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09 August 2024
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MOTION CONTROL and drives specialist, MOONS’ Industries, has introduced a new generation of AC Pulsed Stepper Drivers, the SRXAC Series. Efficiency, ease-of-use and reliability are key requirements of today’s motion control applications which are met by the SRXAC series.
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14 November 2022
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PORTESCAP IS introducing the M-Sense22, a magnetic encoder option perfectly suited for its brushless DC motor platform.
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03 February 2022
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WEG HAS announced availability of a decentralised drive package, consisting of WG20-series gear units, EUSAS motors and a MW500 variable speed drive (VSD). Compared with traditional drives, this compact and decentralised package provides lower energy consumption and a compact footprint, as well as improved flexibility, reports the company.
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16 December 2021
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SINCE THE start of the coronavirus pandemic, Ailesbury Hair Clinic, based in Dublin, Ireland, has seen a 50% increase in people coming forward for hair replacement treatments. When the clinic couldn’t find a next level surgical tool to harvest hair follicles for treatments, it decided to design its own and turned to precision drive and motor specialist, maxon for help.
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09 August 2021
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FOLLOWING UPDATES to the Ecodesign Directive in July this year, which revised the regulations governing the energy efficiency requirements of new electric motors, the Association for Electrical and Mechanical Trades (AEMT) has published an easy-to-use reference explaining the implications for motor users.
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14 May 2021
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GERMAN AIRSHIP manufacturer, Zeppelin Luftschifftechnik (ZLT), relies on the COMBIVERT S6 servo drive from KEB Automation for special onboard applications on its Zeppelin NT (New Technology) airship.
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12 March 2021
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FROM THE first successful Mars Rover mission in 1997, DC motors from maxon have been used in most successful robot missions to the Red Planet. Andrew Gibson explores what it takes to make motors that can thrive in the challenging environment found on Mars.
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29 January 2021
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TO PROTECT its drive systems from corrosion, chemicals, wear, scratches, impacts and moisture, NORD DRIVESYSTEMS offers a wide range of different methods for each application area – from environmentally friendly painting to long-life high-performance coatings and the innovative nsd tupH surface treatment.
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10 February 2021
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FOR THE past two decades, equipment manufacturers, users and regulators have been tackling excessive energy consumption. This has led to the development of higher efficiency standards for motors and the adoption of variable speed drive (VSD) technologies to better match energy use and demand
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16 December 2020
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OMRON HAS launched its new 1S Series AC Servo drives and motors, which include motion safety. This ensures machine operator safety, shortens commissioning time and minimises machine downtime and production losses. Integrating motion safety functions into the servo drives and motors also minimises costs, components and wiring complexity.
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04 December 2020
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SEW EURODRIVE has assembled and delivered an industrial gear unit, for Brammer Buck & Hickman, for an end customer in the sand and gravel industry in just one day following a gear failure. The unit was ordered under SEW Eurodrive’s new ATO1 service that provides assembly and delivery in just one day for situations such as this.
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18 November 2020
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THE COVID-19 pandemic has tested the resilience of the most robust supply chains and has ushered in a new way of working. Here’s how motor and drive manufacturer, WEG kept going during the first few months of the pandemic to maintain customer supply and help in the COVID-19 fight.
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02 December 2020
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HAVING ALREADY pioneered a more collaborative approach to designing and delivering automation systems employing low power drives, Mitsubishi Electric UK has announced a new network of Drive Solutions Centres (DSCs). Each one sharing technology, experience and ideas to focus on providing a full service offering for the entire lifecycle of larger capacity low voltage and medium voltage variable speed drives.
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29 October 2020
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THE RESULT of seven years of research and development, industrial start-up and mechatronic pioneer, Mirmex Micro Motor, has announced availability of a new method of manufacturing high-power density electric micromotor winding.
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12 August 2020
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Offering optimum performance in the control cabinet, the NORDAC PRO SK 500P frequency inverters from NORD Drivesystems are equipped with an integrated multi-protocol Ethernet interface, a multi-encoder interface for multiple axis operation and a USB interface for voltage-free parameterisation.
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07 August 2020
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It might seem a strange statement, but yes, you read that right—there are certain operating conditions where servomotors that should be big enough for an application are actually too small!
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29 July 2020
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Tero Helpio, Global Product Manager, IEC LV motors, ABB Motion, explains how upgrading to IE5 ultra-premium SynRM motors can help industrial operators to cut their energy losses by up to 50 percent compared to IE2 motors
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15 June 2020
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ABB is providing integrated safety functionality for its all-compatible variable speed drives (VSDs) to simplify the engineering design process in machine manufacturing and automation.
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26 May 2020
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A new developer kit from Festo enables system designers and machine builders to familiarise themselves with the functions and application possibilities of the company’s CMMT servo drives.
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05 June 2020
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The comprehensive air motor range combines multiple configurations, a compact and well-balanced design and excellent performance in harsh environments, enabling OEM and machine builders to improve the efficiency of their systems.
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