Brother Gearmotors, a division of Brother International Corporation that offers a wide range of ultra-reliable, sub-fractional AC gearmotors and reducers for the food & beverage, packaging and material handling industries, offers expedited delivery service from its state-of-the-art manufacturing facility in Bartlett, TN. Brother Gearmotors’ U.S. manufacturing facility allows the company to meet its North American […]
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MCMA Launches Motion Control Certification for Professionals
The Motion Control and Motor Association (MCMA), the largest association in North America dedicated to advancing the global understanding and use of motion control and related automation technologies, recently launched the MCMA Certified Motion Control Professional program. The certification program is designed to help individuals working with motion control, motors, and automation technologies obtain the […]
Automatic movement of bellows with electric motors
Whether in the classic church setting or in modern rock music: the organ is the queen among musical instruments. It remains unequaled in its variety of sounds. While the sound is generated electronically on modern organs, air still sets the tone on the classic instruments. Instead of relying on human muscle, however, the arduous work […]
Galil Motion Control introduces the Galil Design Kit (GDK)
Galil Motion Control Inc., the industry leader in motion control technology, has released the Galil Design Kit. This is Galil’s newest software environment, providing easy communication with Galil’s motion controllers and PLCs. Galil recently introduced the new scope and tuner to GDK’s growing list of tools and capabilities. All tools are customizable by editing the […]
FAQ: How does inductance phase imbalance degrade performance, and how can drives help?
Stepper motors are resistant to rapid changes in current. This is because their coils make them inductive devices along with nay internal permanent magnets, if used in that type of stepper motor. Drives must be able to operate a stepper motor correctly given its intrinsic inductance properties. Some steppers are either designed for low speeds […]
ACS’ New Laser Control Module Enables the Highest Quality Laser Micro-Machining in the Industry
ACS Motion Control has developed a laser control module that enables direct control of the laser source to deliver precise laser micro-machining and increased throughput. The LCMv2 Series EtherCAT slave module provides a wide range of functions including digital pulse modulation for dynamic power control, output pulses or gating (on/off) signals synchronized to positions along […]
FAQ: What are some common stepper-drive applications? Are there use specific stepper drives?
Engineers selecting stepper drives have to match drive to the motor, obviously. However, beyond this, matching drive to the application is also an important consideration. Some drives are better suited for certain operating conditions and load types than others. Stepper drives find use in as many applications as stepper motors themselves, as they must work […]
AutomationDirect Adds Small Timing Belts and Pulleys
AutomationDirect’s SureMotion line of motion control products now includes additional synchronous timing belts and pulleys for small motor applications. An excellent choice for many industrial applications, SureMotion MXL series timing belts are 1/4-inch wide, have a 0.080-inch pitch, and are available in neoprene with fiberglass reinforcement and urethane with polyester reinforcement styles. Neoprene belts have […]
The downside of patent protection
Leland Teschler – Executive Editor lteschler@wtwhmedia.com On Twitter @DW_LeeTeschler MUCH angst has been expressed over patent trolls that buy up low-quality patents then sue the bejesus out of potential infringers to “enforce” IP rights. Lest you think patent suits by these guys are over money earned from patents, consider this: Scholars at the National Bureau […]
MC508 Motion Coordinator Uses ARM Cortex A9 800 Processor
The MC508 is a high specification Motion Coordinator using a high performance ARM Cortex A9 800 Mhz Processor, with eight Voltage outputs and eight flexible axis ports, that can be configured for up to sixteen pulse and direction output axes or eight closed loop servo axes. It boasts 128 MBytes of RAM; 32 of which […]
