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Miles Budimir

Linear motors find a home in CNC machines

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linear motors

For one manufacturer of CNC grinding machines, new high-performance linear motors replaced ball-screws and improved machine performance. It’s no secret that linear motors are highly effective motion devices. Linear motors can achieve high acceleration rates and long travel lengths with good thrust forces and extremely high positioning accuracies, while other drive mechanisms, such as belts, […]

Filed Under: Featured, Linear motors Tagged With: Linear Motor

New miniature voice coil motor from Moticont features 0.125 in. open aperture

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voice coil motor

Moticont has debuted its most compact miniature hollow core linear actuator; the HVCM-016-010-003-01 linear voice coil motor, featuring a 0.125 in. (3.2 mm) open aperture and high force-to-size ratio. This miniature open aperture actuator is a true dc linear servo motor. Quiet and clean, this non-commutated, miniature brushless servo motor features: Zero cogging and zero […]

Filed Under: Linear actuators (all), Mini + piezo + voice coil Tagged With: moticont

New magnetic tracks for linear motors boost force with no redesign

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linear motors

Offering a track with stronger magnets for their linear motors than previously available, ETEL introduces the new MWD+. This magnet-track family is compatible with any existing LMG and LMS linear motor from ETEL, enabling up to 15% higher continuous and peak forces compared to the existing MWD product. With the option of more powerful magnets, […]

Filed Under: Linear actuators (all), Linear motors Tagged With: heidenhain

Miniature lead screws for compact application designs

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lead screw

Thomson Industries, Inc., has introduced a line of miniature lead screws and nuts. This new offering extends the Thomson lead screw product line to include 2-, 3- and 4-millimeter diameters. “OEMs are increasingly demanding components for smaller assemblies, and we are pleased to announce that Thomson high-quality lead screws and nuts are now available in […]

Filed Under: Ball + lead + roller screws, Ball + leadscrew driven, Linear actuators (all), Linear drives (all) Tagged With: thomson linear

IKO offers AutomationWare electric actuators for optimal positioning accuracy and control

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actuators

IKO International has announced the U.S. availability of the Mech Series of E-actuators as part of its distribution partnership with AutomationWare. With AutomationWare’s Mech Series E-actuators, engineers can obtain accurate, controllable movement for almost any performance and size requirement. The series features an advanced ball screw transmission system to handle a wide range of dynamic […]

Filed Under: Ball + leadscrew driven, Linear actuators (all) Tagged With: Linear Actuators

Beckhoff expands XPlanar function with bumper ID, new mover variants

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conveying

Beckhoff has created new possibilities in adaptive automation by expanding the functionality of the XPlanar “flying motion” system. Now, on top of XPlanar’s field-proven capabilities, the solution can handle more products with even more flexibility through new mover identification, movers for two lanes of traffic on one tile, rectangular movers and mover coupling for higher […]

Filed Under: Integrated Linear Systems Tagged With: beckhoff

New 600-mm vertical lift stage features 5-micron repeatability

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vertical lift stage

The new AT20-600 series of Motorized Vertical Lift Stages from Optimal Engineering Systems, Inc. (OES) features vertical lifts of 600 mm. The AT20-600-01 is driven by a two-phase stepper motor and features a repeatability of 5 microns, positional accuracy of 20 microns and has a knob on the motor for manual adjustment. The AT20-600-02 is […]

Filed Under: Integrated Linear Systems, Stages + gantries Tagged With: stages

Linear actuator features integrated controller

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linear actuator

With the PSA56, Nanotec launches its first linear actuator with integrated controller. This extremely compact drive unit combines the LSA56 hybrid linear actuator and the intelligent controllers of Nanotec’s PD4-E series. The integrated magnetic single-turn absolute encoder has a resolution of 1,024 CPR and supports field-oriented control via CANopen. The screw’s protective coating is made […]

Filed Under: Controls for linear axes, Linear actuators (all) Tagged With: Linear Actuator

New linear position detector series from Nidec

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linear position detector

Nidec Machine Tool Corporation will launch the MPLS series, an inductive coupling principle-type linear position detector that determines a machine’s position and detects its feed digitally, on November 1st. Intended for compact machine tools, it uses a signal-detection method and integrates numbers of substrates to realize a simple structure that does not require scale wiring […]

Filed Under: Encoders + sensors (linear) + I/O, Industry news Tagged With: linear encoder, Nidec

Linear electric motors designed specifically for machine tools

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linear motor

NUM has launched a series of brushless linear servo motors designed specifically for continuous duty cycle applications in machine tools. NUM’s new LMX series linear motors incorporate a number of features to help mitigate the effect of arduous operating conditions. Their moving coil primary section is fully encapsulated in a robust stainless-steel housing, with an […]

Filed Under: Linear actuators (all), Linear motors Tagged With: Linear Motor

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