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Servo Drives ProductsFASTECH offers Ezi STEP ALL Microstep Drive Controller and Stepper Motor  Ezi-STEP®ALL is a high speed precision microstep drive, controller and stepping motor integrated into one robust package, Ezi-STEP®ALL is unique due to its new control scheme based on a built in high performance DSP (digital signal processor) and software. The onboard controller eliminates costly support systems and can easily digitally network up to 16 axis together to a host controller or operate stand alone
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Harsh Environment Servo Drives from Servo2Go.com  Servo2Go.com announces the release of the 'AZX' series of embedded, extended environment servo drives, from Advanced Motion Controls of Camarillo, CA, designed to conquer the most demanding of applications.OEM's have typically been challenged when attempting to implement motion control electronics exposed to extreme or harsh conditions. Well, not anymore! Available now are servo drives specifically made to handle outdoor, mobile and otherwise rugged environment applications. The AZX series servo drives can control brushed, brushless or voice coil motors under conditions where other products shudder to go ...More >> WITTENSTEIN Cymex Version 3.2.3 Servo Sizing Software  The newly released version of WITTENSTEIN's drive train software is now available. ...More >> All in one motion machine controller provides economic platform for versatile stone cutting machinery  An all-in-one machine and motion controller is helping an innovative machine builder to set new levels of performance and economy in the stone cutting sector. Farnese Australia has been manufacturing stone cutting and polishing machines for 10 years. For its latest product, the Quantum bridge saw, the company switched to an Ethernet-based controller from Baldor Electric Company . This provides all of the resources required for the real-time interpolated control of four servomotor axes, all of the I/O on the machine, plus an ActiveX interface to the unique Windows user interface that Farnese has developed over many years to simplify stonemasonry ...More >>Zero Max Adjustable Speed Drives with Micro Dial  Zero-Max Adjustable Speed Drives with the new Micro Dial feature provide accurate and repeatable speed settings. This allows users to more accurately set and re-set various speeds to meet performance levels for different applications.When the Adjustable Speed Drive with the Micro Dial is used in a seeder cart application, different settings can be made more accurately for dispensing corn, wheat, or oats. In textile applications, the Adjustable Speed Drive can be set with the Micro Dial for precise speed control in textile winding machines ...More >> Applied Motion Products builds on its CANopen range with the addition of the STAC6 CANopen  Servo2Go has just added new CANopen models to its broad range of Programmable Stepper Motor Drive Systems from Applied Motion Products. The STAC6 Step Motor Drive has proven itself in demanding applications, such as packaging and labeling machines, delivering up to up to 1400 oz-in with AMPs compatible range of low-loss, high performance step motors ...More >> Baldor Servo Drives are compatible with multiple Ethernet standards  Baldor Electric Company is announcing even greater flexibility for one of the most versatile servomotor drive ranges in the world. The e100 drive family has been re-engineered to become compatible with no less than three industrial Ethernet standards - EtherNet/IP, Modbus TCP and Powerlink - as well as standard TCP/IP networks and Baldor's own highly popular Mint system building environment. ...More >> Fine speed control with Round Mercury and low voltage torque motors  Round Mercury digital servo drives have been successfully integrated with low voltage(36V) torque/direct drive motors to work on hi-tech applications demanding high torques (up to 6Nm) at low speeds.The applications were very critical in terms of velocity stability (approx. 0.1rpm). The torque motor included a high resolution optical encoder to allow the drive for fine control of the velocity and the position loops. Thanks to its compact and round design (55.88mm diameter), the board was easily stacked at the back of the motor, thus reducing the required length of the wiring. ...More >>Infranor Brushless Servo Drive for Easy Machine Commissioning  Infranor will demonstrate 4 exciting new products and technologies all working together at EASTEC.XtrapulsPac high performance brushless servo drive eases machine commissioning with an intuitive user interface and support for a stand alone control as well as EtherCAT® or CANopen. The Infranor compact PAC drive family features high performance servo loop control, CE & UL compliance, CANopen & EtherCAT connectivity, Camming, Safe torque off, and a number of additional features that make commissioning easy. ...More >> Highest Torque Density in the industry offered by the Neugart E series servo gear heads  How is Torque-Density (TD) beneficial for the customer?Torque density is defined as the torque loadability, torque rating per size-envelope (volume or weight). Gearheads are selected based on the torque rating hence higher TD means:
