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Are Servo Motor and Drive Combinations from One Vendor Better?
In this episode of the 'Automation World Gets Your Questions Answered' podcast series, we connect with Eric Roggeman and Greg Dieck of Omron Industrial Automation to find out if servo motor/drive/controller combinations sourced from one vendor are the best option or if mixing and matching components is preferred.
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Medium Voltage Service-Oriented Drive
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Economical High Resolution and High Repeatability XYR Alignment Stages
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Active Vibration Control System for CNC Machine Tools
Motion
Voice Coil Motor with Internal Shaft and Bearing Providess 63.9 lbs of Continuous Force
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Mounted Bearings Meet Hygienic Design and Clean-In-Place Criteria
Stainless-Steel Stand-Out mounted bearings from KML meet the strict sanitary requirements of the Food Safety Modernization Act (FSMA).
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Sensing And Control Unit for Hygienic Valves
The latest version of Alfa Laval’s ThinkTop has new features based on user requests.
Sponsored
Machines that sense the world around them
ADI gives cobots the ability to sense, adapt and interpret its surroundings. Our motion detection and machine learning expertise is transforming factory floors. From invention to breakthrough with ADI.
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Schneider Electric Unveils IIoT-Ready PLCs, AR, and Motion
Demos of IIoT box as server for hands-free augmented reality and next-generation of motor controls.
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Pneumatic Valves Gain Network Connectivity Functions
The P2M Industrial Ethernet node expands the Parker valves network capabilities with integrated diagnostics.
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AC Input Drivers Now Available With Ethernet/IP
Oriental Motor adds Ethernet/IP communications protocol to its AZ Series AC input line of stored data network drivers.
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Discover the Secrets of a Successful Automation Project
Learn about planning and project management, building your machine or automated system, and technologies to improve manufacturing outcomes. Automation World’s free resource features 150 pages on managing automation projects from start to finish.
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Improving Material Handling Capabilities
Increased collaboration among mechanical, electrical, and software engineers at machine builders has led to a number of advances in material handling automation technology, like Beckhoff’s XTS linear transport system.
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Single-Stage Helical Gear Units
The SK 871.1, SK 971.1, and SK 1071.1 are the three largest single-stage NORDBLOC gear units manufactured by NORD.
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Pneumatic Mini Slide
Festo’s DGST compact pneumatic mini slide is designed for precision handling, press fitting, pick and place, and electronic and light assembly applications.
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Quick Change Seat Control Valve
The REflex QCS control valve from RTK, with the REact 30 DC-PoP actuator, is a flexible all-in-one solution for noise reduction and high pressure drop applications.
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Integrated Motor with Power over Ethernet (PoE) for Space-Constrained and Remote Locations
The TSM14POE StepSERVO from Applied Motion includes a motor, encoder, drive, and controller combined in a single integrated motor package.
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Rotary Lobe Pumps
Alfa Laval OptiLobe 10 and OptiLobe 50 pumps are now available in four new sizes to meet the requirements of lower flow rates and higher production capacities.
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DuPont Improves Valve Monitoring and Maintenance
Using Siemens Valve Monitoring App, DuPont has been able to optimize its valve maintenance procedures and enable its Fayetteville, N.C., plant to move from reactive to condition-based and predictive maintenance.
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Resolution, Accuracy, Precision: What’s the Difference?
When it comes to selecting encoders for motion control applications, the terms resolution, accuracy, and precision are often used interchangeably. However, they mean very different things and understanding the difference can be critical to your application.
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How OEMs Can Improve Their Machines' Material Handling Capabilities
In this podcast, sponsored by Beckhoff Automation, we learn how new automation technologies for material handling offer significant advantages to machinery OEMs targeting packaging, assembly, sorting, and order picking operations.
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Mini 24 V Servo Actuator with Dual Absolute Encoder and Panel Mount Connectors
Mini 24 V Servo Actuator with Dual Absolute Encoder and Panel Mount Connectors Dual Absolute encoder versions of the FHA-C from Electromate feature BiSS-C bi-directional communication for both encoders.
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Flameproof Motors in Smaller Sizes
ABB’s new low voltage IEC (LV) flameproof motors in frame sizes 80 – 132 offer the same safety and efficiency features usually found in the company’s larger models.
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Integrating PLC Programming into LabView with Open Core Engineering
A combination of Bosch Rexroth’s Open Core Engineering and National Instruments’ LabView helps Kraus Automation Technology speed up the development of its custom measuring and testing machines.
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Automation Hack: A Safer Way to Save Your Motors
Measuring voltage is an important aspect of diagnosing unbalanced voltages in motors—but it can also be dangerous. Here’s a safer way to get the information you need to monitor motor unbalances.
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Building Blocks for Embedded Motion Control
Two new building blocks from Trinamic simplify embedded motion control design for such applications as 3D printers, CNC routers, robots, and industrial automation systems.
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High Performance Control Valves
Aeroflow high performance control valves from Leslie Controls integrate state-of-the-art aerodynamic/hydrodynamic flow design, smart valve technology and modular design.
