STOBER Inc. recently released STOBER FITS, an online motion-design configuration tool that lets engineers quickly and easily specify and select STOBER power-transmission and control products. The focus of the tool is to improve overall customer experience — expediting selection, sizing and specification processes for engineers through a unified and convenient online process. Determining what STOBER product is needed and ordering it […]
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Low-voltage brushless DC gearmotor with built-in speed control from Bodine
Bodine Electric Company is expanding its offering of INTEGRAmotor gearmotor and control systems by adding 24 new 34B/SR-WX models. Now available as standard products, this series has a track record in applications such as chemical injection pumps, medical equipment and automatic gate openers. Designed for portable or remote applications where connection to an AC line […]
U.S. supply-chain growth has tiny mighty manufacturers to thank
U.S. manufacturing is experiencing supply-chain growth. Manufacturers have added 877,000 jobs over the last five years … for its first sustained job growth since the 1990s. What’s more, 230,000 small manufacturing firms have led this trend, adding the majority of new manufacturing jobs every year, while forming the backbone of U.S. supply chains. Here’s a PDF […]
Maximum torque in minimum space with maxon Spiroid gears
maxon precision motors introduces right angle gearheads designed to be configured with maxon’s 22 and 32 mm DC motors. These compact, lightweight and high torque gearheads were developed to transmit power at 90° in the smallest possible form factor. The Spiroid technology incorporated in the gearhead design offers a number of performance benefits: Extremely high […]
Interview: Rich Mintz on boosting motion design efficiencies
Originally published May 19, 2015. | July 7, 2015 update: Hear the followup podcast of Rich Mintz on how to right-size a drive system — as well as the new developments in material-handling applications that are driving the need for efficiency — here. Recently, I got the chance to talk with Rich Mintz, senior market-development manager […]
New line of BLDC gearmotors from Bison Gear
Bison Gear and Engineering has rolled out a new line of brushless DC (BLDC) gearmotors and motor only products. The new BLDC product line offers improved speed control, sophisticated programmability, less wear and noticeably quieter operation when compared to PMDC motors. The new BLDC line combines the design advantages from Bison’s most popular products with […]
Introducing maxon’s micro motor and gearhead
maxon motor introduces the EC4, a 4 mm diameter brushless DC motor and gearhead. The typical issue found with micro drives of this size is the output power is too low for the application requirements because of physical limitations. maxon increased the performance of this tiny motor using the latest winding technology along with the […]
New gearboxes from Bonfiglioli
Bonfiglioli’s 300 Series is a robust and versatile solution suited for harsh applications where shock loading and impacts are frequent. It features strong bearings to ensure a long lifespan. The new FDK and FZP versions feature an output hollow shaft that will make the series more effective and suitable for shaft mount assembly. This reduces the […]
2-Day delivery for stainless steel worm gear reducers
Catalogued models of Boston Gear’s popular stainless steel 700 Series speed reducers are now available with standard 2-day delivery. Process improvements have yielded the industry’s best standard lead time for stainless steel worm gear reducers. Boston Gear’s SS700 Series, the original “domed crown” stainless steel reducers, are designed for maximum corrosion resistance and superior performance […]
More versions, more power: new maxon motors and gearboxes
New additions to the maxon family of X drive products are even stronger, more efficient and with yet more combination options. Several long versions of brushed DC motors, with higher torques and more power, are being added to the product range, together with matching planetary gearheads. Each of the 3-stage versions combines with the next […]