The Many Faces of Gearbox Outputs alpha Gearbox Selection Includes Choice of Outputs  Whatever the configuration, the alpha gearboxes from Wittenstein have the face for your output requirement.Creating standard products is what has helped Wittenstein design the alpha gearbox - the most widely used gearhead on the globe. For Wittenstein, designing the gearbox for an application is more than just creating one solution. ...More >> Expanded Servo Reducer Range Offered by Atlanta Drive Systems  ATLANTA Drive Systems, Inc. is pleased to announce the expanded range of Servo Worm Reducers, now offering four levels of precision to meet any application requirements. Building on the popular High-Performance (HP) Servo-Worm Reducer product, Atlanta has added a High-Torque, Economy and Basic version to complete the range.
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Smart Ethernet drives add new flexibility to advanced motion control system building  Today, Baldor Electric Company launches a new generation of smart drives. Offering economic and space-saving solutions for many common single-axis automation requirements, the drives also feature an Ethernet interface compatible with the deterministic Ethernet-compatible motion control standard, Powerlink. The new programming capability - Mint Lite - is now being fitted without charge on all of Baldor's MicroFlex e100 and MotiFlex e100 single- and three-phase drive ranges. These drives are available in a broad choice of power ratings up to 33.5 A - with higher ratings coming soon. The versatile drives may be used to control rotary and linear servo motors, linear motors, closed-loop vector motors, and in V/Hz control modes. ...More >>Ultra-Precise Positioning Achieved with Zero-Backlash Rack & Pinion Drives from ATLANTA Drive Systems  ATLANTA Drive Systems, Inc. offers a range of zero-backlash rack & pinion drives that eliminate system backlash by means of a split-pinion and dual-pinion arrangement, providing ultra-precise positioning and repeatability. Positioning accuracy is maintained during acceleration and deceleration, as well as for direction of travel reversals. The backlash is eliminated by using two pinions - one to drive the axis and the other to engage the opposite tooth flank and take up the backlash. Mechanically preloaded split-pinion drives utilize an axial spring to load one pinion half against the other. Electrically preloaded dual-pinion drives utilize two motors, each driving one pinion, which are loaded against each other by means of a special motor controller. ...More >>Digital Servo Drives feature PCB mount design offered by Servo2Go  Servo2Go.com has just added remarkable new PCB mount additions to it's broad range of highly responsive and feature rich digital servo drives from Advanced Motion Controls. The 'DZ' drives are µ-sized servo drives requiring less space than a standard business card and weigh about the same as two golf balls. Designed to be completely compact, DZ's take up little space, eliminate wiring hassle and still deliver unparalleled performance.
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Ezi Servo Closed Loop Stepping System from FASTECH  The Ezi-SERVO® is an innovative closed loop stepping motor control system which utilizes a high resolution encoder to update the motor position every 25 micro-seconds. Using high performance DSP technology (digital signal processor) and software, the drive ensures exact position, no overshooting and smooth motion. ...More >> FASTECH Offers Ezi Step Stepper Motor with Integrated Drive  Ezi-STEP® is a high speed, high precision drive and stepping motor integrated into one package, Ezi-STEP® is unique as it adopts a new control scheme based on a built in high performance DSP (digital signal processor) and software. ...More >> Driving motors easily with joysticks  Mercury Servo Drives allow for driving motors through resistive joysticks connected to its external analog inputs. Users just need to configure the Mercury Servo Drive to work on analog command reference mode. Users can choose either to work on position or velocity profile. Mercury will use the actual defined profile values to determine the velocity, acceleration and deceleration to use. ...More >>AMCI UL Listed Stepper Drives Approved for OEMs and Machine Builders  AMCI has expanded their selection of UL Listed stepper drives in response to increased safety and performance requirements for machine builders and OEMs. The SD17040, SD31045, and SD17060 series stepper drives are now certified by Underwriters Laboratories® (UL) as UL Listed products. The UL Listing mark on AMCI stepper drives indicates that the drives have been tested by UL to recognized safety standards. These newly approved drives are rated for operation in ambient temperatures ranging from 0°C to 50°C, and are compatible with AMCI’s complete line of motion controllers and high torque stepper motors.
