Products
Hybrid stepping motor
NEMA size 11 stepper motor produces high torque in a small, RoHS-compliant package.
Features & benefits
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1.8° (200 steps/rev) bipolar and unipolar designs measure 28 mm2 × 32 mm long
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Delivers accurate open loop control
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Stack lengths of 32, 45, and 51 mm; maximum holding torques from 42 to 117 mN-m
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Precision-honed stators and ground rotors form tight air gap
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4 or 6 leads; single or double-ended shafts
 
Nippon Pulse America Inc.
 Radford, Va.
 (540) 633-1677
www.nipponpulse.com
Circle 155
Pneumatic swing clamp
Swing clamp's arm rotates 90° clockwise or counterclockwise as it extends up and away from the work piece, providing clearance and access for loading and unloading.
Features & benefits
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8 bore sizes from 12 to 63 mm; strokes from 10 to 50 mm
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Extruded aluminum bodies with 8 linear keyhole slots for external mounting or round profile sensors
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Adjusting clamp bolt and four wrench flats on piston rod for easy clamp arm positioning
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Ports can be NPT or BSP taper; counter-bored thru holes enable rigid mounting
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Double acting operation, standard magnetic piston, and optional magnetic sensors enable positive cycles and work piece detection
 
Fabco-Air Inc.
 Gainesville, Fla.
 (352) 373-3578
www.fabco-air.com
Circle 156
Hand controls
TCH series electronic, industrial hand controls can be easily integrated into vehicle design.
Features & benefits
- Non-contact sensor design
 - Control electric vehicles and electro-hydraulic systems
 - Replace conventional contact potentiometer hand controllers
 
Tuthill Controls Group
 New Haven, Ind.
 (260) 749-5105
www.tuthillcontrols.com
Circle 157
Motion controllers
SpiiPlus SA multi-axis, standalone motion controllers provide users with the power of PC-based control by using distributed multi-processor architecture running an on-board RTOS.
Features & benefits
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Fixed 20 kHz servo update for every axis and deterministic control
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Standard Ethernet and serial communications
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Hardware position compare and capture; software development tools include Motion Simulator and FRF analyzer
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Options include SIN-COS interpolator and input shaping
 
ACS Motion Control
 Plymouth, Minn.
 (800) 545-2980
www.acsmotioncontrol.com
Circle 158
Disconnect switches
Ferraz Shawmut's Sirco and Fuserbloc 600 Vac/250 Vdc fusible and non-fusible switches feature make-and-break power circuits under load and are UL, CSA, CE, and IEC-rated.
Features & benefits
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Sirco available in 30 to 800 A ratings; those to 400 A come with visible blade contacts
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Fuserbloc break up to 200 A and use double break contacts per pole, isolating fuse while switch is off
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Available handles meet OSHA padlocking needs, NEMA configurations, defeater options, and NFPA 79
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Work independently of speed and force of operator
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Switches to 400 A use silver-tipped contact technology for high load breaks and long life; switches more than 400 A use self-cleaning technology for high short-circuit resistance
 
AutomationDirect
 Cumming, Ga.
 (800) 633-0405
www.automationdirect.com
Circle 159
All-in-one control
SilverPak 23CE features an integrated NEMA 23 high torque step motor, microstepping driver, intelligent controller, and optical encoder all in one compact unit.
Features & benefits
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3.41, 3.85, and 4.78 in. body lengths; up to 294 oz-in. holding torque
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3 A peak output current; operates from 12 to 40 Vdc; speeds to 16.7 MHz
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Standalone operation; fully programmable ramps and speeds; software selectable hold and move currents; up to 256x microstepping resolution settings; and four user configurable digital I/Os
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Intuitive commands can be preset to execute upon power up via Windows HyperTerminal, LabView, and Visual Basic
 
Lin Engineering
 Santa Clara, Calif.
 (408) 919-0200
www.linengineering.com
Circle 160
Guide rollers, cam followers
Power-Core miniature guide rollers and cam followers feature miniature ball bearings and self-lubricating, thermally installed precision machined plastic tires.
Features & benefits
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O.D. as small as ½ in.
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Handle shock and impact loading; resilient to flat development; run with low rolling resistance without lubrication
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Eliminate rail wear and reduce metal-on-metal noise by up to 10 dB
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Tire material does not wear steel or aluminum rails; does not generate metal particulates
 
Intech Corp.
 Closter, N.J.
 (201) 767-7797
www.intechpower.com
Circle 161
Linear bearings
X-Rail stainless-steel linear bearings are C-shaped to keep contaminants out.
Features & benefits
- Sizes from 20 to 45 mm
 - Load capacities to 400 lb
 - Food-grade lubrication allows long life in washdown environments
 
Rollon Corp.
 Sparta, N.J.
 (877) 976-5566
www.rollon.com
Circle 162
Dual readhead encoders
DSi rotary encoders combine two error-correcting Signum SR readheads on an RESM ring and provide a customer-selectable propoZ reference (index) position that is unaffected by bearing wander or power cycling.
Features & benefits
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Capable of installed accuracy of better than ± 1 arc/sec
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Readheads located in 180° position; eliminate odd error harmonics, including eccentricity
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Taper-locked to rotor shaft to eliminate coupling losses, oscillation, shaft torsion, and hysteresis errors
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Operating speeds to 4,500 rpm; temperatures to 85° C
 
Renishaw Inc.
 Hoffman Estates, Ill.
 (847) 286-9953
www.renishaw.com
Circle 163
Motor testing equipment
Micro Dyne system tests micro, low-torque motors resolving from 0.0004 nN-m on a 2 mN-m scale.
Features & benefits
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Maximum kinetic power rating of 4 W; maximum speed rating of 100,000 rpm
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Hysteresis dynamometer and motor fixture (for motors from 5 to 30 mm)
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Electronics unit has all-in-one dynamometer controller, wattmeter, power relay, and USB interface
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M-Test 5.0 motor testing software, calibration software, connection cables, and calibration weights
 
Magtrol Inc.
 Buffalo, N.Y.
 (716) 668-5555
www.magtrol.com
Circle 164
Curved motion bearing
RVF Gonio curved slide way is a low-friction, non-recirculating curved motion bearing with precision cross rollers for minute curved motion.
Features & benefits
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Hardened and ground raceways
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Caged rollers provide stable movement, accept high loads, and install easily into workstations
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Low frictional resistance and noise
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Rotation range of ±5° to ±10°; 2 and 3-mm roller diameter
 
NB Corp. of America
 Wood Dale, Ill.
 (800) 521-2045
www.nbcorporation.com
Circle 165