Motion Control – ETX Bearing/Pillow Block We needed a bearing block that would be FDA compliant, washdown compliant and…be able to take a radioactive environment. We made a motion control unitized bearing and mounting block combination that met application requirements. You won’t find this an any catalog!

Motion Control – Mini Planetary Gearmotors! Motion Control – Small, Cost effective Planetary Gearmotors Are Ideally Suited for Step Motor Applications       Vaughan, Ontario, Canada — Motion Control  — Applied Motion Products New PH Series Mini Planetary Gearmotors are used with small step motors in NEMA 8, 11, and 14 frame sizes.  TThese […]

Motion Control – NEW! Three-axis Gimbal Mounts!       Van Nuys, CA —– Motion Control – OES (Optimal Engineering Systems, Inc.) has released four all new Three-axis Azimuth, Angular Elevation, and Roll Gimbal Mounts. These new high precision and high stability AU270-AER Gimbal Mounts locate the surface of the Roll Stage 115 mm below […]

Motion Control – Motors for Surgical Robots! Motion control – The latest, next generation surgeries are being performed today using Intuitive Surgical Inc.’s (Sunnyvale, CA) da Vinci™S HD Surgical System, which allows surgeons to perform the most minimally invasive procedures to date. The system incorporates the height of motion control technologies so that every motion […]

Motion Control – Precision Shafting   E. Longmeadow, MA – Motion Control  — LM76 offers extremely competitive pricing on all types of precision shafting: round, hollow, predrilled, continuous support extrusions, predrilled & assembled shafting. We specialize in standard linear shafting: RC60/Class L Linear Shafting, 300 series s/s Linear Shafting. For most applications, RC60/Class L is […]

Motion Control – A Great Place to Work! Cost-competitive Alternative to Pneumatics, Starting at $300 US/ea Motion Control – Vaughan, Ontario, Canada – The New LDL Programmable Electric Linear Actuator from SMAC has been designed as a cost-competitive alternative to pneumatics.  A common trend in industrial automation is that users are looking for electric alternatives […]

Motion Control – Goniometer Stage Van Nuys, CA – Motion Control – Optimal Engineering Systems, Inc. (OES) offers a very low cost solution for the precise measurement of angles or the rotation of an object to a precise angular position.     This 160 mm x 160 mm stage with +/- 15o of rotation at […]

Motion Control – Electric Cylinder Has Zero Cogging     Van Nuys, CA — Motion Control – Moticont has added another non-commutated linear actuator to its DDLM series of low cost actuators. The 0.125 in. (3.2 mm) diameter shaft has an internal thread on each end, a total of length of 4.960 in (126.0 mm), […]

Motion Control – 0.03 micron Resolution Elevator Stage!       Van Nuys, CA – — Motion Control – Two new motorized elevator stages, the DAG20-120-01 and the DAG20-120-04 have been released by Optimal Engineering Systems, Inc. (OES).  These high resolution, compact, low profile elevator stages feature high stability 120 mm x 120 mm tables […]

Motion Control – XYZ Axis Voice Coil Actuator Van Nuys, CA – Motion Control – Moticont has released a new three axis XYZ linear actuator the XYZ-10. The X and Y axes of the actuator each has a 0.97 in. (24.6 mm) of travel and the Z axis has a stroke of 0.500 in. (12.7 […]

Motion Control – Application – Mountain Bike With the new Lightrider E Ultimate, Swiss bicycle manufacturer Thömus is launching the world’s first full-suspension cross-country electric mountain bike weighing less than 15 kilograms. This record-breaking weight is made possible by the small and efficient maxon BIKEDRIVE AIR drive in the extremely lightweight Thömus ultra-high modulus carbon […]

Motion Control – Advanced Block & Rail System   E. Longmeadow, MA – – Motion Control – Linear Motion – Advanced Linear Block and Rail System – SLIDE RAIL2 is both novel and innovative. Unlike injection molded, plastic-lined block and rail systems, INJECT2 Technology’s unique properties ensure higher loads, 1/2 the coefficient of friction and […]

Motion Control – Profile Rails       Vaughan, Ontario, Canada — Motion Control -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 […]

Motion Control – Profile Rail Stages Van Nuys, CA – — Motion Control – Optimal Engineering Systems, Inc. (OES) has added five new profile single axis positioning stages to their AQ150 Series of linear stages. Available off-the-shelf in travel lengths of: 600 mm (23.622 in.), 700 mm (27.559 in.), 800 mm (31.496 in.), 900 mm […]

Motion Control – Electric Cylinder     Van Nuys, CA – Motion Control – Components – High speed, high acceleration/deceleration, zero backlash, high accuracy, high repeatability, an internal shaft and bearing are features of Moticont’s GVCM-051-089-05S06 Linear Voice Coil Motor. This compact, voice coil motor has a high force to size ratio with 5.5 lbs […]

Motion Control – Application – Underwater Inspection Motion Control – Application – Inspecting flooded pipes of power plants requires skilled, high-precision handling. And the robotic vehicles have to be optimized accordingly, for example to dive 20 m deep. The new seawater manipulator is capable of maneuvering underwater in pipes, where it can be used to […]

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Motion Control – Yaw Pitch Stages       Van Nuys, CA – — Motion Control – A new, series of Dual-axis Yaw-and-Pitch Stages have been introduced by OES (Optimal Engineering Systems, Inc.). This new series of high precision Yaw-and-Pitch stages are ideal for precise measurements of compound curves and angles of an object during […]