New PRODUCTS

Industrial shock absorber

Miniature SC 650-HC shock absorber is capable of rapid repeat strokes

FEATURES & BENEFITS

Pressure chamber with metered orifices
Quick rod-ready time for faster cycling and production
Suitable for packaging and rotary-actuated equipment

ACE CONTROLS INC.
Farmington, Mich.
(248) 476-0213
www.acecontrols.com
Circle 227

Step driver

Compact two-phase driver microsteps motors from NEMA 14 to 34 with 20 to 40 Vdc.

FEATURES & BENEFITS

2.95 × 4.96 × 1.26 in.
Dip switch settings for 2, 5, 10, 16, 20, 32, 40, and 64 steps per step
Idle current 50% of running current, activated within 0.5 sec after the last pulse

SOURCE ENGINEERING INC.
Santa Clara, Calif.
(408) 980-9822
www.sei-automation.com
Circle 228

Multi-axis motion controllers

Power control functions and connectivity options make new servocontroller easier to use.

FEATURES & BENEFITS

Control rotary, linear, and direct-drive motor applications
Operating modes include point-to-point positioning, multi-axis interpolation, and gear ratio or cam profile following
Plug-and-play cabling, seamless communication
Simple two-character command set

YASKAWA ELECTRIC
Waukegan, Ill.
(800) 927-5292
www.yaskawa.com
Circle 229

Stepper motor I/O modules

Low-cost I/O modules make versatile stepmotor drives while reducing wiring complexity.

FEATURES & BENEFITS

Control and drive small steppers up to 200 W at 64 steps/period
KL2531 delivers 1.5 A per phase in a compact 12-mm wide module
KL2541 packs a 5-A power stage as well as an integrated incremental-encoder interface in a 24-mm wide module

BECKHOFF AUTOMATION LLC
Burnsville, Minn.
(952) 890-0000
www.beckhoffautomation.com
Circle 230

Hybrid ballscrews

Ceramic balls make new ballscrews heartier and more precise.

FEATURES & BENEFITS

Silicon nitride (ceramic) rolling elements eliminate micro-welding in ball nut
Long life, low-friction operation
Less lubricant required
Available in many sizes from 6 mm (diam.) × 3 mm (pitch) to 40 mm × 10 mm

STEINMEYER INC.
Bedford, Mass.
(800) 297-6403
www.steinmeyer.com
Circle 231

Motor combo

INTEGRAmotor consists of a brushless dc motor and speed control for reduced wiring and assembly.

FEATURES & BENEFITS

24 Vdc input, 1 to 2,500 rpm output
Accepts ±5 Vdc for speed control or direction
With or without gearbox, hollow-shafts models allow direct load connection
OEM motor with open-loop voltage-mode PWM and two-channel encoder also available

BODINE ELECTRIC CO.
Chicago, Ill.
(800) 726-3463
www.bodine-electric.com
Circle 232

Geared motors

Three-phase BG series helical geared motors are engineered to drive machines and equipment of all types.

FEATURES & BENEFITS

Power from 0.075 to 50 hp, output speeds of 0.3 to 540 rpm, and torque of 177 to 163,700 lbf-in.
Two-stage design with a wide range of mounting options
Insulated enameled copper wire stator winding, aluminum die cast cage rotor, and high tensile and case-hard gear wheels

DANFOSS BAUER
Somerset, N.J.
(732) 469-8770
www.namc.danfoss.com
Circle 233

AC servomotor controller

Servo amplifier/controller dictates actuator's position, distance, or torque.

FEATURES & BENEFITS

Executes 117 steps when seven controllers are slaved together from one PLC
Five palletizing steps move two axes sequentially through pallets of up to 10,000 rows by 10,000 columns
Position accuracy of ±0.005 to ±0.025 mm
Interface software features “teaching” positions by moving actuators manually or under power

SMC CORP.
Tustin, Calif.
(714) 669-0941
www.smcusa.com
Circle 234

Digital drives

Newest members of the SimplIQ servo drive family, the high power density 6 Tuba models range in power output from 3.32 kW (12 A/230 V) to 10 kW (20 A/460 V).

FEATURES & BENEFITS

9.7 × 7.4 × 3.6 in., weighs less than 5.9 lb
Built-in power supply provides direct ac input from 115 Vac to 460 Vac at 50/60 Hz
CANopen DS301 with full implementation of DS402
Binary interpreter enables quick simultaneous Canopen and serial RS232 communications

ELMO MOTION CONTROL
Westford, Mass.
(978) 399-0034
www.elmomc.com
Circle 235

Compact starters

Soft start, bypass and soft stop functions — along with built-in motor protection — prevent overload, heating, phase sequence and imbalance, excess start time, shorted SCR, and supply faults.

FEATURES & BENEFITS

Switches 18 to 200 A from 200 to 575 Vac
Easily retrofits into switchboards or motor control cubicles; does not require additional ventilation or external bypass contactors
Three frame sizes and 11 models available
Eight user-selected operating parameters, including current limits, motor trip class, and phase sequence protection

SAFTRONICS INC.
Fort Myers, Fla.
(239) 693-7200
www.saftronics.com
Circle 236

Discflex couplings

Zero-backlash motion control coupling line has been expanded to include miniature disc couplings in both single and double disc styles.

FEATURES & BENEFITS

Up to 10,000 rpm, high strength and torsional stiffness, and low inertia
Outside diameters from 15 to 57 mm in both Nomar clamp and set screw style
Bore sizes from ⅛ to 1¼ in.
Aluminum and acetal center spacers

RULAND MANUFACTURING CO.
Marlborough, Mass.
(508) 485-1000
www.ruland.com
Circle 237

Rotary absolute encoder

Compact encoder offers high accuracy for applications requiring absolute positioning.

FEATURES & BENEFITS

Delivers precise distance and angle measurements
Precision ball bearings, stainless steel shaft (3-mm to 0.25-in. diam.), aluminum housing (58-mm diam.)
Serial, parallel, and multiplexed Gray code or natural binary output

GURLEY PRECISION INSTRUMENTS
Troy, N.Y.
(800) 759-1844
www.gpi-encoders.com
Circle 238