Physik Instrumente L.P. (www.physikinstrumente.com) has unveiled a higher-precision variant of its M-660 low profile rotary table. The new model is powered by piezo motors enabling it to feature a very low profile of just 14 mm (0.6 in). It is designed with a high accuracy direct measuring encoder and offers eight times the position resolution […]
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H2W linear stepper motor stages ideal for robotic applications
H2W (www.h2wtech.com) has launched a high performance linear stepper motor stages that travel at a maximum speed of 80 in/sec (two m/sec). These four and two phase linear steppers also deliver a maximum acceleration of 1G and stoke lengths of 144 in. (3.6 m), making them ideal for wire bonding, pick-and-place, parts transfer, inspection machines, […]
Aerotech’s AVS1000 series positioning stages offer precise elevation
Aerotech (www.aerotech.com) has introduced a new range of positioning stages suitable for applications where positioning of heavy or large loads over small incremental movements in elevation above a horizontal plane are required — the AVS1000 series stages. These stages offer low profile and precise motion capability making them ideal for use in automated tool alignment, […]
PORTA-GANTRY RAPIDE 500 assembles in less than a minute
REID Lifting (www.reidlifting.com), world’s leading manufacturer of portable, lightweight lifting equipment for manual lifting applications, has announced the release of its latest portable gantry system. The newest addition to the company’s PORTA-GANTRY portfolio, PORTA-GANTRY RAPIDE 500 has been developed in response to persistent customer demand. It is rated to WLL 500 kg and is capable […]
Whispah Linear Slide suitable for non-contaminating linear motion applications
LM76 (www.lm76.com), a world leader in self lubricating linear motion bearings, has unveiled a linear slide ideal for non-contaminating linear motion applications such as pharmaceutical, medical and food processing equipment — the Whispah Linear Slide. Offering smooth motion, the new linear slide is exceptionally quiet and is low cost. The Whispah Linear Slide has been […]
MAG unveils new adjustable-rail U6 Series
MAG IAS (www.mag-ias.com), one of the leading machine tool and systems companies in the world, has launched its latest adjustable-rail U6 Series, which comes with a vertical W-axis that allows it to accommodate tall parts. Providing a new dimension to the company’s portfolio of universal gantry mills, the U6 universal machining center is designed to […]
ELGG bi-parting drive ensures simultaneous movement of carriages
Festo (www.festo.com) has released its latest ELGG bi-parting drive which features a pair of bearing guides that supports two similar carriages, driven by a toothed belt connected to the bottom of one carriage and the top of the other. The ELGG offers an adaptable and cost-effective means of ensuring tow carriages’ simultaneous movement — in […]
igus DryLin spindle-lift tables offer lower costs for linear guide systems
igus (www.igus.com) has announced the latest addition to its portfolio of spindle-lift tables in DryLin linear guide systems, the DryLin SLW and DryLin HTSP. A compact, flat linear table that features a spindle drive, DryLin SLW can provide utmost torsional strength at a height of more than one and one-eighth inches. This low-clearance design is […]
Thomson Introduces EngineersCALC App
Thomson introduces EngineersCALC – a powerful and simple-to-use engineering calculator for mobile devices that provides ready access to four of the most common engineering utilities used by motion and machine design professionals. With EngineersCALC, iPhone, iPod Touch, iPad, Android and Blackberry users can now convert a number from one set of units to another, calculate the […]
Large Aperture Lift Stage from Aerotech
Aerotech’s AVS1000 series stages offer the ideal solution for applications that require positioning of large or heavy loads over very small incremental movements in elevation above a horizontal plane. The low profile and precise motion capability make these stages ideal for use in semiconductor manufacturing and inspection, automated tool alignment, machine vision inspection systems, laser […]