CMS develops and manufactures highly dynamic linear motor systems. The CMS operation, which is the inventor of the tubular linear motor and an innovator in linear direct drives, will be known as Dunkermotoren Linear Systems.

Dunkermotoren currently develops and manufactures configurable, customized solutions based on brushed and brushless DC rotary electric motors  with integrated power and control electronics and fieldbus interfaces. Within a modular system, these motors are combined with planetary and worm gearboxes designed and manufactured by Dunkermotoren, as well as with its own manufactured encoders and brakes.

Said Managing Director Nikolaus Gräf, "The new Dunkermotoren Linear Systems technology and product lines are logical complements, and the extended product portfolio gives our globally positioned sales team the chance to offer even more comprehensive solutions to the customer." Dunkermotoren http://www.dunkermotoren.com employs nearly 1,000 people globally, and produced more than 3 million motors in 2010 for factory and commercial automation, as well as the medical, semiconductor, solar tracking, and packaging industries.

With compact form-factors and fast repetitive motion, the new Dunkermotoren Linear System s actuators are useful for multi-axis automation, said Gräf.  “In typical configurations, they can be 10 times faster than traditional ball screw systems and their intrinsic simplicity and ruggedness enable millions of trouble-free operating cycles required by today’s innovative mechanisms,” he said.

Renee Robbins Bassett, rbassett@automationworld.com, is Managing Editor of Automation World magazine.

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