applications in the medical device industry. The electric actuation that utilizes servo controls also provides environmentally friendly, high-efficiency and low-maintenance solution. Exlar’s all electric actuators are best suited as replacements for pneumatic and hydraulic […]
Servo electric damper actuators for signal changes, precise position feedback
To meet strict clean air regulations, most plants rely on low-NOx (nitrous oxide) burners in their boilers. The burners mainly rely on accurate control of the combustion air to reach the required NOx reduction. Many plants are considering advanced control option to improve the control of combustion air. However, precise position control of multiple dampers […]
