National Instruments announces new AKD Servo Drives and AKM Servo Motors that make it possible for engineers and scientists to easily build scalable, distributed motion control systems. The new products simplify setup and configuration for deploying custom motion applications to any NI real-time controller supporting NI EtherCAT technology including NI CompactRIO, PXI real-time controllers and […]
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Beckhoff’s dynamic servo motors for the food industry
Beckhoff (www.beckhoff.com) has expanded its AM3000 Synchronous Servo motor series with a FDA-compliant model designed with a white surface coating – a high-performance servo solution for any applications in the food industry. The motors’ coating, which is ideal for use in any food products, is resistant to aggressive cleaning agents. Aside from the surface coating, […]
Mclennan introduces new motion control range
The partnership between Allied Motion Inc. (www.alliedmotion.com) and Mclennan Servo Supplies (www.mclennan.co.uk) has been extended with the Surrey-based mechatronics specialists improving its product line coverage of the prominent European and US control manufacturer’s brushless servo motors, direct-drive torque motors, high-performance servo drives and encoders. The close relationship between the two companies spans over 30 years […]
Rotalink’s new Red Drive servomotor driver for motion control
The Red Drive servomotor driver & controller from Rotalink (www.rotalink.com) has effectively lessened the cost barrier for brushed DC precision motion control, according to the company. Now, Rotalink is launching the new BLDC10A Brushless Red Drive – a brushless version of Red Drive that provides the same user-friendly flowchart based software and price-performance benefits of […]
“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 […]
Bodine Electric introduces Permanent Magnet DC Motors & Gearmotors
Bodine Electric Co. (www.bodine-electric.com) is proud to announce the latest brush-wear monitoring system developed for its popular line of 42-frame permanent magnet DC (PMDC) motors and gearmotors. The OEM versions of the type 42A products are equipped with built-in electronic brush-wear sensors, which are fully integrated into the motor housing. These special sensors signal when […]
ROHM’s Microstep Motor Drivers offer reliability, high performance
ROHM Semiconductor USA LLC (www.rohmelectronics.com) is proud to introduce its new high-reliability, high-performance stepper motor drivers that offer selectable excitation modes-full-step to 16th-step with 1.0A or 2.0A output current and full-step to 8th-step with 2.5A output current. The microstep drivers allow designers to optimize motor torque, vibration and noise for a variety of applications. The […]
TAK Enterprises’ Dual Belt Tractor Feed uses stepper or servo motors
TAK Enterprises, Inc. (www.takenterprises.com) has unveiled a product specifically designed to feed thin strip and fine wire materials for integration or as a stand-alone unit within existing process systems. In dealing with fine wire in the 004in – 030in diameter range, pull-through feeding can be sometimes challenging. Common solutions largely involve utilizing a roll feed […]
Siemens offers new high-inertia 1FK7-HI servo motors
Siemens Industry, Inc. (www.sea.siemens.com) has unveiled its expanded 1FK7 servomotor family that features a new high-inertia style. The design’s higher rotor inertia makes the control response of the latest 1FK7-HI servo motors highly robust and ideal for variable- and high-load inertia applications, such as auxiliary and feed axes on machine tools, as well as unwinders […]
Super Torque 5818 Stepper Motor Series from Lin Engineering
Lin Engineering announces the release of the new Super Torque 5818 stepper motor series. Although these motors measure in at a mere 2.40”, they boast up to 305 oz-in of holding torque. The 5818 stepper motor series is a slightly larger version of Lin Engineering’s popular 5718 step motor line. Although they share the same […]