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In the continuous flow manufacture of its lighting products Whitecroft Lighting Ltd employs many automated systems one of which is a robot for automatic direct wiring of standard components. Installed twelve years ago, this robot received a new wiring head and software in 2006. And last year it was fitted with a new rotary table, supplied by HepcoMotion®, the benefit of which has been connection accuracy of 99%.

Anthony Best Dynamics turned to leading independent precision motion specialists Heason Technology for rotary actuators as its customer base sought greater speed and smoother motion.

With high speed performance for both long travel and nanometre to micron range incremental moves, Nanomotion’s motorised Z-Axis Auto Focus Stage provides a complete vertical positioning and focussing solution for automated microscope and imaging applications. Available exclusively in the UK from Heason Technology, the compact stage is easily adapted to standard or custom microscope mechanics and is available with a wide range of matching servo ...

The new FlexDC Motion Controller is a dedicated single or dual axis control and drive unit for use with Nanomotion’s range of high performance ceramic servo motors and positioning stages. Available in the UK from the leading precision motion specialists Heason Technology Limited, the compact desktop controller includes PIV or PID servo control with quadrature or Sin/Cos encoders providing nanometre-level position control with synchronised I/O a...

Parker Hannifin has announced its latest family of Compax3 intelligent servo drives. The Compax3 family of products has been designed to offer OEMs and end users a full range of drive solutions, while being simple to program and operate. In addition, Compax3 servo drives are based on a common operating platform, delivering high levels of performance and functionality, and have been developed for use in global applications, with support from Parke...

A three-axis motion platform based on Baldor Electric Company’s Ethernet-compatible drives is helping to further increase the realism of crane training experience by physically moving a simulator system’s replica operator cabin in synchronism with computer-generated images. The specialist machine manufacturer Electropneumatics & Hydraulics developed the motion platform for the leading training solutions and services supplier Applied Research ...

Helical-bevel gearboxes provide a speed reducer function that can deliver power transmission efficiencies of over 95% for machinery builders. This can be up to twice that of the worm style gears that are commonly used, providing major savings in energy consumption. Nord Drivesystems has now lowered the entry costs to this advanced reducer technology with a new range of two-stage helical-bevel gearboxes in lightweight diecast aluminium housings â€...

The works of Beckett and Brecht, Mozart and Wagner, and of course Goethe and Shakespeare are all performed on the stage of Theater Duisburg. After decades or even centuries, these plays, concerts and operas continue to fascinate the audience. The drive technology for the stage, however, had seen better days and therefore, the theater had new electrical equipment for backstage technology installed during the 2010/2011 season.

Steinmeyer, Inc. announced a new high precision micro manipulator stage MT 105-50-LM. Manufactured from high strength anodized aluminum, the standard table offers a travel of 50 mm and offers a positional accuracy of 1µm (micrometer), straightness/flatness runout of +/- 1µm and repeatability of +/- 0.2 µm. With a sleek low profile design, it has a footprint of 105 mm x 151 mm, height of 25 mm and weighs only 1.0 kg. Features include: preload...

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.