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Introducing SensINTNet-- Sensitron Takes System Design Integration to the Next Level!  Sensitron, a price performance leader in power management, now offers a complete drive network solution for multi-axis systems requiring network control with a high level of integration. This product is ideal for use in leveling/gyro systems, sequencing pumps, blowers, fans, and hatch controls in the defense, industrial, and commercial marine markets.
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Mercury Servo Drive controlling B21 robots through CAN bus or 2-axis Joystick  Mercury Servo Drives from Ingenia-CAT have been successfully integrated into the mobile base of B21 robots from Real World Interface (RWI). B21 includes three DC motors for displacing the robot and one additional DC motor for rotating movements. They are now all controlled with Mercury Servo Drives. With Mercury Servo Drives users can control the robot through a CAN bus (network command source) or through an external 2-axis joystick (analog command source). When working in network command source mode a laptop including a simple USB-to-CAN interface can be used to drive the system. Both modes of Mercury, position profile and velocity profile, can be used to control the movements of the robot. ...More >>Precision Plasma Cutters Help Speed Production of Royal Navy Aircraft Carriers  Techserv Cutting Systems Ltd, the specialist manufacturer of CNC profile cutting systems, has delivered four HS 4000 hi-definition precision plasma cutters to the UK's Aircraft Carrier Alliance (ACA). Each cutter employs an advanced fully-synchronized four axis motion control system - based entirely on Baldor Electric Company digital servomotors and drives - to provide the precision of movement needed for tight tolerance, large-scale profile cutting. The plasma cutters are being used to help fabricate the steel plate bow sections of two new Queen Elizabeth Class aircraft carriers, the first of which is due to enter service with the Royal Navy by 2016, with the second to follow by 2018.The plasma cutters are installed at the Appledore (Devon) shipyard of Babcock Marine Division, one of the principal members of the ACA. The Appledore shipyard is involved in building the steel bow sections of the warships, which are then transferred to Babcock's Rosyth (Fife) shipyard for integration and final ship assembly. ...More >> Low friction version Alpha SP Gearbox Released  Experience high speed, long duty and exceptionally low heat with Wittenstein's newest version of its alpha SP+ HIGH SPEED gearbox: the L-Version. Wittenstein Engineering has taken the highly successful alpha SP+ HIGH SPEED and optimized components, processes and specs to create a low-friction version.This low-friction gearbox is available initially for the HIGH SPEED versions of the SP+100, SP+140 and SP+180. This product was developed specifically for applications demanding continuous duty with high nominal output speed and requiring longer service-life for continuous duty. Wittenstein's low-friction servo gearhead reaches beyond where other gearboxes can only dream. ...More >> 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 >>Field Oriented Controller - Digital Vector Drive  Sensitron offers a Digital Vector Motor Drive that is a DSP based motor controller designed for high reliability and industrial motor control applications. The flexibility of this design allows for use of a single device/part number for multiple motor applications with few hardware changes.
