Mike Page, Editor, writes:
We see from your search that you're looking for information on the term "Motor Drive",
and we have a large number of manufacturers' news releases and technical articles here on Manufacturingtalk which will be of interest.
Let me be your guide.
Start with
the news release Ensuring metal product marking is tamper-proof from
ES Technology, which we summarised at the time by saying "A laser marking system has been designed to meet the specific needs of the automotive industry, for the production of tamper evident self adhesive labels".
A couple of weeks before,
we featured the news release CNC multi-slide lathes replace automatics from
DMG (UK): "CNC-multislide lathes are compact machines to replace older single spindle automatics for the serial production of medium-size, simple workpieces made from brass, aluminium and steel".
In December 2007, we covered the news from Seaward Electronic
concerning its SD300 discharge device
- take a look at Capacitor stored electricity discharged safely
which says: "Portable, self-contained safe discharge device protects the operator while safely discharging high power capacitors used for power factor correction and energy storage applications".
Take a look also at the news release from DMG (UK), CNC turning and mill-turn machines updated,
as well as Machine grinds micro-tools as small as 0.4mm from Schneeberger, J,
and Wire-EDM plus water jet equals faster cutting from Sodi-Tech edm.
See also:
Linear motors used in machine tools
(September 2007)
In many types of production machine tools, linear motor drives have replaced ballscrews to power and position machining tables or machining heads writes Mike Page
Low-voltage motor drives offer compact footprint
(June 2007)
International Rectifier has introduced a series of 200V ICs for low- and mid-voltage motor drive applications which require a compact footprint
Rotoflex nominated for continuous innovation
(June 2007)
In the category of 'Continuous Innovation' at the 2007 Label Industry Global Awards, Rotoflex is recognized as having made a significant contribution to the development the global label industry
Miniature motor and gearbox catalogue
(May 2007)
Delta Line Europe UK has introduced the new catalogue from miniature motor and gearbox expert Portescap, a Danaher Motion company
Very narrow aisle trucks launched at exhibition
(May 2007)
Yale Europe launched seven very narrow aisle (VNA) trucks, with lift capacities from 1,000 to 1,500 kg and a maximum lift height up to 16.0m, at Manutention
Combined motion control and servo amplifier
(April 2007)
Agile Systems has introduced the single axis microMAXR controller, which integrates motion control, servo amplifier, networking capabilities and user I/O
Miniature linear motor for pick-and-place systems
(April 2007)
Copley Controls has introduced the ServoTube small-silhouette STB11 linear motor, a miniature direct-drive linear motor which reduces space requirements in pick-and-place systems
Servo presses offer speed, forming flexibility
(April 2007)
Servo press technology - offering mechanical press speed with hydraulic press flexibility - is set to play a more and more important role in the future of press drive technology
Quad-beam machine operates at 120,000 cph
(March 2007)
The Genesis GC-120Q quad-beam machine, operating at 120,000 cph, is to be launched in Europe at SMT Nuremberg by Universal Instruments
Economy belt conveyors look no further
(March 2007)
Price matters with economy belt conveyors from Automation Supplies
Newman labelling systems at Total
(March 2007)
Newman Labelling Systems will be displaying its recently launched 4VAL tray to tray labelling system and the NV2 at Total Processing and Packaging at Birmingham's NEC, 15th to 18th May 2007
Direct-drive positioning tables are rugged
(February 2007)
Aerotech's ALS5000 series linear stages are rugged and sealed, combining direct-drive motor technology and linear motion guide bearings
The world of industrial device networking
(January 2007)
The device server is a complete network enabling solution enclosed in a ruggedised RJ-45 or external box package that can create a networked environment from simple serial data
CNC milling centre has powerful orthoganal head
(January 2007)
Fixed gantry, moving table CNC milling centre features a powerful orthogonal head with axis drives powered by direct drive or torque motors
News on the Motor drive systems from WEG Electric Motors (UK)
(November 2006)
