‘Motion Controllers’

A Manufacturingtalk guide

Start with the news release Inmoco launches tiny digital servo drive from Inmoco, which we summarised at the time by saying "The development time and resources required to design new servo applications can be reduced, or even eliminated, using the Elmo Solo Whistle from Inmoco. ". Several months prior to that, we featured the news release Healthsense improves time to market with Protomold from Protomold UK: "Dave Anderson of Healthsense had been aware of Protomold for several years before becoming a customer, but has since become a fan of the company and First Cut Prototype, divisions of Proto Labs. ".
 
In December 2008, we covered the news from Electrox - take a look at Electrox releases FleXYZ laser-marking workstation which says: "Electrox has introduced the FleXYZ, a free-standing workstation designed for maximum work space in a compact footprint. ".
 
Take a look also at the news release from ODVA, ODVA offers Ethernet/IP performance testing, as well as F-Host certification available for Profisafe from Profibus Group, and Linear actuators have high load carrying capacity from Schaeffler (UK).
 

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PXY 201 CAP has wide centre clearance (November 2008)

Piezosystem Jena has expanded its PXY series and introduced an XY plane nanopositioning and microscanning stage that features a wide centre clearance.

Manual Guide gets setting error measurement option (November 2008)

Fanuc GE has added a Workpiece Setting Error Measurement function to its Manual Guide I shopfloor programming software.

Victrex Peek solves coupling issue (November 2008)

Huco Dynatork has revealed how a high voltage capacitor manufacturer in Japan selected its Victrex Peek polymer to solve a miniature misalignment coupling issue.

Rofin-Baasel launches laser marking system (November 2008)

Cube is a highly flexible and configurable laser marking system from Rofin-Baasel.

Jet Edge introduces software for waterjet cutting (November 2008)

Jet Edge is now offering the Sigmanest Companion Cad/Cam nesting software on its precision waterjet cutting systems.

Data radio offers Ethernet connectivity (November 2008)

Control Microsystems has announced the latest addition to the Scadawave line of wireless data radios; the Scadawave JR50 spread spectrum Ethernet data radio.

KW-Software reveals IEC 61131 update (November 2008)

KW-Software has presented Multiprog 5.0, the updated version of the IEC 61131-3 programming system, at the SPS/IPC/Drives 2008 expo.

Trumpf introduces the Trumatic 7000 CNC (November 2008)

Trumpf's Trumatic 7000 CNC flat bed laser cutting and profiling machine incorporates a flying optics and additional axes in X and Y on the cutting head to allow quicker positioning.

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