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Feedback
In the past I would have said I was more familiar with the kind of feedback that came from an electric guitar and amplifier. Lately I have become more familiar with the kind that shows up on servomotors and linear feedback on actuators. Feedback technology has become more sophisticated and some vendors like Timken Motion […]
STOBER Rolls Out EZF Hollow Bore Servo Motor
STOBER Drives, Inc. of Maysville, Kentucky has introduced its EZF /PY hollow-bore pipe drive into its new product line. Only a few manufacturers in the world manufacture a…
Class 5 SmartMotor upgrade simplifies spooling and winding applications
Moog样片,relea Moog Inc .)的一个部门sed a firmware upgrade to their Class 5 SmartMotor (fully integrated servo motor) product line featuring innovative capabilities to simplify…Motion Control Tips
Zero-Max’s Clamp Style Hub Design For Handling Larger Shafts And Higher Torque
Zero-Max ServoClass® couplings now feature improved clamp style hub design for handling larger shafts and higher torque. ServoClass couplings are designed for high speed reversing loads and precise positioning requirements in today’s demanding servomotor applications at speeds up to 10,000 rpm. The new clamp style hubs provide superior shaft engagement for these high speed applications. […]
Faulhaber launches new linear DC servo motors with axial type connection
Faulhaber Minimotor has expanded its linear DC servo motor product series with new variants that integrate an axial type connection, making them suitable for operations with limited space…Motion Control Tips
Scale Effect – Part 2
Other considerations of scale effect occur in control systems as well. When considering a control system problem, the bandwidth or scaling of the control parameters themselves are often a major issue. What happens when the velocity of a system needs to be controlled over a range 1000 to 1 or greater? This was the exact […]
TI’s Delfino microcontroller eliminates need for resolver-to-digital converter
Texas Instruments Inc created a microcontroller that eliminates the need for an extra resolver-to-digital converter IC in precision servo motor control systems — the 32-bit C2000(TM) Delfino(TM) microcontrollers….
Tuning-free NX Series servo motor operates without vibration
NX系列tuning-free伺服电机和驱动程序package from Oriental Motor U.S.A. Corp. allows smooth and easy operation in high inertia drive and belt mechanism drive applications without the need to adjust gain. Manual gain adjustment will also enable operation even in more rigid load conditions. With automatic tuning, NX Series operates up to […]
Heason Technology’s ‘Edge’ ceramic motor – the smallest motor of its kind
Heason Technology has recently released a new 20-page catalogue that features Nanomotion’s ceramic servo motors, as well as piezo sub-systems and drives. In particular, it showcases the miniature EM1-S-O ‘Edge’ ceramic motor — the tiniest industrial direct-drive motor of its kind. The EM1-S-O ‘Edge’ ceramic motor can be easily installed into space restricted mechatronics assemblies. […]
Stainless Steel W Series servomotors offer Goldline® motor technology
Kollmorgen introduces the Goldline® motor technology, an addition to its W Series of hygienic servo motors especially designed for applications in wet areas as well as in high-pressure washdown environments. The Goldline® motor technology is made of stainless steel housing making it suitable for applications which require frequent high-pressure cleaning. The motor’s connectors and shafts […]
High performance ACSM1 digital servo drive allows speed control of servo motors
Motion Control Products Ltd has released its flagship product, the ACSM1 digital servo drive, a series of high performance, brushless AC servo drives used for tough machinery applications such as controlling induction motors, high torque motors as well as synchronous and asynchronous servo motors with various feedback devices. The ACSM1 digital servo drive series uses […]
HELUKABEL® USA will feature cable solutions at IMTS
Representatives from HELUKABEL® USA will be in attendance at the 29th International Manufacturing Technology Show (IMTS) in Chicago, IL from September 10-15, 2012 to discuss their cable solutions for the manufacturing industry. HELUKABEL® USA will be exhibiting within the Industrial Automation North America Pavilion at booth E-4256 located in the East Building of McCormick Place. […]
Elmo Motion Control will display its motion control solution for industrial applications at IMTS
