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Patrick Curran

Where do linear motors make sense?

★ By Patrick Curran Leave a Comment

by Tony Chou, General Manager, Chieftek Precision USA Linear motors deliver superior output, so excel in medical equipment, industrial automation, packaging, and semiconductor manufacturing. What’s more, new linear motors address the cost, heat, and integration complexity of early versions. To review, linear motors include a coil (primary part or forcer) and stationary platform sometimes called […]

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

Precision ground ball screw options for linear motion applications

★ By Patrick Curran 1 Comment

by John Feitl, Senior Application Engineer and Larie Butler, Marketing Communications Specialist, NSK Americas Ball screws have an efficiency that makes them suitable for use in actuators that drive industrial and automotive applications, including robotics, machine tool axes, and semiconductor wafer-transport systems. Here we review the different ball screw subtypes and where each one excels. […]

Filed Under: Ball + lead + roller screws, Ball + leadscrew driven, Ball + roller guides, Linear actuators (all), Linear drives (all), Slides + guides (all) Tagged With: nsk

Controllers keep trains on track

★ By Patrick Curran 1 Comment

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by Brian Kienlen, Master Electronic Operations Director, Entertrainment Junction, West Chester, Ohio With over 200 trains, 100 individual tracks and more than 1,200 cars, Entertrainment Junction’s complex control system keeps model trains running on time. What does it take to control the world’s largest indoor train display with over 200 G-Scale model trains and more […]

Filed Under: Controls for linear axes Tagged With: automationdirect

Bishop-Wisecarver President Honored with 2016 Enterprising Award

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Bishop-Wisecarver Group (BWG), a WBENC-certified, woman-owned family of companies that offer guidance solutions, contract specialty manufacturing and mechatronic-based engineering services, today announced that company president, Pamela Kan, has received one of the prestigious 2016 Enterprising Women of the Year Awards. Award winners must demonstrate that they have fast-growth businesses, mentor or actively support other women […]

Filed Under: Industry news, Slides + guides (all) Tagged With: bishopwisecarver

Parker releases a new line of miniature linear motor positioners

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Parker’s Electromechanical Division North America is pleased to announce the release of the mSR (miniature square rail) positioner. The mSR series of miniature, dual square rail guided, linear motor positioners have been engineered to deliver a combination of modularity, flexibility, and performance in an extremely compact package. mSR series standard features: • Two form factors […]

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

Two-Axis Gear-Drive Gimbal from Aerotech

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AMG-GR gear-driven motorized gimbals provide economical, high-accuracy elevation-over-azimuth positioning. The AMG-GR is available in a variety of standard travel ranges in both azimuth and elevation to fit any application. Due to the flexibility of the design, customized travels are easily accommodated. A variety of accuracy grades, motor types, and cell designs make this the ideal […]

Filed Under: Industry news Tagged With: aerotech

Rollon acquires Tecno Center

★ By Patrick Curran 1 Comment

Rollon Corp. has expanded its global linear actuator and cartesian robot offering with the acquisition of Italian company Tecno Center. “The Tecno Center acquisition enables us to deliver new, complementary technologies to our customers, support many new applications and provide a higher level of integrated systems expertise,” said Rick Wood, Rollon Corp’s managing director. “In […]

Filed Under: Linear actuators (all) Tagged With: rollon

Zip-type telescoping actuators help specialty applications

★ By Patrick Curran 2 Comments

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by Carol Herriges, Serapid Inc., Sterling Heights, Mich. One linear-motion actuator does away with magnetic parts so it works in applications sensitive to EMI and extra weight. Linear actuators abound, but some applications need telescoping actuators — mechanical linear motion devices that extend into a volume beyond the machine base, drive housing and guides. There […]

Filed Under: Linear actuators (all) Tagged With: serapid

High Moment Rodless Linear Actuator Series from Parker

★ By Patrick Curran Leave a Comment

Parker’s Electromechanical Automation Division announce the release of the High Moment Rodless (HMR) electromechanical linear actuator series. The HMR represents one of the most versatile actuator lines on the market today. With five different frame sizes, two different drive train options, multiple motor mounting, carriage and sensor options, and an IP54 protective cover option, along […]

Filed Under: Ball + lead + roller screws, Linear actuators (all) Tagged With: parker

Complete guide to selecting and sizing linear guide wheels for motion axes

★ By Patrick Curran 1 Comment

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Updated May 2018 || When it comes to linear guide wheels, here’s what you need to know to ensure a smooth design. Linear guide systems are chosen for an application based not only on their precision and speed characteristics, but also on a host of other operating conditions such as environment, length, speed, duty cycle, […]

Filed Under: Featured, Linear actuators (all), Linear bearings, Linear drives (all), Slides + guides (all), Track roller (cam + wheel) guides Tagged With: bishopwisecarver

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