Wichita Clutch has announced the launch of their updated corporate website which provides information about their full line of heavy-duty industrial pneumatic and hydraulically actuated clutches and brakes including water cooled solutions and fluid couplings. The updated website, www.wichitaclutch.com, is easy to navigate, allowing visitors to quickly search by product type, application or industry. The […]
Actuators
Tolomatic Single-axis Drive/Controller for Electric Actuators
The new actuator control solution (ACS) from Tolomatic is an easy-to-use, low-cost servo or stepper drive and controller developed specifically for use with electric actuators, providing infinite positioning, precise control and longer life. Originally offered as a stepper system, the newly released ACS with servo drive and control provides over 10 times the power of […]
Piezoelectric Positioners offer Precise Control in Nanopositioning Applications
By Stefan Vorndran and Scott Jordan, PI, Physik Instrumente L.P. Ever-increasing requirements for more precise motion control has forced manufacturers of piezoelectric positioners to find ways to overcome their limitations, such as travel range and linearity, while preserving the unmatched speed, reliability and resolution capabilities of piezoelectric devices. Precision motion control in general, and nanopositioning […]
Simplifying Machine Design with Plug-and-play Motion Subsystems
by Tom Maccianti, President, Bell Everman Embedding mechanical motion subsystems into machines improves performance and reduces cost. If you build machines, you probably work with actuators and positioning stages every day. But do you truly get the best performance or lowest cost of ownership from these motion devices? The answer may not be what you […]
Exlar Expands SL Series Rotary Actuator Family
Exlar Corporation, a Curtiss-Wright company, announces the expansion of its SL Series rotary motors and gearmotors with a new 75 mm frame size. With torque to 36 lbf/in. continuous and 73 lbf/in. peak, the 75 mm delivers a small package with high power. Exlar’s SL Series brushless servomotor and gearmotor line offers the highest torque-to-size […]
Low Current Encoder Ready IDEA Drive
Haydon Kerk Motion Solutions, a brand of AMETEK Precision Motion Control, has introduced the latest addition to the IDEA Drive™ line of sophisticated stepper motor controllers. The RoHS-compliant PCM4806E drive allows an encoder input to the controller for closed-loop position correction capability. This particular drive is optimized to regulate a low-current power stage suitable for […]
Warner Linear Introduces I-Track Inline Electric Actuators
Warner Linear announced the addition of the I-Track to their line of linear actuators. The I-Track’s unique inline design was developed for light- and medium-duty applications where parallel motor type actuators won’t fit in limited space requirements. The I-Track features a release clutch which allows the actuator rod to float when power is off. When […]
Warner Linear Introduces a Programmable S-Track Electric Actuator
Warner Linear recently expanded their line of S-Track linear actuators with the addition of a new programmable model. An easy-to-use integrated keypad allows operators to set and reset end of travel positions as well as two intermediate stops. Feedback range automatically adjusts to new end position settings. The programmable S-Track actuator is ideally suited for […]
ABB-Baldor Demos Energy Savings In Latest MiHow2 Video
Motion Industries has released its first video for 2013 to their “MiHow2” channel, the product/application solutions series. The instructive video series’ goal is to share practical industrial applications that viewers can adapt in their own facilities. Power and automation technologies leader ABB-Baldor is the featured Motion Industries key supplier in the latest video release entitled, […]
RW Series rotary actuator features durable hardcoat anodized aluminum body
The RW Series Rotary Actuator from Numatics Inc. is built with a unique design suitable for real-world rotary actuator applications. This rotary actuator features two independent piston cylinders which both have a crank arm attached to a crankshaft. The crankshaft rotates as the piston starts to stroke in its bore and the rotation reverses as […]
