Agile Systems Inc. (Waterloo, Ontario, Canada) announced major enhancements to its software platform for its line of distributed motion control products. Version...
National Instruments Corp. (NI, Austin, TX) announced the acquisition of Electronics Workbench (Toronto, Canada), a supplier of electronics design automation software. The Electronics Workbench flagship product, Multisim circuit simulation software, is widely used for electronic circuit design, board layout and electrical engineering training programs by companies and academic institutions. The acquisition strengthens the integration between […]
Dinesh Paliwal, head of ABB North America, a subsidiary of ABB Inc. (Zurich, Switzerland), announced that Sandy Taylor has been appointed ABB...
Texas Instruments Inc. (TI, Dallas, TX) and Mitsubishi Materials Corp. announced that Mitsubishi has selected TI's PurePath Digital™ technology for its latest power line communication (PLC) module. Leveraging TI's digital amplifier technology, MMC recently developed its PLC units to provide full digital streaming audio. Mitsubishi Materials is using TI's TAS5001 PWM processor and TAS5122 power […]
Suzhou Kingclean Motor Co. Ltd. (China) released its DC-E Series of dc motors, suitable for floor care appliances, which come in dimensions...
Bodine Electric Co. (Chicago, IL) has developed a new selection of hollow-shaft, right-angle ac, dc and BLDC gearmotors. The hollow-shaft designs optimize mountings, saving on assembly labor and reducing the number of component parts. The hollow-shaft gearmotors are suitable for conveyor, printing and packaging machinery, and medical equipment applications. The gearmotor's hollow-output shaft can be […]
Ansoft Corp. (Pittsburgh, PA) released an enhanced version of Maxwell® SV, adding to its existing line of student version (SV) software. Maxwell SV is a free, downloadable, subset of Maxwell 2D, Ansoft's commercial electromagnetic-field simulation software for the design of electromagnetic and electromechanical devices. The software is suitable for engineering students studying topics such as […]
Pro Motor Electric Co. Ltd. (Taiwan) released its PRL1263CG Series of dc motors that come in dimensions of 77.4(ø) x 114.3 mm....
Animatics Corp. (Santa Clara, CA) offered its new SM1720D SmartMotor, which has been redesigned and cost-reduced to use the same industry-standard connectors...
Nano-Proprietary Inc. (Austin, TX) announced that through its subsidiary, Applied Nanotech Inc. (ANI), that it has entered into a research and development agreement with KRI Inc. (KRI, Japan) to develop a hydrogen sensor for automotive fuel cell applications. KRI is the research and development subsidiary of large gas utility Osaka Gas Co. Ltd. (Japan). The […]
SMC Corp. (Tustin, CA), a manufacturer of pneumatic automation products, announced its EMY2 electric guided slide table actuator, which combines the smooth operation, flexibility and high positioning accuracy of a stepper motor actuator with the quick setup, simple actuation and low cost of its pneumatic equivalent. The EMY2 features a user-friendly control box for manual […]
Toshiba America Electronic Components Inc. (TAEC, Japan and Irvine, CA) announced it has expanded its family of SOP Advance power MOSFETs with two new 40 V devices. The SOP Advance Series of MOSFETs are suitable for a number of industrial and mobile computing applications, including dc-dc converters, switching regulators, motor drives and notebook PCs. The […]
Toshiba America Electronic Components Inc. (TAEC, Japan and Irvine, CA) announced it has expanded its family of SOP Advance power MOSFETs with a new 60 V device. The SOP Advance Series of MOSFETs are suitable for a number of industrial and mobile computing applications, including dc-dc converters, switching regulators, motor drives and notebook PCs. The […]
Toshiba America Electronic Components Inc. (TAEC, Japan and Irvine, CA) announced it has expanded its family of SOP Advance power MOSFETs with two new 100 V devices. The SOP Advance Series of MOSFETs are suitable for a number of industrial and mobile computing applications, including dc-dc converters, switching regulators, motor drives and notebook PCs. Developed […]
Toshiba America Electronic Components Inc. (TAEC, Japan and Irvine, CA) announced it has expanded its family of SOP Advance power MOSFETs with new 150 V, 200 V and 250 V devices. The SOP Advance Series of MOSFETs are suitable for a number of industrial and mobile computing applications, including dc-dc converters, switching regulators, motor drives […]