Linear slide table good for food packaging machinery

Dry-Lin SLN linear slide table system from Igus is good for food packaging machinery applications because it does away with lubricants that could become contaminants. Linear slide table can be designed with a stepper motor and encoder integrated into it.

Oct 1st, 2013

igus, Inc.

Dorner Ert250 Conveyor

Dorner Conveyor Receives Class 4 Cleanroom Certification

Dorner’s Edge Roller Technology (ERT250) conveyor received certification for use in ISO Standard 14644-1 Class 4 rated cleanrooms. This means Dorner’s ERT250 will conform and not contribute to the contamination of cleanrooms to those standards.

Diverse-redundant absolute rotary encoders are a valuable component for safety critical motion control systems.

Safety First—Through Clever Design

Posital relies on diverse-redundant absolute encoders for safety-critical applications.

Acieta Fastload Dr2000 2

New Acieta High-Speed Robotic Machine Loading Cell Quickly Solves Labor and Capacity Challenges

NPL-W corrosion resistant gearbox in optional white finish.

Corrosion-Resistant Gearbox NPL-W

Produced in USA to support regional demands for specialized components in food and beverage, medical, and pharmaceutical application.

Hubbell Wiegmann Enclosures 5x7

KwikHinge Enclosure Door Hinges and Ultimate Series Gland Plates

Carlo Gavazzi Hdms Series Single Phase Motor Soft Starter

Single-Phase Motor Starter Requires No User Settings or Adjustments

Reduces costs on utility contracts

Nord Universal Asynchronous Electric Motor

Asynchronous Electric Motor Is Energy Efficient

Holds CE, UL, CSA, CCC, ISI, and EAC certifications

Faulhaber Brings Integrated Speed Controller for Flat Motors to Market

Faulhaber boasts less than 7 mm for fully integrated speed controller.

Brother Brushless Dc Motors

DC Motors Offer Increased Efficiency and Reliability

Provide increased efficiency and reliability

Pressure Feedback Pmdcorp

World's First Outer Loop Control IC Released For Brushless DC and DC Brush Motors

Juno Outer Loop Control IC integrates a novel outer loop control function with velocity control and current control functions for 3-phase Brushless DC and DC Brush motors.

Cui Devices Encoders 5x7

Configurable Modular Encoders for Stepper Motors

These AMT series encoders from AutomationDirect can be set for most models using the free AMT Viewpoint software and they also offer line driver and push-pull output signals configurable up to 4096 ppr.

Discover the Secrets of a Successful Automation Project

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.

Mitsubishi Electric Automation Releases FR-E800 Series Variable Frequency Drive

The new Variable Frequency Drive features permanent magnet (PM) motor control and reduces energy usage so users can meet overall energy efficiency standards.

PHD Releases the Series ESU-RB Electric Ball Screw Linear Actuators

These new ESU Electric Ball Screw Linear Actuators from PHD features a robust, enclosed design with a high capacity rail bearing system delivering high moment and load capability.

Suremotion High Torque Belts 5x7

SureMotion High Torque Synchronous Drive/Timing Belts

The SureMotion drive belts from AutomationDirect are designed for a wide range of industrial applications, and feature a larger pulley contact area for increased performance.

002 Baumer Heavy Duty Dichtung

HeavyDuty Encoders In Demanding Conveyance Tasks

Open pit excavators and spreaders are real giants among machinery. Every day they do the hardest work under extreme conditions like dust, dirt, rain, and heat. A great strain also imposed on the rotary encoders.

Genie%20 Nano%205 Gig E

Faster GigE Vision Interface Cameras Engineered for High-Resolution Image Capture

Teledyne DALSA expands the Genie Nano 5GigE camera portfolio with high-performance ON Semiconductor XGS 45MP, 30MP and 20MP global shutter sensors.

J5 Main Lineup Mix

Mitsubishi Electric Automation Releases Melservo-J5 Series of Servo Products

The company’s next generation of motion control products deliver high-speed, high-precision control to maximize machine performance.

Prosense Protection Relays 5x7

AutomationDirect Adds Motor Control Relays and Intrinsically Safe Relays

AutomationDirect has added new motor control, phase monitor, alternating, pump seal, and intrinsically safe relays to its collection of relays.

2003np Automationdirect

Two-Phase Digital Stepper Drives

Leadshine two-phase digital micro-stepping drives with micro-stepping motor movement and anti-resonance for optimal torque from AutomationDirect provide extra smooth motion with low motor heating and noise.

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2003np Rockwell

Servo System Saves Costs, Simplifies Sizing

Rockwell’s Allen-Bradley Kinetix 5100 servo drive can run without a controller to meet a range of performance needs.

XY Stages with Mechanical Bearings

These integrated XY stages from PI (Physik Instrumente) are engineered for higher loads.

2003np Alliedmotion

High Power Density Brushless Motor

The KinetiMax High Power Density motor series from Allied Motion Technologies is designed for high-torque, low-cogging applications like robotics, automated guided vehicles, and handheld power tools.

Dorner 2200 Series Eu Lpz Conveyor

Dorner Continues its European Expansion by Building 2200 Series LPZ Conveyors From its German Manufacturing Facility

The complex structure of Roche’s cobas plasma separation card consists of a carrier layer with a bonded nonwoven fabric and an upper layer for protection and labeling.

Flexible Production Makes Roche’s HIV Test Innovation a Success

Roche designed a plasma separation card that greatly simplifies blood sampling and transport. Beckhoff Automation made production of the card cost-effective with its flexible, compact eXtended Transport System.

Integrated Closed Step Motor Bioreactor

Integrated Closed-Loop Step Motors from Applied Motion Products Solve Heat Problems in Peristaltic Pumps Used With Bioreactor System

Open-loop motors previously working in this system elevated the temperature of fluids being pumped into the bioreactor. The higher temperatures, in turn, adversely affected biological processing times and reduced yields.

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IP65-Rated Stepper Motors

These motors from Applied Motion Products are dustproof and resistant to water pressure impact, making them suitable for use in both wet and dusty applications.

Motorized Yaw-Pitch Stages

OES’s YP110-10-01 (stepper motor driven), YP110-10-02 (brushless servo motor driven) and YP110-10-03 (DC servo motor driven) Yaw-Pitch stages are useful for the precise measurement of angles or the curvature of an object.

I/O modules for the groov EPIC Platform

Two new modules from Opto 22 support CAN bus integration and high-density temperature sensing.

Schmersal Joysticks 5x7

AutomationDirect Adds Schmersal IP69K Rated Joysticks

AutomationDirect is a distributor offering thousands of industrial automation products for electrical control systems, including PLCs, operator interfaces, AC drives, motors, stepper systems, sensors, motor controls, enclosures and more.

CASM electromechanical actuators from Ewellix USA (formerly SKF Motion Technologies).

Preference for Electromechanical Actuators on the Rise

Though the initial price point for electromechanical actuators tends to be higher than hydraulic cylinders, their popularity is growing due to energy efficiency, increased uptimes, simplified maintenance, and other key factors.

Dorner Esg Photo

Dorner’s Engineered Solutions Group Injects Automation and Ingenuity into Conveyor Systems for Complex Applications