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Mercury servo drive on scientific laboratory equipment  Mercury servo drives have been recently integrated successfully on several scientific laboratory equipments (mixing, centrifuges and stirrers). The servo drives were operated on velocity mode (up to 20000rpm) as well as on position mode. In some machines it was also used its homing mode to set a reference (zero position) for next positioning movements. The positioning was point-to-point trapezoidal profiled, with accelerations, decelerations and speeds fully configurable by the user. ...More >>Mercury servo drive controlling high precision guide actuators  Mercury servo drive has been integrated successfully on high precision guide actuators achieving positionings of 1um without the use of any motor gear head.The assembly was just made up of the precision guide actuator, a DC motor with an encoder and the Mercury servo drive. No motor gear head was necessary thus reducing the overall assembly cost. Using the homing mode, Mercury servo drive set the reference (position zero) for positioning movements. The positioning was point-to-point trapezoidal profiled with fully configurable accelerations, decelerations and speeds. ...More >>Servo2Go Launches Air Miles Loyalty Program First of it’s kind in the Motion Control Industry Thousands of products ‘available from stock for immediate shipment’ qualify for Air Miles. ...More >>Washdown Gearbox Options from Wittenstein From corrosion resistant to stainless steel, Wittenstein offers servo gearboxes with specifications for  washdown environments When environmental conditions demand a higher level of protection, corrosion resistant and washdown gear reducers from Wittenstein provide the perfect solution. Available nickel plated, lacquer coated or in stainless steel, Wittenstein’s washdown range of servo gearboxes are ideal for specific applications in food packaging / processing, the pharmaceutical / medical industry or wherever clean room or harsh environments play a critical issue. IP65 protection, food-grade grease and stainless steel components are some of the features for the range. ...More >>New Z Series µ-sized Plug-in Servo Drive Modules  Servo2Go.com has just added remarkable new additions to it's broad range of highly responsive analog and feature rich digital servo drives from Advanced Motion Controls. The 'Z' drives are µ-sized servo drives requiring less space than a standard business card and weigh about the same as two golf balls!!! The 'Z' drives are capable of torque, velocity and position operating modes for brushed, brushless or voice coil motors. Inputs include: ±10V analog, PWM, Step/Direction, Encoder Following, RS-485/232 and CANopen network interfacing and much more. ...More >>Servo2Gocom Offers New Integrated Motor Shipped From Stock  The STM is a stepper drive and motor unit fused into a single device that offers significant savings on space, wiring and cost when compared with conventional motor and drive solutions. Powerful features such as advanced current control, anti-resonance technology, torque ripple smoothing and microstep emulation allow the STM to deliver optimized stepper performance ideal for medical, packaging, semiconductor and a wide variety of other automation applications. STM drive+motor units come standard with protection against over and under voltage, over-temp, motor shorts and motor open phase. They are RoHS compliant and CE certified. ...More >>AMCI's Compact, Powerful Stepper Drive Beats Expectations  AMCI introduces a space saving, powerful, 170V bus, 4.0 Amp microstepping driver. Standard features include switch selectable microstep resolutions, automatic idle current reduction, anti-resonance, short circuit protection, and overtemperature circuitry. No additional power supply is required, reducing overall costs, as the SD17040C is an AC line-powered drive. The SD17040C can drive 4, 6, or 8 lead step motors, Nema sizes 23-42. The SD17040C is designed to withstand demanding applications, with board-level components rated to 105oC (221oF). With panel or side mounting options, the SD17040C can be installed into tight spaces without supplemental fans or cooling aids. Thermal issues are no concern with this compact drive. The use of DSP (Digital Signal Processor) technology in combination with high quality transistors has enabled AMCI to customize the drive's performance for most applications, while also reducing space within the unit. ...More >>Servo Torque Limiter offered by R+W America  Protection of an electromechanical system from torque overload is often assumed to be guaranteed by the current limits set in the drive parameters. But in the case of hard stops, impacts and other situations where overload occurs very rapidly, sufficient energy to do damage often exists in the rotating inertia driving the load. R+W servo-rated torque limiters are accurate to +/-5% release torque and positively disengage the motor or gearbox shaft in 1-3 milliseconds. Patented pre-loads and a specially designed spring system remove backlash and guarantee a very low profile for higher release torques. ...More >> AMCI Stepper Motor Drives Accepted Into Rockwell Automation Encompass Program  AMCI's family of