Portescap introduces the newest addition to our Ultra ECTM mini motor platform – the 16 ECH brushless motor, designed specifically to provide an economic motor solution for high performance applications. The 16ECH has been developed to be one of the most advanced and highest performing brushless slotless motors in its class, specifically optimized for high […]
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Oriental Motor’s all new stepper motor and driver packages
Oriental Motor is pleased to introduce our new CVK Series, compact standardized 24 volt DC input driver combined with performance driven, high torque stepper motors for the optimum application results. The CVK Series offers customers a common driver platform and wiring from which to choose the desired performance, allowing for improved machine performance while saving […]
AutomationDirect Expands AC Motor Line
AutomationDirect has expanded its Marathon AC motor line to include lower-cost, high-performance 0.5 to 5 HP Marathon Max+ series AC motors with integrated encoder. The 230/460 VAC Max+ inverter-duty motors are designed to replace 90 and 180 volt Permanent Magnet DC (PMDC) systems, and when compared with PMDC technology, the Max+ motor is more efficient […]
Basics of conveyors: Technical summary of industrial material-handling options
Updated August 2019 || Conveyors are automated tracks that move bulk material or discrete products from one area to another. They’re the backbone of myriad material-handling applications to improve efficiency and throughput. Recent advances in materials, controls, and modular subcomponents have spurred new large conveyors for bulk material transport, miniature conveyors for discrete sorting, and […]
AC motors tough enough for methane extraction
Equipment used in oil-rig, oil-field, environmental remediation and chemical processing applications encounter rugged conditions. Regenerative blowers, such as the ROTRON Chem-Tough Regenerative (Side Channel), use long-life AC induction motors to keep the blowers operating. The blowers use regenerative air technology to develop proper air pressures and vacuums without the higher energy and maintenance costs associated […]
High-Acceleration Servomotors Create Cabling Challenges
by Lucas Kehl, Lapp Group Accelerations of 5 g or more can shorten the life of servo cables. But new cable designs are coming with greater tolerance for these higher accelerations. In automated production machines, faster acceleration and deceleration of motion axes can lead to productivity gains. It’s no wonder that machine builders have started […]
Altra Announces Acquisition of Guardian Industries
Altra Industrial Motion Corp. (Nasdaq:AIMC), a global manufacturer and marketer of electromechanical power transmission and motion control products, announced the acquisition of Guardian Industries, Inc. Founded in 1941 and based in Michigan City, Indiana, Guardian manufactures a wide range of products including shaft couplings, motion control couplings, flywheel couplings, hydraulic pump drives, compressor drives and […]
Tried-and-true chain lift and motor technology makes Cedar Point’s Gatekeeper roller coaster soar
Reliability. Longevity. Simplicity. Those are just a few of the key words that come to mind when you learn why Cedar Point, a world-famous amusement park located in Sandusky, Ohio, went with tried-and-true chain lift technology on its winged roller coaster, the Gatekeeper. For the first installment in Design World’s Summer Tech Vacation video series, […]
BLDC motor EC 19 and planetary gearhead GP 19 M
With its modular construction, this new brushless DC motor is available in three performance classes: the cost-optimized EC 19 at 60 Watt, the strong and high-speed EC 19 at 120 Watt and the sterilizable high-end version EC 19 at 120 Watt. The internals of the drives are responsible for their individual characteristics: The EC 19 […]
DMC-40×0 and DMC-41×3 Have Twice The Program Memory
Galil is pleased to announce our latest firmware release, revision 1.2, for the DMC-40×0 and DMC-41×3. This release provides an increase in program memory from 2000 x 80 characters to 4000 x 80 characters, and an increase in the total array elements from 16,000 to 24,000. The DMC-40×0 comes in a box-level format and delivers […]