Applied Motion’s powerful stepper drive costs the same as a competitors drive without a built-in power supply! Greenville, DE –— The Motion Control STAC5 microstepping drive provides up to 5 amps per phase from a high bus voltage with sophisticated current control, delivering high torque over a board range of speeds. An advanced anti-resonance algorithm […]
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Motion Control – The Engineering Edge – One Piece FDA Linear Bearings and ETX Scrapers!
April 17th, 2018
Editor-Publisher Motion Control – The Engineering Edge – Our latest linear bearing innovation is our FDL-ETX one piece bearing. ETX (FDA) Scraper Seals are machined into our Fluidline Linear Bearing. Our customer, a manufacturer of packaging machinery for the pharmaceutical industry, required FDA and washdown compliance. Further, they could not allow debris to include between […]
Ultra-reliable NEMA 23 Stepper-based Linear Actuator by Electrocraft Available from Servo2Go!
March 14th, 2018
Editor-Publisher This NEMA 23 ultra-reliable, stepper-based linear actuator is made with ball-bearings and dynamically balanced rotors for high-speed operation! Greenville, DE –— Motion Control – Based on modified hybrid stepping motors, our AxialPower Plus motors are capable of producing linear forces up to 800 pounds and resolutions up to 0.000125″ per 1.8° step. The reliability and precision […]
Motion Control – Robotic Symposiums – How to Build Robots
February 28th, 2018
Editor-Publisher Electromate is pleased to announce it will be hosting two Robotic Symposiums’ Tuesday March 20th in Toronto and on Wednesday March 21st in Montreal. Participating in the Symposiums will be Speakers from: Galil Motion Control www.galilmc.com/ Harmonic Drive LLC www.harmonicdrive.net/ Maxon Motor AG www.maxonmotor.com Advanced Motion Controls www.a-m-c.com Kollmorgen www.kollmorgen.com École de technologie supérieure www.etsmtl.ca Topics: Technical Presentations related to the design […]
Motion Control Integrated Stepper Motor with EtherNet Available from Servo2Go!
February 12th, 2018
Editor-Publisher Greenville, DE – Motion Control Components – Servo2Go is pleased to offer eight motion control integrated drive+motors from Applied Motion Products to our line of Ethernet and EtherNet/IP motion control products The STM23 models fuse a high performance motion controller with 100 MBit Ethernet communications to a high torque NEMA23 step motor. Connecting to an […]
Motion Control – Customer Driven AC Servo Design
January 31st, 2018
Editor-Publisher The mid-level, general-purpose 1S Series Servos incorporate valuable input from our customers to optimize use from design to commissioning. Lower Costs and Total Cost of Ownership The 1S Series eliminates up to 20% of hidden servo system costs to the customer by no longer requiring separate external parts such as servodrive controller cable, terminal block […]
Motion Control – Maxon’s Configurable DC Drives!
January 30th, 2018
Editor-Publisher Maxon motors introduces a NEW Super-fast and sterilizable Brushless Motor! Fall River, MA – Motion Control Components – maxon motor launches new high-speed motors that are configurable online. The new ECX brushless motors are quiet and feature very high efficiency. These brushless drives are ideal for use in hand-held surgical tools and industrial spindles. […]
Motion Control Application- Intra-aortic pump powered by miniature brushless DC motors provides heart failure patients an aid to help hearts rest and heal!
January 16th, 2018
Editor-Publisher The Maxon EC 6 motor brushless DC motor is the second smallest drive in the maxon family. Fall River, MA — Motion Control Components Application – Chronic heart failure patients draw hope from a new technology. A team of life science entrepreneurs in Houston, Texas has developed the first catheter-deployed circulatory assist device intended […]
Motion Control – Profile Rail Linear with Recirculating Bearings Available from Electromate
January 9th, 2018
Editor-Publisher Vaughan, Ontario, Canada — Motion Control Components – Lintech’s MR, ARC & HRC Profile Rail Linear Recirculating Bearings incorporate two or four rows of re-circulating balls arranged in a 45 degree contact angle with the raceway. The rigidity under moment and torsional loads is increased by this design. Larger ball […]
Motion Control – CANopen Brushless Servo Amplifiers Establish a New Benchmark in Versatility!
December 29th, 2017
Editor-Publisher Greenville, DE —-Motion Control – CANopen is a robust and low cost serial protocol that offers enhanced diagnostic and control capabilities with reasonable bandwidth. Advanced Motion Controls’ DigiFlex® Performance™ drives follow the CiA DS301 communications profile and the CiA DS402 device profile The Motion Control DigiFlex® Performance™ panel and pcb mount servo drives offer […]
Motion Control – A Powerful and Cost-effective Drive from Maxon!