stepper motor drives have been granted membership into Rockwell Automation's exclusive Encompass Program. Meeting the Program's strict requirements, AMCI Stepper Drives are recognized as value-driven products, capable of enhancing or extending Rockwell Automation's efforts in the field of Stepper Motor Controls.Terryville, CT - Advanced Micro Controls Inc, a Connecticut based industrial controls company, has fortified their position as the premier manufacturer of Allen Bradley compatible stepper motor control products. The Rockwell Automation Group, corporate parent of Allen-Bradley, recently accepted AMCI's entire line of stepper motor drives into their Encompass Program, establishing the company as a global partner supporting stepper motor control on the factory floor. Inclusion into the Encompass Program is contingent on several criteria, specifying that a product must deliver unique functionality supported by a reputable, sound company - AMCI. ...More >> Tallyrand's LIN-E-AC provides precise Servo Control of Linear Motion in Harsh Industrial Environments  Tallyrand introduces their LIN-E-AC for precise servo control of linear motion in harsh industrial environments. This is a high power, high speed, rod type linear servo drive. It is available for a Different motors and speed reducers are available, or the customer may supply Antenna positioning system based on Mercury servo drives  Ingenia-CAT has developed an antenna positioning system based on two Mercury digital servo drive controllers for the European Space Agency (ESA). The antennas were steerable in azimuth by brushless permanent magnet synchronous motors (PMSM) controlled through Mercury servo drives. The onboard computer interfaced with servo drives via RS232. The system allowed for two independent rotational movements within the same axis and was ready to be mounted on a 5 meters long mast. ...More >>Setup software for Ingenia's digital servo drives  Ingenia's proprietary ConfigurationManager setup environment provides powerful configuration and tuning capabilities for every aspect of the Ingenia's digital servo drives. With ConfigurationManager you can quickly setup a drive/motor for your application, through an easy-to-use Graphical User Interface (GUI). Sensitron Motor Drivers - High Power Delivered  Sensitron offers high power COTS Motor Drivers as part of their standard product line, which reduces lead time! IGBT Motor Drivers are available up to 1200V, and up to 120A current rating. MOSFET Motor Drivers are available up to 250V, and up to 150A current rating. ...More >> Custom servo drive controllers  In many applications a custom servo drive is the only way to reach high levels of efficiency (cost, energy and environment), performance and reliability.
Powerful DC drives for heavy industry applications by Sprint Electric  Sprint Electric has increased its range of digital DC drives up to 1850 Amps (800 KW/1080 HP). Available in two quadrant and four quadrant options, the digital DC drives are ideal to control DC motors used in heavy industry applications such as mining, metal working or the cement industry. The new high voltage models are available for supplies up to 690 VAC to enable control of DC motors up to 750 VDC. Center winding macros, spindle orientation and a fully controllable field allow the user to control DC motors in heavy industry applications. ...More >> 1 axis Mounting Board for Mercury Servo Drive Controller  Mercury servo drive controllers have been designed to be directly integrated into other electronic boards, making it easy to form scalable systems.This feature means that a specific support must be designed for Mercury in each application. For those users who desire easy connection of the Mercury servo drive controller to typical elements in its field of application, Ingenia has designed the 1-axis Mounting Board. ...More >>CiA 402-CANopen Drives and Motion Control Profile by QuickSilver Controls  QuickSilver Controls, Inc. adds CANopen DSP 402 (CiA DSP 402 v3.0) to its line of controllers/drivers for NEMA 11, 17 and 23 frame brushless servo motors.CiA 402 can be used on any SilverDust programmable servo motor controller that supports CANopen by downloading a special file. For more information, see application note "QCI-AN060 CiA402-CANopen Drives And Motion Control Profile". CiA 402 refers to CAN in Automation (CiA) CANopen Drives and Motion Control Profile 402. This profile defines such functions as start-up and homing techniques as well as motion profiles. A host controller, for example a PLC, supporting CiA 402 could command multiple CiA 402 motor controllers from multiple vendors. ...More >> Trio Motion MC224 provides Improved Functionality for Form-Fit Web Controls Upgrade  When TMS (Tissue Manufacturing Service S.r.l) required an urgent upgrade for failing and obsolete motion control equipment on aged Italian manufactured tissue wrapping machinery, they turned to Trio Motion for a solution. An MC224 Motion Coordinator controller was combined with a new six- axis brushless servo system to provide a drop-in replacement that seamlessly mimicked the machine's web tension, electronic cam and registration functions; and provided the added bonus of much improved performance and reliability.
