Motion Control

May 29, 2003

Ballard to Discontinue Engine Generator Sales

Ballard Power Systems Inc. (Vancouver, BC, Canada) announced that it is discontinuing the development, sale and marketing of its internal combustion engine...

May 29, 2003

Adept Technology Intros FireBlox Motor Controller

Adept Technology Inc. (San Jose, CA), a manufacturer of flexible automation for the semiconductor, electronics, fiber optic, telecommunications and life sciences industries, announced the release of the Adept FireBlox™, a miniature, dual-axis, servo amplifier and controller. The Adept FireBlox is based upon the Adept SmartServo™ architecture and is designed to power and control multi-axis servo […]

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May 22, 2003

NMB Minebea Adds New 101R055 Radial Blower

NMB Minebea GmbH (UK) announced that it has added a cost-effective, 101mm, radial blower to its comprehensive product range. With dimensions of...

May 22, 2003

Dynex Releases New Trench Gate IGBT Modules

Dynex Semiconductor Ltd. (Lincoln, UK) announced the release of three new IGBT module product ranges at 1,200V, 1,700V and 3,500V in single, half-bridge, chopper and dual-switch circuit configurations for high-reliability applications. Typical applications for the new modules will include high-reliability inverters such as wind turbines and motor controllers, and railway traction drives. The 1,200V and […]

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May 20, 2003

Gresham Power Intros eF306 Power Supply

Gresham Power (Salisbury) introduced the eF306 quad-output, 300W, ultra-compact, power supply, which redefines power density by packing 10W/in³ into a 1U high...

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May 20, 2003

Microchip Technology Expands PICmicro Family

Microchip Technology Inc. (Chandler, AZ) expanded its PIC18F family of microcontrollers in 64-pin and 80-pin TQFP packages to include a low-cost 32Kb...

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May 19, 2003

National Semi Unveils FPD94128/FPD93140 Chipset

National Semiconductor Corp. (Santa Clara, CA) introduced a new chipset that is comprised of two integrated circuits, the FPD94128 controller/column driver and...

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Batteries and Portable Power

May 16, 2003

MTS Sensors Unveils IP65 CSPR Sensor Module

MTS Sensors Division (Cary, NC) announced its low-cost, Temposonics, mageneto-strictive position sensor for high-volume, commercial applications, the CSPR module, which is IP65...

May 13, 2003

Agilent Technologies Intros HSDL-9000 Sensor

Agilent Technologies Inc. (Palo Alto, CA) introduced the HSDL-9000 ambient light photo sensor, which detects the amount of light at any given time and sends a signal to adjust the backlighting as necessary in a mobile screen or keypad. If there is sufficient ambient light, the backlighting is not turned on, thereby extending battery life […]

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May 13, 2003

UQM Receives Ballard Order for Fuel Cell Motors

UQM Technologies Inc. (Frederick, CO), a developer of alternative energy technologies, announced that it has received an order from Ballard Power Systems...

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May 12, 2003

Wavecrest Debuts Electric Car Motor

WaveCrest Laboratories LLC (Sterling, VA) introduced an electric motor that would use software to control automobiles similar to the computer systems that...

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May 9, 2003

IMS Announces New MDrive Linear Actuator

Intelligent Motion Systems Inc. (IMS, Marlborough, CT) expanded its product line with an optional, long-life, Acme-screw, linear actuator version available in many...

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May 9, 2003

Lin Engineering Unveils R208 Microstepping Driver

Lin Engineering Inc. (Santa Clara, CA), a leader in step motor design, unveiled its new R208 24V, 2A, bipolar, microstepping driver, which...