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 […]
Motors
Dunkermotoren’s new high-performance BLDC motors
Dunkermotoren USA has developed a family of high performance modular brushless permanent magnet motors driven by an integrated servo motor drive. The family is composed of 2.95 inch (75mm) squared high power density motors in 3 stack lengths. The family motor peak torque varies from 22.1 in-lb (BG75x25), to 44.2 in-lb (BG75x50), and up to […]
Toshiba Electronics introduces motor driver ICs for arcade games, card readers
Toshiba Electronics Europe (www.toshiba-components.com) is proud to announce the release of its two high-voltage, high current motor driver ICs, which are designed to simplify stepper motor-based designs in various industrial and office automation applications. The TB62215FNG and TB62213FNG, based on a PWM constant current drive scheme, are single-chip two-phase bipolar stepper motor drivers that can […]
Servo2Go.com Expands Line of Integrated Step Motors
Greenville, DE– Servo2Go.com has expanded it’s line of Integrated Step Motors to include many new NEMA 17 frame models. Manufactured by Applied Motion Products, the STM is a Drive + Motor + Control unit, fusing step motor and drive technologies into a single device, offering savings on space, wiring and cost over conventional motor and […]
FAULHABER introduces world’s most compact drive with integrated motion controller
FAULHABER (www.faulhaber.de) has once again extended its BX4 range of 4-pole brushless DC servo motors as it unveils the series 2232/2250…BX4 CSD/CCD, the most compact drive in the world with integrated motion controller. The new series offers all the advantages of the BX4 4-pole brushless technology with one axis motion controller. With its high torque, […]
Arduino Pro Mini controls Gimme to track a person’s movement
Chris Eckert, a San Jose artist, has been working up on “Gimme” – a prototype for a pan-handling sculpture. It is controlled by Arduino Pro Mini, a microcontroller board based on the ATmega168 that utilizes sensors to track the movement of a person, and once they are found, the sculpture automatically solicits money. Gimme’s stepper […]
Techno announces new multi-axis stepper controller
Techno, Inc. Linear Motion Systems (www.techno-isel.com) is proud to announce the release of the all-new iMC-P1 multi-axis stepper controller – a single- to four-axis controller complete with power supply, drives, I/O, software and enclosure. The new stepper controller can be used in a wide range of applications including dispensing, pick-and-place, testing, assembly, routing, welding, drilling, […]
MicroMo’s 8mm family of DC motors, encoders, gearheads
MicroMo Electronics, Inc. (www.micromo.com) has unveiled a new family of mini-drives with an outer diameter of only 8mm, providing maximum power. This family of drives is an impressive solution with several possible combinations using DC-Micromotors, with micro-encoders and precision gearheads. The DC-Micromotors series 0816 is available in 3V, 6V and 8V versions, which have an […]
Hydrotech Motion Control Engineering simulated weightless conditions with AC motor technology
Hydrotech (www.hydrotech.com) application engineers recently developed a unique motion control and automation solution that simulates a microgravity or weightless environment for experimentation by science, mathematics and engineering students taking part in AEL (Aerospace Education Laboratory) college-level programs across the US. Using an upgraded belt-driven motion control system powered by AC servo motors from Bosch Rexroth […]
Slip Ring Motor Drives from Sprint Electric
Sprint Electric now offers drives for slip ring motors. The new motor controllers will be introduced in November at SPS/IPC/Drives, the international trade fair for electric automation, systems and components, in Nuremberg, Germany. A slip ring motor is a type of induction motor having a wound rotor connected to slip rings. Typical applications for slip […]