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New Parker Stepper Drive Offers Affordable Alternative to High-End Systems  Parker's Electromechanical Automation Division, a leading supplier of motion control technology, announces the release of the new Compumotor-brand Open Frame Stepper (OFS) microstepping drives. ...More >> Bionic exhibits from Festo at Pop!Tech 2008  From October 23-25, 2008, more than 600 remarkable thought leaders, influencers and social change agents will convene in Camden, Maine for Pop!Tech, the acclaimed annual ideas summit. Now in its 12th year, the event explores the new ideas, technologies and forces of change shaping our future. This year, the conference will also present three Bionic exhibits by Festo: AquaJelly and AirJelly, whose structure and kinematics are based on their biological model, the jellyfish; and Air_ray, which is modelled on the manta ray and floats through a sea of air.
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QuickSilver Controls' OEM Servo Motor Controller with CANopen and CiA 402  QuickSilver has added a CANopen option to its OEM servo motor controller. CANopen may be configured for peer-to-peer, master or slave. This allows the controllers to share I/O and registers with other CANopen enabled SilverDust controllers or 3rd party CANopen devices (i.e. I/O blocks, encoders, PLCs...). ...More >> Parker Compax3M Servo Drive Is Designed Especially for Multi-axis Applications  Parker's Electromechanical Automation Division, a leading supplier of motion control technology, is pleased to announce that its Compax3 family of popular industrial servo drives is expanding with the inclusion of a version especially designed for multi-axis applications. ...More >> Trio Motion’s MC206X Starter Kit Moves Daleks to a Stage Managed Clash with Dr Who
Control Techniques Launches New Servo Family  A new line of servo-drives, with unprecedented connectivity, feedback options, intelligence and functionality has been launched by Control Techniques targeting machine builders and OEMs.
NCP Neugart Calculation Program for Servo Drive-trains  Optimize your servo drive train and select the right servo gearhead for your application using the comprehensive NCP - Neugart Calculation Program. ...More >> NEMA 34 Servo Motor by QuickSilver $465 (500pc $372)  QuickSilver Controls, Inc. expands its line of brushless AC servo motors with the QCI-A34M-1. This is the least expensive 34 frame motor designed to run on the SilverNugget N3 servo motor controller/driver. ...More >> alpha gear drives, Inc. Changing Name to WITTENSTEIN, Inc. for Corporate Communications Synergy  Blue gearboxes from alpha gear drives, Inc. have become the industry standard in servo gear technology. As of July 2008, the blue gearboxes will remain but alpha gear drives, Inc. will change its name to WITTENSTEIN, Inc. to be consistent with the other business units of the company. ...More >> Parker Releases Aries Controller
Parker Releases Compax3 Servo Drive Enabled with ETHERNET Powerlink  Parker Hannifin's Compax3 digital servo drives have been enabled with ETHERNET Powerlink (EPL) motionbus technology. ...More >>Fast Delivery for the Fast Feet of the World's Largest Animatronic Human Figure  Bristol, UK & Fort Smith AR - The real-life model of the towering 26 foot high animatronic figure 'Big JT' - NFL Miami Dolphins star player Jason Taylor - has very fast feet. When physical effects company Artem was commissioned to create the figure, to promote the historic NFL game in the UK (the first time a competitive NFL game has been played outside of the USA), they had just six weeks to design and build. Fast delivery and simple system integration were essential, and Artem chose Baldor's MicroFlex AC drives and BSM servo motors ...More >>Parker Releases Compax3 with DeviceNetTM Fieldbus Interface  Parker's Electromechanical Automation Division, a leading supplier of motion control technology, announces that its Compax3 family of industrial high-performance, all-digital servo drives now comes with a DeviceNetTM fieldbus