Elmo Motion Control will display at IANA, IMTS 2012, Chicago its motion control solution for industrial applications. Elmo’s solution comprises the advanced, easy-to-use Gold Maestro multi-axis network controller that handles up to 100 axes and supports EtherCAT and CANopen; the multi-functional, user-friendly Elmo Application Studio (EAS) design environment that can program, tune, configure, optimize, set-up, […]
Integrated Motion Control – A Machine Builder’s Secret Weapon
Successful companies don’t talk about their “secret weapon”, fearful that competitors will discover and use the technology. While the trend in automation is towards integration, many machine builders have quietly and covertly found success with fully integrated motion control and the numerous benefits and cost savings it provides. And we’re going to let you in…
Kinetix 6000M integrated drive-motor simplify cabling
Rockwell Automation has combined the technologies of Allen-Bradley MP Series food-grade servo motor with Kinetix 6000 multi-axis servo drive into a compact, on-machine package that allows machine builders to reduce the time spent on wiring while simplifying cabling. Specifically designed to integrate with the Kinetix 600 as well as Kinetix 6200 multi-axis servo-drive systems, the […]
Minitec Linearmodul LMS offers up to 1400mm of travel
The latest range of linear positioning actuators from MiniTec UK Limited (www.minitec.co.uk) delivers up to 1400 mm of travel and is completely compatible with its ProfileSystem range of machine building and framing components. Driven by precision ballscrew, the Linearmodul LMS is housed in a 90 mm x 90 mm extruded aluminum profile that comes with […]
July 4th Reflections
The 4th of July is a great time to reflect on what makes America special. This can be a very controversial subject. The purpose here is not particularly political, but to consider the values that make us who we are. Because who we are as people, what we believe, is part of what motivates […]
Slow And Steady
By Tom England, Director, Global Product Planning, Kollmorgen Radford, Va. Improving servo system design can dramatically improve the quality of products in coating and laminating applications. Coating and laminating applications are some of the most demanding for extremely precise speed regulation. The biggest challenge is avoiding velocity ripple which causes uneven coating and undesirable horizontal bars across the…
Mitsubishi Introduces MR-J4 Servo & Motion Controller
Mitsubishi Electric Automation (www.meau.com) has unveiled the MR-J4 Series of servo amplifiers, servo motors and motion controllers that efficiently deliver a frequency response speed time of 2500Hz. The MR-J4 maximizes machine throughput and performance for end-users and machine builders while reducing settling times to less than two milliseconds. Designed to deliver improved operator safety, the […]
Applying Stepper Motors: Application Questions You Must Answer & Things to Watch Out For
This webinar reviews some of the basic parameters necessary to properly select and apply stepper motor technology to motion applications. Topics included in this discussion review basic stepper speed-torque behavior including the stepper over-voltage ratio, a stepper in constant current operation vs. a stepper in voltage drive region, thermal ratings, the impact of winding changes on…
Smaller Motors Pack Plenty of Punch
The length of the new BG45x15SI motor was reduced from 120 mm to 88 mm and the length of the more powerful BG45x30SI motor was reduced from 135 mm to 103 mm. These high-power density, under 100 W compact servo motors offer four-quadrant digital speed control with programmable features. The new BG45SI motors feature a…
Feature Rich Ethernet Servo Drives
As Ethernet-based machines continue to grow, more vendors are launching servomotor drives to meet this need. The features of the ABB drives include compatibility with a number of industrial Ethernet protocols, universal encoder interfacing capability, local motion control programming, and integrated functional safety. This MicroFlex e150 Ethernet servo drive family with single-phase options offers output…
Siemens’ Three Week Lead Time Program for Servomotors
Siemens Industry, Inc. is renewing its customer pledge to manufacture and deliver its popular line of SIMOTICS® 1FK7 servomotors in shortened time. Using a configurable options menu to exactly build the motor required, customers can now place an order for any first generation 1FK7 servomotor and have it drop-shipped in three weeks. Thanks to the…
Get Your Motor Running
Reprint Info >> Motor manufacturers continue to innovate, keeping up with new challenges in motion control. Motors have been around for a long time. The ones most people are used to seeing are probably the typical fat cylindrical AC synchronous motors that do a lot of industry’s heavy lifting. But as anybody who designs motion…