December 26th, 2017
Editor-Publisher Motion Control Components – Maxon motors introduces the brushless EC-i 30 motor. Fall River, MA — Motion Control Components – Miniature Motors – Several different versions of the high-torque, brushless EC-i motors from maxon motor are now available in small diameters. They are perfect for hand-held devices and robotic applications. With the EC-i 30, […]
Motion Control Stage Features Sub-micron Positioning, 10 mm Clear Aperture, and High Acceleration!
December 14th, 2017
Editor-Publisher Forestville, CA, — Motion Control Stage – Equipment Solutions’ Series of VCS-10 Voice Coil Stages feature: Sub-micron positioning, high acceleration, digital and/or analog position sensors, and are available with a 10 mm clear aperture! These high acceleration stages (50 G’s no load), have 10 mm of linear motion and < 3 millisecond step response […]
Low Cost 4 Axis Servo Controller for High Speed, Low Inductance Motors Available from Moticont!
December 10th, 2017
Editor-Publisher Van Nuys, CA – Motion Control Components – The MOTI-1100 Series of Motion Controllers from Moticont is the latest generation of motion controllers. The MOTI-1100 Series controller incorporates a highly efficient PWM motor driver. The built-in PWM motor driver can drive motors with less than 1 mH of inductance without overheating the motor. […]
Motion Control – Frameless Brushless Servo Motor Kits from Maxon Are Available from Electromate!
December 1st, 2017
Editor-Publisher With outer diameters of only 43mm to 90 mm, these frameless brushless servo motors are extremely compact. Vaughan, Ontario, Canada — Motion Control Components — The new frameless motor kits from Maxon consist of only a rotor and stator – with no bearings or motor shaft. With outer diameters of only 43 to […]
Motion Control – High Precision Vertical Elevator Stage from OES!
November 28th, 2017
Editor-Publisher Van Nuys, CA – — Motion Control Components – The AZ60-A Motorized Vertical Elevator Stage from Optimal Engineering Systems, Inc. (OES) is a low profile, compact 183.7 mm x 80 mm x 38 mm x 42mm (raised), (7.232in x 3.150 in. x 1.496 x 1.654 in.) low cost, high resolution, wedge type, vertical elevator […]
Motion Control – MGR5 Series Micro Gripper Independently Controlled Jaws Light Force Capability Available from Electromate!
November 19th, 2017
Editor-Publisher Motion Control – Micro Gripper A lightweight motion control micro gripper, the MGR5 was designed for small, fragile part assembly. The MGR brings operation force 10 gram or less capability into range. Light moving mass reduces impact force during small product placement. Vaughan, Ontario, Canada — Motion Control Components –SMAC electric grippers […]
Motion Control – Panel Mount Servo Drive Provides Centralized Control & Offers High Bandwidth & Quick Response Times!
November 15th, 2017
Editor-Publisher Greenville, DE —-Motion Control Components – The AB25A100 PWM servo drive from Advanced Motion Controls is designed to drive brushless and brushed DC motors at a high switching frequency. A single red/green LED indicates operating status. The drive is fully protected against overvoltage, under-voltage, over-current, over-heating and short-circuits across motor, ground and power leads. Furthermore, […]
Motion Control – Endless Torque… …The EC-i 52 DC Motor by Maxon Motor!
November 13th, 2017
Editor-Publisher Fall River, MA — Motion Control – With their optimized magnetic circuit and special rotor, the new brushless DC motors from maxon deliver an impressive amount of torque. The EC-i 52 drives are considered to be high quality at an attractive price. There is an increasing demand for DC motors that are powerful and compact, […]
Motion Control Automation – Limit Lost Motion with Gam’s SPH Flange Planetary Gearbox!
November 6th, 2017
Editor-Publisher Greenville, DE — Motion Control Components — Backlash and Torsional Rigidity are both important values to consider when selecting a high precision gearbox as they both affect lost motion (arcmin). GAM’s SPH Flange Gearbox has a single piece steel housing and ring gear machined directly inside for maximum stiffness. The helical gears are precision cut […]
Motion Control – Harsh Environment 20 Bit Resolution Absolute Encoders Available from Electromate!
November 2nd, 2017
Editor-Publisher Motion Control – Harsh Environment Encoders Non-Contact, Absolute-Position Linear and Rotary Position Sensors Vaughan, Ontario, Canada — Motion Control Components – Netzer Precision Motion Sensors has taken a revolutionary position sensing technology, originally developed for harsh environment specialized applications, and made it available for today’s broader range of defense, homeland security, aerospace […]



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