option. The DeviceNet fieldbus interface is a cost-effective network solution that will give Compax3 users improved system integration, reduced downtime and maintenance costs, enhanced peer-to-peer capabilities, and easy access to data. ...More >>Hybrid Precision Z-Stage Combines Advantages of Piezoelectrics and Servo Drives  PI (Physik Instrumente) L.P., a leading manufacturer of nanopositioning and precision motion-control equipment for nanotechnology, photonics, semiconductor and life science applications, introduces the world’s first fully-integrated hybrid Z-nanopositioning system employing piezoelectric and DC-motor drives. The M-714 precision Z-stage / C-702 Hybrid Controller combine the well-known piezo drive advantages of unlimited resolution and very fast response with the long travel ranges and high holding forces of a servo-motor / ballscrew arrangement. Typical Applications Metrology, Surface Inspection, Microscopy, Laser Technology, Interferometry
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QuickSilver Makes Joystick Control Easy  QuickSilver Controls, Inc., line of controller/drivers for servo control of NEMA 17, 23 and 34 frame stepmotors accommodates a simple analog joystick input to control position, velocity or torque. Joysticks are useful for augmenting complex motion control systems for such things as computerized microscopes and vision systems. On the fly, the controller can switch from joystick control to automated control. An example would be using the joystick to pan around a product, pressing the button at several “interesting” points. The controller would be able to memorize these points and move back to them latter for a more detailed inspection.
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QuickSilver Adds CAN to the SilverDust  QuickSilver Controls, Inc., adds CAN bus to its SilverDust™ IGB servo motion controller/driver for servo control of NEMA 17 and 23 frame stepmotors. The CANopen compatible interface is fully isolated and supports up to 64 devices on the 1MB bus. The addition of CANopen enhances the motion controller’s unique ability to servo microstep motors by allowing one servo to modify the motion of another servo. CANopen may be used to interface to other CANopen products (Master or Slave) or as a “local” bus for peer-to-peer register sharing for such things as encoder position, velocity, torque and I/O. The motion controller’s serial port (RS232 or RS485) is still available for interface to a host such as a PLC, HMI or PC.
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Parker Releases High-Powered Compax3 Drive  Parker’s Electromechanical Automation Division, a leading supplier of motion control technology, announces the release of two new feature-packed, higher-powered additions to the Compax3 family of industrial high performance, all-digital servo drives. These new power levels round out the lower-voltage input option (up to 230VAC) by increasing the current output to 10A and 15A RMS. A total of eight distinct power levels are now available ranging from 300W up to 20kW of continuous motor shaft power. The new higher-powered Compax3 drives contain all the same features and benefits as their lower-powered siblings.
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London based Windmill Studios provide audio-visual solutions for the conference, live event attractions industry and when Trio Motion launched its recent special offer for evaluation kits, it seemed an ideal opportunity to try out the MC206X motion controller whilst saving costs for a special effects project that involved animating Daleks in a visual panorama of synchronised graphics and motion for the phenomenally popular Dr Who Up-Close Exhibitions.
Parker’s Electromechanical Automation Division, a leading supplier of motion control technology, announces the release of the Aries Controller single-axis servo drive/controller. The Aries Controller combines the versatile and cost-effective Aries digital servo platform with the advanced control capabilities of the ACR servo controller.
