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The high speed, short stroke, and the dust & debris of a mattress stitching machine proved too much for linear ball bearings! The contamination and short stroke length did not allow the bearing to circulate and caused premature failure. E. Longmeadow, MA – — LM76’s solution to problem was to replace the linear ball bearings […]

Black Racer holds the highest acceleration and system speeds we know of for a linear sleeve-type, ball or roller bearing.“Velociatem et Potentia” SPEED & POWER. That says it all. For another demanding application of LM76’s Black Racer Linear Bearings Click Here! LM76’s high speed, “Black Racer,” ceramic coated linear bearings out perform linear ball bushing […]

Greenville, DE –— Shimpo Drives announces its new Motion Control STH servo-driven rotary actuator. The STH is a mid-performance rotary actuator that sets a new price/performance point in rotary positioning. A Motion Control Shimpo Able servo reducer is the interface between the servo motor and STH output actuator. The Able gearbox features simple mounting of […]

The new maxon EC-4pole 32 HD motor has been designed for extremely rough operating conditions, particularly applications in deep drilling. This 480 W motor can withstand 200 °C, 1000 G, -5000 m and 1700 bar. Fall River, MA — Deep drilling technology (called “downhole drilling” in the field of oil and gas exploration) makes it […]

Voice Coil Stages – Van Nuys, CA – The high performance compact positioning voice coil driven linear stages are used in positioning applications where high speed, high acceleration or high accuracy is required. The motorized linear stages are fully self-contained. Each stage utilizes one or two voice coil motor(s), a linear carriage system, an optical […]

Defender Rails Go Quiet! E. Longmeadow, MA – — Linear Motion Rail Systems – LM76’s popular Defender Rails have gone Quite. The “Quite Strip” made of UHMW (Features of UHMW include: Excellent abrasion and wear resistance, very high impact strength, meets FDA and USDA guidelines, no moisture absorption, Self-lubricating – no need for oils or […]

Greenville, DE – Motion Control – A feature of Nippon Pulse’s popular and reliable stepper motors, which we have been manufacturing since 1960, is the ability to add reduction gearheads. These gearheads have a wide range of ratios, from 1/400 to 6/25. In all, there are over 20 different gear ratios to choose from, depending […]

Motion Control Technology – “It was not that long ago that artificial intelligence and advanced robotic research efforts were quietly housed in the back room skunk works of engineering giant and government sponsored agencies. The same high level of robotic technology is now being taught in the classrooms and developed in the laboratories of universities […]

San Luis Obispo, CA – Trust Automation – The TA600 Standalone Motion Controller continues the Trust Automation tradition of motion control innovation. The TA600 is a two or four axis motion controller for any combination of brushed, brushless or stepper axis control. The advanced dual processor design optimizes performance by splitting the tasks between command […]

Haptic applications are well known in medical engineering, robotics, and aeronautics. For example: An active helicopter sidestick generates forces that provide tactile feedback to the pilot of a conventional system. Such applications require a special drive. maxon’s ironless winding and precious metal commutation were predestined for these requirements. . Fall River, MA — The new […]

Morgan Hill, CA – Motion Control -Lin Engineering is pleased to announce the Beta release of the new R1025 stepper motor driver. Combining high performance with a wide spectrum of features, the R1025 can be utilized with stepper motors of many shapes and sizes. The R1025 microstepping driver is capable of output currents ranging from […]

  Motion Control – Maxon’s latest 2013 Newsletter features news and articles on: Ordering DCX drives online: Easily configure the new maxon DCX drives online from anywhere.  The finished drive, when ordered online, will be ready for shipment from Switzerland in 11 working days or less.   New Products: The maxon ESCON Module 50/5 and […]

Motion Control – Maxon Precision Motor’s newly released DC servo motor controller, the ESCON 50/5 OEM module. This mini OEM plug in module is a 4 quadrant Pulse Width Modulated (PWM) servo motor controller that can efficiently control permanent magnet brushed DC motors (PMDC motors) and Brushless DC servo motors (BLDC motors) containing hall effect […]

Motion Control – Linear Motion – Because LM76 understands workplace environments, manufacturing processes, and offers a complete line of linear bearing systems, LM76 was able to solve a problem and eliminate downtime! E. Longmeadow, MA – Motion Control – Linear Motion — When profile rail guides fail within a week bring production to a standstill […]

Greenville, DE –— Motion Control – EXOR offers the World’s Largest Family of HMI Solutions to meet the needs of your application and budget. Their HMI panels come in more than 100 configurations ranging from simple graphical entry-level displays to low-cost touchscreens and to advanced color graphic displays and touchscreen units.   Models include (click […]

Motion Control – Maxon Motor was challenged to deliver maximum power in the smallest possible space and the result is the motion control EC 4 brushless motor. Fall River, MA – Motion Control -Maxon motor introduces the EC4, a 4 mm diameter brushless DC motor and gearhead. The typical issue found with micro drives of […]

Motion Control – February 19 &20 – DC Motor Sizing Made Easy! A Practical Seminar presented by Jan Braun, maxon motor ag, Switzerland       [Textbook shown (a $65 US value) is included with your Seminar attendance] Location/Date: Hilton Garden Inn – Dorval Aeroport St. Laurent, PQ Tuesday February 19, 2013   Location/Date: Radisson […]

Greenville, DE –— Applied Motion Products is proud to announce the release of our new line of motion control brushless DC motor drives. The BD5 is a brushless DC motor drive that is based on advanced control technology featuring excellent performance and ease of use. The motion control drive is aimed at OEM applications that […]

Greenville, DE — — Motion Control – Galil, an industry leader in motion control technology, is announcing the latest product in their RIO Pocket PLC Series. The new RIO-47142 includes an internal switch with two Ethernet ports for daisy-chaining multiple RIO units. This allows management of an unlimited number of inputs and outputs without an […]

San Luis Obispo, CA – Motion Control – The newest addition to the Trust Automation line of motion control Linear Drives is the TA330 linear three-phase servo drive. It is easily configured for three-phase DC brushless servo motors using Hall Effect sensors, three-phase AC brushless motors using external sinusoidal commutation, single-phase DC brushed servo motors […]