Micromech Ltd. (UK) debuted its new H and L Series of DIN rail-stepper drive indexers with integral CANbus interfaces. The new drive indexers come with over 50 protocols, in particular, the European standard DS301 and DS402 CANopen. Micromech reports that the new DIN rail-stepper drive indexers are configurable in simple multi-axis docking stations that mechanically […]
The G201 microstepping drive from GeckoDrive Inc. (Santa Ana, CA) is now available from AutomationSolutions (Petaluma, CA). The G201 drives weigh 3.5oz and measure 2.5in x 2.5in x 0.85in. They provide speeds up to 200,000 microsteps per second with ultra-smooth 10-microstep circuitry. The G201 drives feature adjustable mid-band stabilization and opto-isolated step and directional units. […]
Neckar Motoren (Germany) has released its IP65 range of ac and dc brushless motors and gearboxes. All units have totally enclosed terminal...
Baldor (UK) has announced a new generation of all-in-one drives with integral motion-control capabilities. The new intelligent drives are updated versions of the intelligent drives Baldor released three years ago. They now feature a plug-on configuration of field-bus and encoder interfacing, as well as higher through-put and operation from three-phase supplies.
GE Fanuc Automation (Charlottesville, VA) introduced the latest additions to its VersaMax family of micro PLCs, two new ac-powered CPU models and...
Baldor (UK) has introduced a new range of servo-motors designed to withstand high-pressure cleaning. Baldor claims that the WBSM Series, introduced at PPMA 2001, delivers higher speeds, accelerations and positioning accuracies. Application areas for the series include bio-pharmaceutical, food packaging and processing lines. Among the protection features incorporated into the WBSM Series are white epoxy […]
Allegro MicroSystems Europe (UK) debuted the A8906CLB, a bi-directional, three-phase, brushless dc motor controller/driver IC with back-EMF sensing. The new device incorporates self-contained, back-EMF sensing motor startup and running algorithms. A programmable digital frequency-locked loop speed-control circuit, together with linear current-control circuitry, provides motor-speed regulation. The device's serial port allows the user to program various […]
Anorad Corp. (UK) has released the LEM Series of brushless motors. With an overall width of 28mm, the LEM Series produces 75lbs...
Industrial Devices Corp. (Petaluma, CA) introduced its new Impulse micro-stepping drive. The Impulse utilizes the power of a DSP and features five motor-control functions. The drive features open-loop stall-detect for detecting a motor stall without an encoder or resolver, multi-stepping for low-resolution step input, and dynamic smoothing for rounding the edges of the move profile. […]
Oriental Motor USA Corp. (Torrance, CA) announced the new BX Series of compact, dc, brushless speed-control systems in two package configurations. The...
Oriental Motor USA Corp. (Torrance, CA) announced its new, miniature size 11 (28mmsq) AlphaStep motor and driver, available in two stack lengths....
Trident Engineering (UK) introduced a new Portescap 8mm-diameter ironless motor, the 08G. This new motor, which is claimed to produce up to 50 percent more torque than comparable competing motors, can replace conventional 10mm motors. It delivers an output power of 700mW at speeds of up to 11,600rpm. The 08G is suitable for use in […]
Toyota Motor Corp. (Japan) announced that it has developed a new hybrid auto fuel system that it believes will improve efficiency by 15 percent over conventional vehicles and reduce emissions. The company reports that the system is easy to adapt. The first model equipped with the new system, called the Toyota Hybrid System-Mild (THS-M), will […]
Baldor UK Ltd. (UK) has launched the WBSM Series, a new range of brushless servomotors suitable for use in clean environments such as bio-pharm and food packaging and processing, or hostile operating situations such as inside machine tools. The series is designed to withstand high-pressure wash-down environments. Among the protection features incorporated are a white […]
Allegro MicroSystems Europe (UK) recently debuted the A3932, a three-phase brushless dc motor controller IC. The device features a high-current, gate-drive capability...