Motors & Drives

A fuel filtration system from the Racor Division of Parker Hannifin, is playing a vital role in ensuring that the quality of diesel fuel supplied by Tollesbury Marina to boat owners is free of moisture, microbial growths and particles, protecting engines and generators while on the water.

Haydon Kerk Motion Solutions introduces the Haydon RoHS compliant IDEA™ External Linear Programmable Actuator. This completes an entire line of fully programmable size 17 stepper motor linear actuators from Haydon Kerk Motion Solutions. In addition to full programmability through an easy-to-use graphic user interface, the external linear actuator configuration is capable of up to 20” of stroke length with a variety of screw pitches allowing fine resolution linear motion. The external linear IDEA programmable actuator is perfect for small gantry robots, motion systems for optics and lasers, high resolution imaging, precision fluid dispense, and other applications requiring precision linear motion.

Piezo technology specialist PI Ceramic has released a new white paper on the development and test of highly reliable multilayer piezo actuators.

Inmoco has launched its most compact, high power, PCB-mounted DC servo drive yet. Measuring just 110 x 75 x 30 mm, the new Trombone from the ELMO SimplIQ Line of servo drives, belies its size by operating directly from a mains power source, of up to 400 VDC or 750 VDC, and delivering up to 7 kW of continuous qualitative power.

More and more techniques in microscopy, today, require an improved resolution. This often requires the combination of a large numerical aperture of the objective, that is a large clear aperture, and a large working distance along the optical axis. 3D images of living tissue are then possible, for example with the help of two-photon spectroscopy.

Parker Hannifin, has launched a sophisticated range of stainless steel air motors to provide a hygienic, efficient and cost effective alternative to conventional AC and DC devices in food grade, medical and chemical applications, or indeed any application where there is a risk of corrosion. The P1V-S series has been specifically developed to improve the performance, productivity and profitability of a wide range of industrial and process machinery in particularly demanding environments, including those where it is impractical or unsafe to use electric motors.

BAE Systems, along with partner General Dynamics Armament and Technical Products, delivered to the U.S. Navy the first automated magazine for the 155-mm Advanced Gun System (AGS) being developed for the DDG 1000 (Zumwalt) Destroyer Program. The magazine is the first major production component to be delivered under the AGS program. It is one of a total of four magazines that will be built under a Navy contract to produce four AGS weapon systems for the Navy's first two Zumwalt class destroyers.

A servo drive and linear actuator package from Parker Hannifin is helping to ensure that respirators seal against the users’ face under the most extreme conditions.

Baldor Motors & Drives UK Ltd has upgraded its range of smart drives with HMS. This range is now able to communicate with a PLC, it is much more open to communication standards and its communication interfaces are consistent throughout the entire range.

“Powerful, Lightweight, Unit provides benefits for battery powered Electric Vehicles, Robotics & Automation Applications”