‘Stepper Drives’

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Start with the news release Fastpack drives cut energy use in fans and pumps from Micromech, which we summarised at the time by saying "Micromech has released the Parker SSD drives for fans and pumps, a range of three-phase industrial drives designed to help save energy in applications up to 110kW.". Several months prior to that, we featured the news release Pan-and-tilt positioner integrates electronics from Aerotech: "Aerotech has launched a pan-and-tilt positioner with integrated drives and motion controls for high-end camera security, surveillance and defence applications.".
 
In October 2009, we covered the news from Micromech - take a look at Micromech offers complete linear motion solution which says: "Micromech's Promech linear actuators from Parker are for OEM instrument manufacturers looking to speed time to market and reduce the overall installed cost for linear motion axes. ".
 
Take a look also at the news release from Parker Hannifin - Electromechanical and Drives Division, AC drives permit wider use of magnet motors, as well as Festo develops low-cost electric actuator from Festo, and Fluke introduces hard-wearing multimeters from Fluke (UK).
 

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McLennan releases E192 and P205 DC gear motors (October 2009)

McLennan Servo Supplies has brought out two new planetary brushed DC gear motors from Italian small-motor specialist Micro-Motors s.r.l.

Trio adds interface to motion coordinator range (October 2009)

Trio Motion Technology has added a Sercos II digital drive interface to its MC464 Motion Coordinator range.

Linear positioning stage has higher load capacity (October 2009)

Aerotech has added an ANT linear positioning stage to its high-precision nano-Motion Technology (nMT) range.

Stepper motors available with adaptable shaft (October 2009)

High-torque stepper motors from Astrosyn International Technology are available with an adaptable rear shaft that can be fitted with an accessory such as a brake or encoder.

Pittman AB servo motors available in NEMA sizes (October 2009)

Ametek has announced Pittman AB Series brushless servo motors in three different NEMA frame sizes (each available in various lengths) to accommodate a wide range of design envelopes.

Drive module incorporates safe-torque-off feature (October 2009)

ABB's ACS850 drive module features onboard safe torque off, a removable memory block, a user interface with assistant wizards, a built-in energy-saving calculator and modular hardware and software.

Orion offers range of DC fans to maximise airflow (October 2009)

Orion Fans, a division of Knight Electronics, is now offering a range of DC fans for electronic enclosures, telecommunications and networking equipment.

ST torque limiters handle huge torques (October 2009)

R+W's new ST torque limiters, available from Tandler, offer benefits over shear pin and hydraulic alternatives and are smaller than other mechanical torque limiters rated for up to 160,000Nm.

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