GN Thermoforming Equipment (www.GNcanada.com) is pleased to announce the release of its GN 760 plug-assist thermoformer to meet greater demand for deep-draw parts. The machine has a 30”x21” (762mmx533mm) forming area, and incorporates many of the components found in the company’s traditional machines. “We combined proven technology from our GN 3021 DX unit with several […]
Motors
ABB to acquire Baldor Electric Company
ABB (NYSE: ABB), a leading power and automation technology group, and Baldor Electric Company (NYSE: BEZ), a North American leader in industrial motors, have agreed that ABB will acquire Baldor in an all-cash transaction valued at approximately $4.2 billion, including $1.1 billion of net debt. The transaction closes a gap in ABB’s automation portfolio in […]
JVL launches world’s shortest stepper motor
Danish motor specialist JVL (www.jvl.dk) is proud to launch an integrated stepper motor – which it says is the world’s shortest stepper motor with a built-in controller. The 3-Nm version of the motor is only 95 mm long, but incorporates all the stepper control electronics, such as a programmable motion controller and IP67-protected CANopen and […]
Prior Scientific introduces LF210 system: stepper motor focus control
Prior Scientific (www.prior.com) is proud to announce the release of its all-new LF210 Laser Auto Focus system that is intended for use with a wide variety of reflective samples including hard disc drive platens and semi-conductor wafers. Developed from the Industry Standard LF100, this new LF210 integrates a number of refinements resulting in a more […]
NovaTorque Introduces 2 and 3 HP Premium Plus+ Motors
Sunnyvale, Cal. – NovaTorque, Inc. has released the 2 and 3 HP @ 1800 RPM motors of the company’s line of Premium Plus+ high efficiency electric motors. These motors offer higher efficiency and smaller size at a price competitive to current NEMA Premium induction motors. The motors are available direct from NovaTorque either as a […]
Encoder Options for All Angles of Stepping Motors
Oriental Motor announces that encoder options are now available for their 0.36° and 0.72° stepping motors. With the addition of the encoder option to 0.36º and 0.72º stepping motors, Oriental Motor’s entire range of stepping motors (including 0.9 º and 1.8º stepping motors) now has the option for an encoder. Additionally, the stepping motors are […]
Brushless PM Ring Motor from ThinGap
Ventura, Cal. – ThinGap announces the latest member of its 14-inch Ring Motor series, the 14050. Developed under contract to DARPA using ThinGap patented technology, the 14050 produces up to 60kW. It features smooth torque and speed, because of ThinGap’s proprietary design which produces no rotor-to-stator magnetic forces, no cogging, no eddy current losses and […]
ON Semiconductor unveils two new products for industrial sector
ON Semiconductor (www.onsemi.com) is proud to announce the launch of its two important latest products specifically designed for the industrial market sector at this year’s Electronica. Designed to enable current and next generation office and home automation applications, the manufacturer’s wide range of industrial devices provides market-leading levels of reliability and ruggedness to support the […]
Custom Direct-Drive Motor Systems from Applimotion
Loomis, Cal. – Custom direct-drive motors are now available from Applimotion. These motor assemblies can be created using low profile ULT, high output UTH, out-runner UTO motors and newly introduced UTS slotless motor kits. Custom direct-drive motors use precision bearings, high resolution encoders, and mechanical attributes based on customer-specific needs. High-resolution encoders are installed after […]
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 […]