International Resistive Co. Inc. (IRC, Boone, NC) announced that it has applied its thick-film-on-steel technology to dynamic braking applications. The resultant dynamic...
Thomson Airpax Mechatronics (Cheshire, CT) announced a new 98mm series of brushless dc motors that they claim is 30 percent more efficient and 33 percent smaller than industry-standard devices. They feature a three-phase MOSFET PWM drive with surface-mounted components. Available in 26W and 35W outputs with motor lengths of 43.5mm and 48.0mm, these brushless motors […]
Parker Hannifin's (UK) electromechanical division has launched a new range of stepper drives called the XL Series. The new series drives are housed in a metal case with a width of 30mm. The cases stand 175mm tall and have front-to-back measurement of 130mm. They are designed for panel-mounting, using standard connectors and screw terminals, and […]
Whedco (Ann Arbor, MI), a subsidiary of GE Fanuc Automation, introduced the Power Cube stepping-motor drive. Measuring 12.5 cubic inches, the Power Cube has a 250W drive in a potted enclosure that mounts on machines in industrial environments. Quick-disconnect terminals and an optional, industry-standard, din rail-mounting plate. The 4A drive operates with input voltages from […]
GE Fanuc (Luxembourg) has added what it claims to be the largest synchronous servo motor with rare-earth magnets to its GE Fanuc Series of ac servo motors. With a rated output of 100kW and a maximum output of 200kW, the newly-announced GE Fanuc 1000 ac servo motor is claimed to be the largest such unit […]
Oriental Motor USA Corp. (Torrance, CA) announced the new AXH Series of 30W (2.36" sq.) and 50W (3.15" sq.) mini-brushless dc motor...
Baldor (UK) has launched the Model 17 Commercial-Duty Motor Line, a new range of motors that are engineered for applications requiring low to medium starting torques. The new range is suitable for such applications as fans, blowers, stirrers/agitators, conveyors, compressors and pumps. The Model 17 range extends from 120W to 750W, through standard 48 to […]
Industrial Devices Corp. (IDC, Petaluma, CA) has introduced a series of complete, pre-tested and fully-assembled motion control systems, the IDeal Systems. IDeal Systems consist of one or more IDC mechanical positioning devices, an IDC motor, and IDC drive or SmartDrive on each axis, and optional accessories such as a keypad or limit switch. With an […]
At the 2001 Drives and Controls Exhibition, Portescap (Switzerland) will be devoting its stand entirely to the range of new products which they introduced in recent months. These include an 8mm-diameter motor that they claim delivers 50 percent more torque than other motors of similar size, as well as a range of miniature planetary gearboxes, […]
Performance Motion Devices Inc. (PMD, Lexington, MA) announced the release of a family of motion processors called Pilot, which offer single-axis control in a single chip. The MC3110, the first of the new products to become available, is designed to control brushed servo motors. PMD also plans to include a single-chip motion processor for brushless […]
Stegmann Inc. (Dayton, OH) introduces the HiperFace compatible SHS170 servo motor feedback system. Featuring a thin 1.7" profile, this magnetic encoder has an extra large 50mm hollow-shaft bore that allows the encoder to be directly mounted to a large motor or load shafts. A unique floating mount prevents excessive shaft loading and misalignment. Magnetic code […]
Danfoss Drives (Rockford, IL) introduced the new Synchronizing Controller, designed for use with their VLT 5000 Series drives. The Synchronizing Controller is...
Kollmorgen (Radford, VA) has expanded its DDL line to include the IL03 model and ICD Series. The ICD motor series is a reduced-envelope ironcore motor that features a low attractive force, anti-cogging design in a reduced envelope. It is suited to bridge the gap between the larger IL models and smaller IC coils. According to […]
Ogura Industrial Corp. (Somerset, NJ) introduced their new high-speed MIC Series micro clutch. Engineered to handle the ever-increasing speeds of paper transport devices, the company claims that the MIC Series provides industrial life and speed capabilities up to three times that offered by bushing style clutches, operating up to 1,500rpm. The high-speed capability of the […]
Texas Instruments (TI, Dallas, TX) has introduced the TLS2254 5V servo/spindle driver ICs. TI claims that these new mixed-signal devices combine best-in-class control solutions to drive a voice coil servo for head positioning and a three-phase brushless dc spindle motor for spinning the recording media with a range of advanced utilities on a single substrate. […]