Motors & Drives

The Huco Dynatork air motor is quite ingenious. It is based on a unique free-floating piston design that is capable of precise position control. Maximum torque is transmitted on start-up and this can be adjusted to fine limits by standard air-flow valves. Unlike other makes that operate with a system of metal pistons and connecting rods, the Huco Dynatork motor is perfect for stop/start load speed applications under load.

QuickSilver Controls, Inc. adds CANopen DSP 402 (CiA DSP 402 v3.0) to its line of controllers/drivers for NEMA 11, 17 and 23 frame brushless servo motors.

Phidgets has released the 1063 – PhidgetStepper Bipolar 1-Motor Controller. The 1063 controls the position, velocity and acceleration of one bipolar stepper motor. It allows the very precise positioning of stepper motors; it can handle larger industrial stepper motors and is also suitable for applications that require a lot of torque.

A range of integrated AC servo motors makes JVL, now represented in Ohio, USA, a world leader in the field of motion control. The numerous features of these motors include a modular concept that makes it extremely easy to adapt the motors to a very wide range of applications.

Midwest Motion Products has announced the release of a new DC Gear Motor, the Model No. MMP-TM55-48V GPk52-046. Accepting any 48 Volt DC source, including battery power, this robust Gear Motor measures just 2.14” in Diameter, by 7.2” long, and has a keyed output shaft of 12mm diameter by 25mm long. Easy mounting is accomplished with 4 “face mount” M5 threaded holes, equally spaced on a 40mm Dia. B.C. The output of this reversible gearmotor is rated for 46 IN LBS continuous torque, at 100 RPM, and 89 IN LBS Peak. Despite its compact size, and weight of approximately 3.5 pounds, it’s an efficient design, requiring just 1.8 Amps at 48 Volts DC to generate its Full Load Torque. That translates into long life battery charge, very low noise operation, and lower costs for related drive electronics. Motor windings for 12, 24, 36, 60 & 90 Volts are available.

JVL has developed a new module for the MAC50-141 and MAC800 series of integrated servo motors that enables the MAC motors to be used on Devicenet. The AC-servo motor, encoder, amplifier, positional controller and Devicenet are all built into the motor. The only connections required are a supply voltage and the Devicenet cables. The device type is a ”Position controller”, which is a standard method for controlling position when motion control is used on Devicenet.

Nord Drivesystems has expanded its range with a comprehensive portfolio of decentralised drives and related automation components. By eliminating traditional panel building and cabling requirements, the technology can radically simplify the construction of large conveyor applications in, for example, production lines, warehouse and logistics centres, or baggage handling lines. The resulting network-based automation provides a clear and logical plant structure that is simpler to plan, install, operate and maintain.

A new range of high power/high speed microstepping drives, delivering up to 13 Nm of holding torque from a 320 VDC bus is now available from Mclennan Servo Supplies. The increased bus voltage on the STAC6, from USA based Applied Motion Products, effectively extends the power range of stepper drive technology and includes additional features that together derive improved performance from today’s stepper motors.

The latest high performance torque motors and variable speed drives, from Parker Hannifin are playing an important role in a new and innovative range of extruders. Manufactured by Italian plastics machinery company, Ghioldi, the new extruders use Parker direct drive technology to offer significant reductions in energy consumption and also to minimise vibrations that can affect the quality of finished parts.

Parker SSD Drives, part of the Automation Group of Parker Hannifin, has announced the launch of the next generation of its highly successful DC590+ family of DC drives. The DC590+ Integrator Series 2 is the latest in an impressive line of DC drives products from Parker SSD spanning the last 30 years and offers unprecedented levels of control over a wide range of DC motor applications, improving both performance and profitability.