Intelligent drives
IDM/IDS640 DSP drives feature a CANopen communication option for DSP 402 standard.
Features & benefits
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Embed motion control, drive, and PLC functions in compact size
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Software configurable to drive brushless, dc, linear, or step motors up to 640 W; 240 W available
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Feedback devices include incremental, sin-cos, SSI, and EnDat encoders; resolvers; digital or linear Hall; techometer (servo drives); open loop with or without incremental or SSI encoder
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Operations include velocity and position profile, homing and interpolated position, electronic camming, and gearing
Technosoft US Inc.
Canton, Mich
(734) 667-5275
www.technosoftmotion.com
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Cable carriers
Bandtrac cable and hose carriers feature a single-piece extrusion that eliminates noise, wear, and vibration inherent to link-style carriers.
Features & benefits
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Quiet, smooth, and clean
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No moving parts; exhibit low wear
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Only additional component necessary is mounting bracket
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Easily accessible
Gortrac, Div. of A & A Mfg. Co. Inc.
New Berlin, Wis.
(262) 786-1500
www.gortrac.com
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Linear actuators
Rohlix linear actuators convert rotary motion to linear travel and carry loads at speeds up to 70 in./sec, depending on size.
Features & benefits
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Handle thrust between 5 and 200 lb; loads attached to carrier block by twocap screws
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Five sizes for ⅜ to 2 in. diameter shafts; metric from 8 to 50 mm
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Adjustable thrust capacity allows system to disengage if preset thrust exceeded
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Three precision ball bearings at each end of two-piece aluminum carrier block
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Minimum 90% efficiency; provide up to 100 million in. linear travel
Zero-Max
Plymouth, Minn.
(800) 533-1731
www.zero-max.com
Circle 273
Ethernet-capable controller
Accelera DMC-40x0 Ethernet/RS232 controllers include a 32-bit microcomputer for high speeds and processing powers.
Features & benefits
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Accept encoder inputs to 22 MHz; provide servo updates to 32 KHz; execute program instructions in 40 µsec.
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Standalone, or interfaces with PC via Ethernet 10/100 Base-T or RS232 ports
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One through eight axis formats; each axis user-configurable for stepper or servomotor operation
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Expanded memory up to 510 symbolic variables, 16,000 array elements in 30 arrays, and space for up to 2,000 lines × 80 characters
Galil Motion Control Inc.
Rocklin, Calif.
(800) 377-6329
www.galilmc.com
Circle 274
Vector drives
SMVector drives feature high starting torque, auto-tuning, advanced low-speed control, and dynamic speed regulation.
Features & benefits
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Four modes of operation — V/Hz, enhanced V/Hz, vector speed, and torque
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Power range up to 25 hp
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Input ranges from 120 Vac 1-phase to 600 Vac 3-phase
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Communication by RS-485/Modbus, CANopen, and DeviceNet
AC Technolgy, a member of the Lenze Group
Uxbridge, Mass.
(508) 278-9100
www.actech.com
Circle 275
Aluminum-acetal gears
Series S1268Z-M aluminum-acetal gears feature the Fairloc integral hub fastening system to eliminate marred shafts.
Features & benefits
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20° pressure angle; AGMA Q10 and ISO Class 7 ratings
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Mate with hubs that accept shafts from 0.0900 to 0.2498 in. diameter; clearance between bore and shaft is 0.0001 to 0.0008 in.
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Sizes from 21 to 210 teeth with O.D. from 0.958 to 4.083 in.
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Acetal reduces noise; 2024 aluminum core strengthens stainlesssteel hub
Stock Drive Products/Sterling Instrument
New Hyde Park, N.Y.
(516) 328-3300
www.sdp-si.com
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Inductive, heating fuses
Edison fuse line includes J, RK1, and RK5 class fuses to protect motors, transformers, and other inductive and heating loads.
Features & benefits
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Current limiting, fast-acting, and time-delay
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250 or 600 Vac ratings; UL and CSA approved
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Includes glass and ceramic fuses for fast-acting and time-delay protection of PLC outputs, pilot lights, and control devices
AutomationDirect
Cumming, Ga.
(770) 889-2858
www.automationdirect.com
Circle 277
Finned frame acmotors
RPM ac totally enclosed duty motors with finned frame construction provide increased torque density and more power in a small package.
Features & benefits
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Advanced cooling optimizes heat dissipation and allows motor to deliver more horsepower in less space
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Reduces rotor inertia and provides higher torque-to-inertia ratio for continuous constant torque from base speed down to zero speed
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FL180 has heavy-duty finned aluminum frame; FL210 and FL250 have finned laminated steel frames
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Heavy-duty cast-iron brackets with integral feet and oversized lubricated-for-life double-shielded ball bearings
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NEMA and IEC designs; rated for IP54 and IP55
Reliance Electric
Greenville, S.C.
(864) 297-4800
www.reliance.com
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Magnetic linear encoders
E-Series linear magnetic encoders provide measurement and feedback where optical scales don't work or last.
Features & benefits
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Resolution between 0.5 and 200µm/edge
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Self-adhesive, stainless steel-backed magnetic tape and magnetostrictive sensor with built-in resolution-enhancing interpolator
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IP67-rated aluminum housing with stainless-steel bottom
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Two adjustable wipers at end of sensor provide light cleaning as sensor moves
Admotec Inc.
Lebanon, N.H.
(603) 448-7000
www.admotec.comCircle 279
Motor controls
IEC motor control line features non-reversing contactors, bimetallic overload relays, and motor protection circuit breakers to work with common connections and accessories.
Features & benefits
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Contactors available from 9 to 80 A; Relays from 9 to 105 A, and breakers to 25 A
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Connection modules between contactor and breaker make assembly and installation easy and fast
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Commoning links distribute power to multiple starter assemblies
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Overload, phase-loss, and short-circuit protection
c3controls
Beaver, Pa.
(724) 775-7926
www.c3controls.com
Circle 280
Washdown motors
Barracuda stainless-steel motors have been expanded to include ratings from fractional to 30 hp.
Features & benefits
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Vacuum-pressure impregnated windings withstand electrical shorts
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Sealed electrical bearings suit high loads; drain holes located every 90° to counter condensation
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Footed and non-footed 3-phase 208-230/460 V and 1-phase 115/230 V models
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Squirrel-cage rotor, sealed bearings, and Class F insulation
Elektrim Motors
Schaumburg, III.
(847) 524-1074
www.toolmex.com
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Open-frame XY stage
Positioning stage model KDT 180 - DC is 32 mm high with a 199 mm2 footprint.
Features & benefits
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60-mm travel in each direction with straightness/flatness deviation of 1 µmm
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Preloaded miniature ball screw, coupled to dc motor with rotary encoder is inside each axis
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High-strength anodized aluminum table weighs 2.5 kg and handles loads to 50 N
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Positional accuracy of 5 µm and repeatability of 1 µm; speeds to 10mm/sec and accelerations of 0.1m/sec2
Steinmeyer Inc.
Burlington, Mass.
(781) 273-6220
www.feinmess.de
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Severe-duty tables
Precision slide table systems with sealed linear bearings are engineered to carry heavier loads at higher speeds under continuous operation.
Features & benefits
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Long life and low-friction roller bearing pillow blocks; precision linear ball bearings
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Pre-assembled and pre-aligned with matched bearings and shafts
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Ballscrew nut and precision-rolled ballscrew; multiple pitches available
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End supported or fully supported models come with or without ballscrew
Lee Controls Inc.
Piscataway, N.J.
(800) 221-0811
www.linearmotion.com
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