Design by Objective: TORQUE DENSITY

March 1, 2005
Stainless steel couplings Type 303 stainless steel beam couplings provide high torque capacity and low wind up. FEATURES & BENEFITS 10 to 38 mm in diameter

Stainless steel couplings

Type 303 stainless steel beam couplings provide high torque capacity and low wind up.

FEATURES & BENEFITS

  • 10 to 38 mm in diameter
  • Bores from 2 to 19 mm
  • One-piece design and cut pattern ensure zero backlash and minimal windup
  • Spiral cuts accommodate angular and parallel misalignment and axial motion

RULAND MANUFACTURING CO. INC.
Marlborough, Mass.
(508) 485-1000
www.ruland.com
Circle 130

Two-phase stepper motor

With a high power-to-volume ratio, the new ADM 0620 is the smallest two-phase stepper in the series.

FEATURES & BENEFITS

  • 6 × 9.3 mm, 1.4 g
  • Runs on 3 to 6 V
  • -40 to 70°C temp range
  • Delivers 125 to 253 mW depending on operating mode

MICROMO ELECTRONICS INC.
Clearwater, Fla.
(800)-807-9166
www.micromo.com
Circle 131

Digital servo drive

The Cornet joins the SimplIQ drives family with up to 3 kW of continuous power and 6 kW of peak power in a small and lightweight design.

FEATURES & BENEFITS

  • Ranges in size from 1,370 W (5 A rms, 230 V ac) to 3,070 W (6 A, 460 V ac)
  • 7.1 × 4.8 × 3.0 in., 2.4 lbs.
  • 32 k programmable memory
  • Accepts incremental encoder, analog sin/cos encoder, and resolver feedback

ELMO MOTION CONTROL
Westford, Mass.
(978)399-0034
www.elmomc.com
Circle 132

Direct-drive motors

SGMCS servomotors offer powerful, high-accuracy positioning in direct-drive factory automation applications.

FEATURES & BENEFITS

  • 500 rpm max
  • 20 bit resolution (1,048,576 ppr)
  • Generates 15 to 5,310 lb-in. of torque (135 to 360-mm diameter package)

YASKAWA ELECTRIC AMERICA INC.
Waukegan, Ill.
(800) 927-5292
www.yaskawa.com
Circle 133

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