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Schmidt Couplings Connect Offset Shafts
Zero-Max Schmidt offset couplings provide machine designers with a proven method to ensure that machines operate with constant phase accuracy and constant speed throughout the rotation and cycle.
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XZ-Axis Motorized Linear Positioning Stages
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Miniature Voice Coil Motor Features a 1/2 Inch Stroke and High Force-to-Size Ratio
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Motors for Electronics & Semiconductor Manufacturing
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Three Phase Monitoring Relays
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Helical Bevel Gearboxes with Cast-Iron Frames
The IronHorse HBR series of helical bevel gearboxes from AutomationDirect combines the helical gearset with a bevel gearset to create an output perpendicular to the input.
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Multi-Axis Servo System Conserves Energy
ANCA Motion’s AMD5x multi-axis servo drive system captures regenerated energy with capacitor banks, rather than throwing it away with braking resistors.
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Motion Controls Market to Exceed $15 billion by 2023
Among the sectors helping drive a more positive outlook for motion controls are food and beverage machinery, packaging machinery, robotics, and material handling equipment
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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
Schneider’s Altivar Process 6000 (ATV6000) can help optimize businesses by enabling process optimization, improving energy management, enhancing asset management, and providing a tailored engineering solution.
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Economical High Resolution and High Repeatability XYR Alignment Stages
The XYR-01-01 and XYR-01-02 alignment stages from OES offer high precision and repeatability for industrial, medical, semiconductor, research, and laboratory applications.
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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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Voice Coil Motor with Internal Shaft and Bearing Providess 63.9 lbs of Continuous Force
The GVCM-095-089-03 from Moticont features a continuous force of 63.9 lbs (284.1 N) and 202.0 lbs (898.4 N) of peak force at a 10% duty cycle.
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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.
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Pneumatic Function Integration on One Controller
Though Festo first released its Motion Terminal two years ago, it continues to develop software upgrades that expand its range of capabilities.
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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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Servomotor, Drive System: More Performance, Less Space
Motor provides 30% higher continuous torque compared with equivalent-sized motors; drive offers 2x the power density and is 50x faster than industry standard.
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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.
