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Round Mercury digital Servo Drive Controller
 Digital servo drive controller for brushless (BLDC, BLAC) and DC motors In one single physical device, the Round Mercury digital servo drive includes the control and power amplifier needed to run brushless PMSM motors and DC motors. The controller can be operated from RS232 or CAN with hardware Node-ID. Its voltage operation range allows it to be used in industry or robotics, and its reduced size (55.88mm diameter) allows the controller to be integrated into critical-size applications. Thanks to the MCLib software, the device parameters can be easily configured and monitored, using simple functions written in C/C++. ...More >>Powerful Ethernet I/O Controller Features Compact Size & Low-cost  Servo2Go.com has just added a remarkable new addition to its broad range of high performance cost effective ethernet based I/O controllers. The RIO-471x0 from Galil Motion Control of Rocklin, CA is an intelligent input and output controller for the Ethernet and can communicate with multiple devices including other RIO controllers, PLCs, and Galil's Ethernet motion controllers. The RIO-471x0 contains a fast RISC processor for handling I/O logic and is programmed using Galil's easy-to-use, two-letter command language. A software tool is available for converting standard relay ladder logic into Galil RIO code. The RIO provides numerous analog and digital I/O plus intelligence in a cost-effective, compact package. ...More >>Misumi Introduces New Shock Absorbing Bumpers for Automation and Motion Control Machinery Schaumburg, IL - Misumi USA, Inc., a subsidiary of Misumi Corporation, part of Misumi Group, Inc. (Tokyo: 9962), announces the availability of a new type of Shock Absorbing Bumper, designed for use in a host of automated factory automation and motion control machinery and devices. Bumpers are installed to mitigate shock, sound and vibration caused by moving machine parts as they strike the targeted surface. Now, for the first time, Misumi offers a urethane-based synthetic rubber bumper construction featuring a super flexible gel for superior cushioning and shock absorption, coupled with a stainless steel core, which provides improved strength and durability for longer service life. The urethane-based rubber material excels in mechanical strength, abrasion resistance and light oil resistance. The shock absorbing gel is extremely soft with an Asker F hardness rating of 75. The major performance advantage provided by the super flexible gel is that it allows the bumper to recover its original shape, in multiple directions, in just one to two seconds following compression. ...More >>IDEA Drive - Programmable Actuator with Graphic User Interface  Haydon Kerk Motion Solutions introduces the Haydon IDEA™ Drive stepper motor linear actuator. The IDEA Drive is an integrated linear actuator, electronic drive, and control unit fully programmable with an easy-to-use patent pending GUI (Graphic User Interface). Programming the actuator is through the use of on-screen buttons instead of complicated proprietary programming languages.
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UQM Technologies Receives U.S. Patent on Rotor Geometry for Permanent Magnet Electric Motors Frederick, CO - UQM TECHNOLOGIES, INC. (NYSE Amex: UQM), a developer of alternative energy technologies, announced that it has been granted United States patent number 7,598,645 entitled "Stress distributing permanent magnet rotor geometry for electric machines." The patent covers a novel rotor geometry that minimizes magnet content and maximizes the speed capability of the motor. The reduction in the amount of magnet material enabled under this patent is expected to result in lower production costs for electric propulsion systems for passenger automobiles. "This patented geometry continues our longstanding efforts to minimize the magnet content and lower the production cost of our electric machines. We are pleased by the breadth of protection provided by this patent," said Jon Lutz, UQM Technologies' Vice President of Technology. "This award is another step in our ongoing technology development activities direct toward maintaining our leadership position in efficiency, power density and torque delivery." Border Patrol Enlists High-Tech Surveillance System with Galil Controller  Galil Motion Control’s DMC-4020 Provides Solution to Protect America The United States Border Patrol (U.S.B.P.) is America’s frontline against drug traffickers, terrorists and illegal immigrants. With violence on the rise and perhaps as many as 850,000 people unlawfully entering the United States per year since 2000, the U.S.B.P. has their hands full. In 2006 the Department of Homeland Security’s (DHS) Customs and Border Protection (CBP) agency build a “virtual fence” using steel towers equipped with infrared sensors, remotely operated cameras, communications devices and radar. ...More >>ANSYS Releases Ansoft Academic Product Bundle for Next-Generation Engineers Southpointe, PA - ANSYS, Inc. (Nasdaq: ANSS), a global innovator of simulation software and technologies designed to optimize product development processes, announced its Ansoft Academic Product bundle. The portfolio is designed for teaching and academic research related specifically to radio frequency (RF) microwave, signal integrity (SI) and electromechanical systems engineering. The bundling concept offers full commercial versions of the Ansoft family of products including the industry-standard HFSSTM, Ansoft Designer® and Maxwell® software. Similar in structure to the globally available ANSYS Academic Product portfolio, Ansoft Academic engineering simulation software provides incredible value, feature-rich products and scalability - for both universities and students alike. "There's no longer the need to choose different product capabilities from a vast list of offerings - the academic software bundle has been uniquely configured to offer everything the college, department and students require, now, without the need to add other follow-on products later," said Paul Lethbridge, academic product strategy and planning manager at ANSYS, Inc. ...More >> Low-cost multi-purpose inclinometers from POSITAL  POSITAL has introduced ACCELENS (ACS), a new line of low-cost inclinometers that provide both analog and digital outputs. These versatile devices are available in a wide range of configurations designed to satisfy almost any requirements. Two-axis versions measure angular displacements of up to ±80º in both axes, while single axis models have a range of 0-360º and can be used as replacements for single-turn potentiometers or rotary encoders. Both versions are compact and easy to install. Unique factory calibration ensures accuracy and linearity of ±0.15º over their entire range.
