Controls & Machine Components

AutomationDirect: Linear slides

AutomationDirect’s SureMotion line of motion control products now includes both motor-ready actuator assemblies and an assortment of sliding components and accessories to provide a wide variety of motion control solutions for X-Y and X-Y-Z positioning systems.

May 10, 2016

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Controls & Machine Components

NORD Gear: Motor soft starters

Eliminate uncontrolled starting and mechanical strain on drive components with the SK135E / SK175E soft start drive family; the starters are designed to be used in a distributed control system and can be mounted directly on or near the motor.

May 10, 2016

Controls & Machine Components

Yaskawa: Servo motors and amplifiers

Yaskawa America, Inc. announces the introduction of Sigma-7, a new line of rotary, linear and direct drive servos and amplifiers that bring a new level of operating efficiency to automated equipment.

May 6, 2016

Controls & Machine Components

ABB: Motors signal when they need servicing

New technology from ABB transforms simple motors into intelligent machines that tell users when they need servicing; smart sensors attached directly to the motor supply information regarding operating and condition parameters via wireless transmission.

May 3, 2016

Controls & Machine Components

Bosch Rexroth: Frequency converters

The EFC 3610 and EFC 5610 frequency converters from Rexroth are energy-efficient machines and allow users to significantly reduce operating cost and reduce their carbon footprint (CO2 emissions).

April 29, 2016

Controls & Machine Components

IDEC: Programmable controller series

IDEC announces the FT1A Touch 14 I/O; unit is suitable for advanced analog monitoring and control, allowing users to economically perform both operator interface and control for a much wider range of applications.

April 26, 2016

Controls & Machine Components

Motion Technologies: Direct drive servo motors

Motion Technologies specializes in direct drive motors, built in both linear and rotary functionality; the company promotes both Kollmorgen and LinMot for direct drive applications, in particular a product that combines a direct drive rotary motor with a direct drive linear motor in one unit.

April 22, 2016

Controls & Machine Components

Carlo Gavazzi: Compact ultrasonic sensors

Carlo Gavazzi announced a new range of compact ultrasonic sensors, available in M18 housings constructed of thermoplastic (UA18CSD Series) and stainless steel (UA18ESD Series).

April 21, 2016

Controls & Machine Components

Wago: Analog input modules

Wago extended its line of analog input I/O to include compact, highly accurate modules with an excellent price/performance ratio.

April 19, 2016

Controls & Machine Components

Pepperl+Fuchs: Absolute encoders

CVM42H CANopen Multi-Turn Absolute Encoders feature a stainless steel housing, flange, and shaft, and utilize magnetic sampling to deliver 24-bit resolution position value through the CANopen protocol.

April 19, 2016

Controls & Machine Components

Balluff: Bi-directional inductive coupler

Balluff has expanded its IO-Link enabled Inductive coupling product family to include bi-directional IO-Link communication; the inductive coupling solution enables transfer of power and data over a small air gap, making it ideally suited in the industrial space, where getting I/O in hard to reach places or to moving components is a challenge.

April 19, 2016

Controls & Machine Components

AutomationControl: Drive couplings

AutomationDirect’s SureMotion drive couplings are available in four styles: jaw/spider, double loop, Oldham, and beam-style servo; bore reducers are also offered to fit a coupling when the exact bore is not available.

April 18, 2016

Conveying & accumulation

A Focus on IT in Logistics

Automating logistics processes, the continuous logistics chain from supplier to end user, software and hardware represent important trends.

April 18, 2016