Design by objective: SIZE & WEIGHT

May 1, 2005
Miniature servo couplings SD005 and SC005 Servo Class couplings are designed to handle the drive and resolution characteristics of ac and dc servomotors,

Miniature servo couplings

SD005 and SC005 Servo Class couplings are designed to handle the drive and resolution characteristics of ac and dc servomotors, steppers, and ac synchronous motors.

FEATURES & BENEFITS

  • 16 mm diameter, up to 4.43 lb-in. of operating torque
  • Zero backlash, flexible metal stainless discs, and keyless clamp-style mounting hubs
  • Single disc SD005 provides smaller package with greater torsional and axial stiffness
  • Double disc SC005 allows for small amounts of parallel misalignment

ZERO-MAX INC.
Plymouth, Minn.
(800) 533-1731
www.zero-max.com
Circle 215

Miniature rotary encoders

EQN series of compact absolute single and multi-turn encoders are smaller than a golf ball, for use on servomotors with heights less than 20 mm.

FEATURES & BENEFITS

  • 8,192 pulses/ rev
  • Use in temperatures up to 115°C
  • Multi-turn can differentiate 4,096 revolutions
  • Gear transmission drive mechanism

HEIDENHAIN CORP.
Schaumburg, Ill.
(847) 490-1191
www.heidenhain.com
Circle 216

Mini actuators

Mini Actuator Type RDM is lightweight and only 65 mm wide.

FEATURES & BENEFITS

  • Speeds of 5 m/sec
  • 10 mm/sec speed ripple, less than ±1%
  • Accelerations of 9g
  • 59.7 N maximum thrust, 8.0 N (continuous)

THK AMERICA INC.
Schaumburg, Ill.
(847) 310-1111
www.thk.com
Circle 217

Micro-stepping motors

DSM Series 1.8° micro-stepping motors with onboard drive electronics provide a compact motion control system and eliminate the need to find space in equipment for drives and associated cabling.

FEATURES & BENEFITS

  • NEMA frame sizes 17, 23, and 34 with one, two, or three winding stacks
  • Nine holding torques from 32 to 1,061 oz-in.
  • Operates in any of 14 step sizes from ½ to 256 micro-steps per full step
  • Windows programming utility and motor-to-PC set-up cable included

BALDOR ELECTRIC CO.
Fort Smith, Ark.
(479) 646-4711
www.baldor.com
Circle 218

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