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Cypress Introduces Versatile CMOS Image Sensor With Pipelined Snapshot Shutter Capability San Jose, CA - Cypress Semiconductor Corp. (NYSE:CY), introduced a high-sensitivity, high-speed CMOS image sensor targeted for the machine vision market. The new 1.3-megapixel VITA 1300 sensor combines a pipelined and triggered global snapshot shutter with a high frame rate of 150 frames-per-second (fps) for undistorted images and fast readout. The pipelined snapshot shutter capability enables exposure during read-out to reduce motion blur. The sensor also works in a rolling shutter mode with Correlated Double Sampling (CDS) to reduce noise and increase dynamic range. The new VITA 1300 family builds on the success of Cypress's IBIS5 imagers in the machine vision market, and also addresses barcode scanning, motion monitoring and security applications. ...More >> New High Precisions Rotating Flange Servo-Gear-Head from Neugart  Neugart is introducing the newest addition to the “N”-series: our highest precision and performance servo-gear-head product line. The rotating flange (disc) type PLFN unit is being offered in 4 sizes, (PLFN64, PLFN90, PLFN110, PLFN140) and features a continuous torque rating up to 1000 Nm (short term peak torque rating in excess of 1600 Nm) in ratios from 4:1 to 100:1. The rotating flange design follows the EN ISO 9409 standards for mechanical interfaces in robotics. The extremely compact design is ideally suited for applications with limited space.
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Panasonic Announces Business Restructuring and Growth Strategy for Its Motor Business Osaka, Japan - Panasonic Corporation (Panasonic)(NYSE:PC) announced that the Company will restructure Motor Company, its internal division company, to strengthen its management structure for achieving further growth. In April 2010 (planned), Panasonic reorganizes and integrates Home Appliance and Automotive Motor, and Industrial Motor Businesses to Home Appliances Company (HA), and transfer Information Equipment Motor Business to Minebea Motor Manufacturing Corporation (Minebea Motor). Therefore, Motor Company will be dissolved. Panasonic aims for further strengthening both finished product manufacture and device businesses by vertically integrating Home Appliance and Automotive Motor, Industrial Motor businesses, and finished products, which are expected to create the mutual synergy effects. The Company will transfer the Information Equipment Motor Business to Minebea Motor, which is a joint venture company between Panasonic and Minebea Co., Ltd. (Minebea), and which has a steady competitiveness in its field, aiming to establish a solid management foundation of Motor business. ...More >>Smooth guidance - Linear guidance in the food industry  A cutting machine’s in-feed uses pillow blocks from the igus® DryLin® linear range on its guidance mechanism used to center blocks of cheese weighing up to 187 pounds. The arms of this centralizing unit are mounted on the pillow blocks and then guided smoothly up from beneath a conveyor. The position of the guides means they are subjected to severe washdowns, are potential bacteria traps and inaccessible for maintenance. ...More >>Moritex Introduces New Long Working Distance ML05-250N for Compact type Macro Lens Series ML-N Tokyo, Japan - Moritex Corporation(TOKYO:7714), a leading machine vision and digital imaging manufacturer, has added a new long working distance lens, ML05-250N, to its existing lineup. The new ML05-250N enables for the first time a magnification of 0.5x, and a working distance (WD) of 250 mm. The cost-effective ML-N series macro lenses are used to magnify objects in inspections for PCB, BGA (Ball Grid Array), appearance, and other alignments. The new addition to the non-telecentric macro lens lineup enables magnification and WD that were not possible with the original ML-N series. With the close-up ring, magnification and WD can be changed easily. Additionally, with a longer WD, it is possible to take long-distance shooting and apply various lightings. By combining these lenses and Moritex's lighting solutions such as LED and optical fiber lightguides, users can now perform their preferred image processing. |
