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Moog Animatics expands actuator line

February 19, 2016 By Danielle Collins Leave a Comment

Moog Animatics, a division of Moog Inc., has announced the release of three new high-performance models to its actuator product line. These fully integrated actuators bring SmartMotor™ capabilities (ease of use, compactness and speed to market) to today’s actuator applications. They are designed for precise motion, long life and minimal maintenance. Typical applications include material […]

Filed Under: Ball + leadscrew driven, Industry news, Linear actuators (all) Tagged With: animatics, cartesian, gantry, Linear Actuator, rotary actuator

When Do You Need a Gantry Robot?

February 27, 2015 By Danielle Collins 6 Comments

Festo-3d-Gantry

When you think of an industrial robot, what comes to mind? Probably something like this… Articulated robots like these are widely recognized, thanks to car company commercials and robot dance sequences. SCARA (Selective Compliance Articulated Robot Arm) robots are also well-recognized due to their adoption and proliferation in factories since the early 1980’s. Both of these – articulated […]

Filed Under: Linear actuators (all) Tagged With: Actuators, cartesian, gantry, Linear Actuator, Linear Actuators, linear motion, robot

ESAB unveils COMBIREX DX Plasma

April 14, 2011 By admin Leave a Comment

ESAB Cutting Systems (www.esabcutting.com) has unveiled a sturdy gantry for plasma and oxy-fuel cutting that features a high-stiffness beam design patterned on larger gantry machines, the COMBIREX DX Shape Cutting Machine. Just like its larger cousins, the COMBIREX DX offers similar precision rack & pinion drives and precision linear rail, providing outstanding reliability and performance […]

Filed Under: Slides + guides (all), Stages + gantries Tagged With: COMBIREX DX Shape Cutting Machine, ESAB Cutting Systems, gantry

Han-Kwang releases series PS 2D short-gantry flying-optic laser system

August 27, 2010 By admin Leave a Comment

Han-Kwang (www.hankwangus.com) is proud to introduce a new Series PS, specifically the Model PS 3015, which is a short-gantry, two-dimensional flying-optic laser system that can handle 60″ wide x 120″ long workpieces. The short-gantry arrangement is designed to enhance the user’s vision on the machine, while the series’ more compact design facilitates a high level […]

Filed Under: Slides + guides (all), Stages + gantries Tagged With: flying-optic, gantry, han-kwang, model ps 3015

Compact Linear-Motor Gantry from Aerotech

June 29, 2010 By admin Leave a Comment

Aerotech’s AGS1500 series Cartesian gantry systems are designed for ultra-precision, high-dynamic contouring, and provide outstanding performance in precision micromachining, stencil cutting, fuel cell manufacturing, solder-ball placement, printed electronics, high-speed pick-and-place, automated assembly, vision inspection, dispensing stations, and high-accuracy inspection. The AGS1500 is based on our industry-leading AGS15000 gantry, and maintains many of the same leading-edge […]

Filed Under: Featured, Slides + guides (all), Stages + gantries Tagged With: aerotech, ags1500, gantry, linear motion, linear motor gantry

New Precision, Multi-axis Air Bearing Gantry System from Steinmeyer

February 9, 2010 By admin Leave a Comment

BURLINGTON, MA — Steinmeyer, Inc. announced a new precision, multi- axis air bearing gantry system. This motion system consists of an XY stage utilizing air bearings plus a conventional ball screw driven Z table. It is ideal wherever there is a need for ultra high precision and outstanding dynamic performance. Typical uses include: – laser […]

Filed Under: Ball + lead + roller screws, Featured, Slides + guides (all), Stages + gantries Tagged With: air bearing, gantry, linear motion, steinmeyer

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