The annual MD&M ATX West show in Anaheim, Calif. is a great place to see how far the industry has advanced precision and miniature technologies over the previous year. Micro-springs, 2-mm linear guides, and slotless motors thinner than chopsticks were just some of the miniature components on display. Our esteemed colleague Rachael Pasini has posted […]
SDP-SI (Stock Drive Products)
New series of frameless motors provides drop-in solution for robotics applications
Due to rapid growth in the industrial automation market producing an urgent need for premium quality parts and services, Stock Drive Products/Sterling Instrument (SDP/SI) is launching a series of frameless motors as a drop-in solution for robotics applications. Designed to be pressed into a machine’s housing, the SDP/SI NH1-D series Frameless Brushless Motors provide a […]
SDP/SI adds integrated motors to simplify motion system design
Stock Drive Products/Sterling Instrument (SDP/SI) has launched a series of Integrated Motors to simplify motion system design. Replacing multiple components with a compact all-in-one motor and electronics package, Integrated Motors simplify motion system design while providing many advantages. “Doing speed, position and torque closed-loop control with separate brushless motor and driver/controller technologies can be challenging,” […]
New distribution partnership between Nidec Motion Control and SDP/SI
Nidec Motion Control is pleased to announce a newly formed Distribution Partnership with Designatronics. Nidec Motion Control specializes in the development and manufacturing of power-dense, standard and custom servo motors, fractional and subfractional gearmotors, as well as a wide array of motor controllers. Designatronics, through its SDP/SI brand is a one-stop source for mechanical components, […]
New flexible coupling from SDP/SI features vibration damping technology
Stock Drive Products/Sterling Instrument (SDP/SI) has debuted several new series of high-gain couplings. These Antivibration Flexible Couplings are designed for use with high gain servomotors. When a servomotor drives a mechanism, as in applications such as semiconductor manufacturing equipment, blood analyzers or high-speed printers, a change in direction causes a phenomenon called hunting. Hunting is […]
How to size and select belts and pulleys: An Engineer’s Guide
Updated May 2016 || Industrial belt drives consist of rubber belts that wrap around drive pulleys, in turn driven by electric motors. In a typical setup, the belt also wraps around one or more idler pulleys that keep the belt taut and on track. More after the jump. The main reasons that engineers pick drives […]
SDP introduces Pitch Molded Chain Drives with unit link construction
Stock Drive Products/Sterling Instrument (www.sdp-si.com) has unveiled the ultra-miniature inch and metric 3.117mm pitch molded chain drive series, dubbed as the A 6M 7M12. The series is designed for uses where weight factors and limited space are important, including pen carriages in recorders and X-Y plotters or servo drives to stylus, counter drives and chart […]
