Motion & Motors & Drivers

The MELSERVO MR-J4 series of servo amplifiers, complete with associated positioning units, easy to use motion modules and high end integrated motion control systems enable machine builders and end users …

With the redesign of the ServoFit® PE planetary gear unit, STÖBER is adding special versions for automation and robotics functions to its servo gear unit range. In line with the …

Watt Drive (part of the WEG Group) helical bevel gearboxes are being used in a new straightening unit at steel producer ArcelorMittal’s plant in Belval, Luxembourg. The project was carried …

The European Commission has initiated a significant tightening of the energy-efficiency directive for electrical devices, leaving more users of drive technology faced with new challenges. By providing comprehensive information, fast, …

The VST 012 is a high performance stepper motor module with very compact dimensions (28 x 151 x 123 mm). This module is designed for the control of 2-phase stepper …

National Instruments announced it is expanding its motion control offering through a collaboration with Kollmorgen, a leading global provider of motion systems and components for OEMs. These products include drives, …

With the new asynchronous linear motors LAE10 Baumüller offers a dynamic and precise solution for linear motion with long strokes as well as high speeds and acceleration. The new linear …

Mitsubishi Electric’s latest MR-J4 series of servo amplifiers has won a prestigious ‘Product of the Year’ award in the Motors, Drives and Motion product category of the annual industry awards …

Advanced DC drives from Emerson Control Techniques in America have been selected by Terminal de Contenedores de Yucatán (TCY), to modernise the control system on an ageing ship-to-shore crane in …

With the AM8800 series Beckhoff offers a complete stainless steel servomotor series in ‘Hygienic Design’ for particularly harsh environmental conditions and applications in the food, beverage and pharmaceutical industries. The …

The market for industrial gearboxes and geared motors in the collective region covering Europe, the Middle East and Africa (EMEA) is expected to decline by 4.2 percent this year as …

Being able to read signals from a large number of different position encoders is nothing new to the B&R ACOPOSmulti drive family. Now, this already extensive range of products is …

WEG, a global leader in electric drives and motors, has launched a new cost-effective range of inverter drives that gives exceptional performance for three-phase induction motor control. The CFW500 range …

The new frequency inverter and servo controller for single axis is designed in seven sizes and includes the power ranges 1.5 to 45 kW – 230 V, 1.5 to 800 …

Electronic cam controllers are used wherever fast recurring switching sequences are required. If this time-critical function is integrated in a PLC system, the cycle time of this PLC has to …