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AC drives permit wider use of magnet motors
Parker Hannifin has launched a range of AC drives that allows energy-efficient permanent magnet motors to be used in a wide range of pump, fan and compressor applications.
News from Parker Hannifin - Electromechanical and Drives Division, Oct 30, 2009
Linear positioning stage has higher load capacity
Aerotech has added an ANT linear positioning stage to its high-precision nano-Motion Technology (nMT) range.
News from Aerotech, Oct 21, 2009
Minidrive suits space-critical motion control
PIM3605 is a pluggable, intelligent minidrive, particularly adapted for motion control applications where space is critical.
News from Technosoft, Oct 7, 2009
Danfoss VLT drive eliminates harmonic disturbances
Danfoss Drives has introduced the VLT Low Harmonic Drive that actively imposes currents into the grid to eliminate harmonic disturbances, so that the sine wave of the grid current is itself restored.
News from Danfoss Drives, Oct 1, 2009
Yaskawa offers small-component assembly system
Yaskawa has introduced the F50-G253 electrically driven small-component assembly system, which features a highly dynamic positioning action coupled with absolute precision.
News from Yaskawa Electric Europe, Aug 31, 2009
Yaskawa introduces plug-and-play gantry system
Yaskawa has introduced a gantry system to enable the simple, rapid integration of linear motors into the manufacturing process, saving time and money.
News from Yaskawa Electric Europe, Aug 31, 2009
Aerotech introduces AGS15000 gantry systems
Aerotech has released a range of long-travel XY Cartesian gantry systems with specifications for high-throughput/high-precision contouring.
News from Aerotech, Jul 30, 2009
Frequency inverter range available up to 22kW
Nord Gear has announced that its SK 500E frequency inverter range is now fully available up to 22kW.
News from Nord Drivesystems, Jun 30, 2009
Moeller supplies distribution products for PDUs
Distribution products from Moeller are at the heart of a flexible design for data centre power distribution units (PDUs), which have been developed and implemented by Stroud Switchgear.
News from Moeller Electric, Apr 6, 2009
Linear motion system is a sound application
A newly refurbished laboratory at the Institute of Sound and Vibration Research (ISVR) at the University of Southampton features driven HepcoMotion linear motion systems.
News from HepcoMotion, Jan 7, 2009
Baldor launches X-Y positioning base
Baldor Electric Company has launched the Honeycomb series of linear stepper X-Y positioning bases, capable of increasing productivity in a wide range of machinery applications.
News from Baldor UK, Sep 9, 2008
Linear gantry enables PCB inspection
The Agilent Medalist sj5000 AOI system features a new linear gantry developed in collaboration with Anorad.
News from Rockwell Automation Anorad, Jul 16, 2008
Linear motors ease wire damper test setup
Spacer dampers protect the cables from wear and premature fatigue failures, maintaining electrical and mechanical performance during onerous climatic extremes and system faults.
News from Parker Hannifin Electromechanical Automation, Jul 2, 2008
Ceramic drive handles high acceleration
The PILine M-674 RodDrive consists of a rod-shaped runner moved and guided by PILine piezo linear motors pressed against it from two opposing sides.
News from Lambda Photometrics, Apr 2, 2008
Tiny linear motor is faster and stronger
The tiny SQL-1.8 Squiggle motor travels as fast as 7mm/s and pushes axial loads of up to 30g - nearly 200 times its own weight of 0.16g.
News from New Scale Technologies, Dec 4, 2007
Tiny linear motor tolerates harsh environments
With very few parts and no gears, Squiggle motors are smaller, more precise, less expensive and more efficient than conventional electromagnetic motors.
News from Orlin Technologies, Oct 31, 2007
Linear motors provide two-axis movement
Philips' NForcer technology will allow designers to reduce the number of motors and electronic drive modules required in pick and place applications.
News from Philips Applied Technologies, Oct 16, 2007
Linear drives adjust for pitch
Once pitch is set on a Uhing drive, it remains constant regardless of the drive motor speed or other control settings.
News from Amacoil, Oct 11, 2007
Small positioning drive offers low cost
The MMV200 comes complete with motor, absolute encoder, power electronics, closed loop position controller and a fieldbus interface.
News from TR Controls, Sep 21, 2007
Actuators extend working life
The superior performance of the new ETV actuator is accomplished through the use of a high-quality C7 ballscrew, with a six-circuit nut instead of a three-circuit one.
News from Parker Hannifin Electromechanical Automation, Jun 7, 2007
Compact slides suit travelling
Integrated motors and controllers allow T-LSR slides and T-LS stages to be daisy chained with other Zaber products.
News from Zaber Technologies, Jun 5, 2007
Actuators boost productivity and precision
LMA/LMAC actuators include dual sealed linear motion guide bearings and robust chain type cable management for a complete positioning solution.
News from Aerotech, May 14, 2007
Linear motion guides reduce friction
SKF's LLR series of linear motion guides provide high torsional stiffness and strokes up to a maximum of 6m for applications where precision and smooth motion are vital.
News from SKF UK, Apr 16, 2007
Catalogue tells all on linear motors
Catalogue includes details of a wide range of linear motors and stages, a motor sizing guide, conversion tables for engineering units and linear motor FAQs.
News from Baldor UK, Apr 16, 2007
Non-ball-retained linear drives
The most popular product in Ondrives' range is the LWL series which is non-ball-retained in stainless steel, offering easy handling and maintenance, smooth operation and low noise.
News from Ondrives/Rino Industries, Apr 3, 2007
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