Electric motors are at the heart of motion. Across the board, motor manufacturers are seeing increased demand for their products. Hastened by the pandemic, demand in areas such as robotics, autonomous vehicles and automated production and manufacturing lines across a wide swath of industries has risen, spurring new business as well as innovation. Some top […]
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New harmonic gearing on 1.8° flat PKP series stepper motors from Oriental Motor
Oriental Motor now sells a new PKP Series stepper motor. The offering includes a 51-mm (2.0-in.) frame size harmonic gearhead for the 42-mm (1.65-in.) PKP Series 2-phase Flat Type motor. This new combination compliments the 60 mm (2.36 in.) PKP Series Flat Type which is available with a Harmonic gearhead or round shaft. Both frame […]
Oriental Motor AZ Series ac input drivers now available with EtherNet/IP
Oriental Motor now offers EtherNet/IP communications on the AZ Series ac input line of stored data network drivers. These AZ Series drivers maintain the features of other AZ Series drivers … and this new communications driver model is compatible with all AZ Series products. AlphaStep AZD (ac input) stepper motor drivers offer superior high-speed performance, […]
Oriental Motor 60-mm DG II rotary actuator with AlphaStep AZ Series absolute encoder stepper motor
Oriental Motor is pleased to expand the DGII Series product lineup and AlphaStep hybrid control system with the introduction of the new 60 mm DGII rotary actuator. The DGII Series is a line of products that combine a high rigidity hollow rotary table with an AlphaStep absolute encoder AZ series closed loop stepper motor and […]
New CVK-SC Stepper Motor Speed Control System from Oriental Motor
CVK-SC series — 0.72º, 24 VDC input stepper motor speed control Oriental Motor is pleased to introduce the new CVK-SC series stepper motor speed control system. Specifically designed for common speed control applications with constant duty, the CVK-SC series features ease of use, holding torque when stopped, and increased repeat positioning accuracy. This speed control […]
28 mm (1.10 in.) planetary and harmonic gearheads for dc input αSTEP AZ series stepper motors
Oriental Motor now offers new planetary and harmonic gearheads for the AlphaStep AZ Series DC input stepper motor in 28 mm (1.10 in.) frame size. The AlphaStep AZ Series stepper motors are part of the Hybrid Control System and delivers high efficiency and low vibration together with Oriental Motor’s newly developed Mechanical Absolute Sensor for […]
New Oriental Motor DGII rotary actuators with AZ Series dc input drivers
Oriental Motor now sells an expanded lineup of DGII Series rotary actuators — including two new dc input AZ Series driver options. As the demand for complete high-accuracy and efficient rotary actuators grows, Oriental Motor has answered with the introduction of the AZ Series dc input drivers. This allows for more applications that are using dc […]
Oriental Motor AZ Series now with Neugart planetary gears, 42-mm motor model, and new pulse input driver
Oriental Motor now sells an expanded lineup of the AZ Series absolute mechanical encoder stepper-motor product line. New additions include planetary gearheads by Neugart, a new longer 42-mm motor and new pulse input drivers with RS-485 communication. These new releases allow for greater end-user design flexibility and expandability. Satisfying demanding applications (with higher output torque […]
Absolute type AZ Series stepper motor driver with EtherCAT from Oriental Motor
Oriental Motor now sells a DC-input AZ Series Multi-Axis Drivers with built-in EtherCAT communications. These are based on closed-loop absolute-type AZ Series driver. The AZ Series Multi-Axis Drivers with EtherCAT is a space saving, DC input, multi-axes controller and driver designed for applications demanding 2 or more axis of control and integrating EtherCAT communications from […]
Catching up with Oriental Motor at MD&M East
Earlier this month, I spoke with Viet Le, Senior Sales Engineer, Oriental Motor at the MD&M East/ATX East show in New York City. The company was showing off its AZ series of closed-loop absolute mechanical encoder stepper motors—they feature low vibration and high efficiency, and you don’t even have to purchase a battery back-up or […]