Medium voltage drive can achieve 99% drive efficiency using 'Multilevel Topology' to minimise component levels, and high voltage IBGT's to reduce harmonic currents
Heavy duty plastics connectors are cost-effective
(November 2006)
Highly-reliable and cost-effective heavy duty plastics connectors, available in standard and EMV shielded versions, suit motion-control and industrial machinery uses
Precision positioning stage works to 240mm/s
(October 2006)
PCI-card-driven, high-speed voice coil positioning stages provide up to 20mm (0.8in) of travel and resolution to 100nm for precise motion control usage
Compact drill/tap/milling centre has high capacity
(October 2006)
Compact and affordable high speed drill/tap/milling centre has a very small footprint of just 2.4m by 1.5m yet provides a large machining capacity
Replace feedback transducers on CNC machines
(September 2006)
Feedback transducers are supplied as 'plug-and-play' replacements for obsolete units formerly manufactured by Baumer, Crouzet, Eucron and Micron, used on earlier CNC machine tools
MOSFET pre-driver ICs for in-vehicle motor control
(August 2006)
A range of automotive-grade MOSFET pre-driver ICs for in-vehicle motor control applications is now available from Allegro MicroSystems Europe
Low-Cost 200cpm Labeller's UK Debut At PPMA
(August 2006)
Newman Labelling Systems will be displaying its recently launched 4VAL low cost tray-to-tray labelling system at this year's PPMA exhibition at the NEC, Birmingham (UK) from September 26-28
Basket type washing machines have more capacity
(August 2006)
A hydraulic motor drive components manufacturer is using compact basket type washing machines to provide a consistent hard wearing, quality finish at a higher throughput
Sensorless closed loop control ups performance
(July 2006)
Sensorless closed loop control added to stepper motor systems - delivering servo performance and raising motor speed and useable torque with up to 75% less audible noise
Smart power modules save board space
(June 2006)
Smart power modules for power ratings 50W-7.5kW integrate digital, analogue and discrete technologies in a single compact package - reducing component count and board space
Low-Cost Tray To Tray Labelling For Containers
(June 2006)
Newman Labelling Systems has launched a new low-cost tray to tray labelling system - the 4VAL - for unstable containers, such as ampoules, vials, syringes and cartridges
Kits evaluate motion control systems
(June 2006)
Evaluation kits for custom motion control and distributed drive systems are designed to help customers determine performance and functional requirements for their applications
Industrial shredder handles 450 cars per hour
(June 2006)
The world's largest industrial shredder, a LYNXS unit capable of handling 450 end of life vehicles an hour, was opened recently by Sims UK at Associated British Ports' (ABP) of Newport
Drives and Controls show draws more
(May 2006)
Top-class exhibitors are buying up the remaining spaces at the UK's Drives and Controls 06 exhibition, which takes place at the Birmingham NEC from 16-18 May
Dual head metering pumps vary two flows
(May 2006)
Users can now proportionally meter and electronically vary the flow rate of two fluids at ratios from 1:1 up to 1000:1 at flow rates from 20 micrilitres/min up to 4L/min
Linear slide helps measure turbocharger airflow
(April 2006)
To prove and measure the air flow through a turbocharger, a test rig required a short stroke, manually operated slide whose accuracy needed to be repeatable in all planes
AC motor drives power range extended
(April 2006)
Higher power options, up to 93kW, washdown-duty variants, and more plug-in expansion cards feature a family of AC motor drives for adjustable speed applications
Stepper motors can offer servo performance
(April 2006)
A stepper motor drive from a Canadian designer and manufacturer of advanced motion control technology brings servo motor performance to conventional stepper motor systems
Precision label applicator offers high accuracy
(March 2006)
For all types of labelling, a label applicator has stepper motor drive to provide a much higher level of control during the labelling process and gives a +/-0.8mm positioning accuracy
Shuttle conveyor transfers products between belts
(February 2006)
Shuttle conveyor is designed to gap the product and turn its direction of travel through 90 deg and can transfer a product from a narrow size belt to a much wider belt or vice versa