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Efficient and accurate drives for robotic applications
The robotics market has seen a significant growth in business over the past decade, and their presence has become more common. Frank Malik, Principal Engineer Solution Marketing, Toshiba Electronics Europe, discusses the technology that is driving them forward.
Driver monitoring system ASIC with AI neural processing
OmniVision Technologies has announced the OAX8000 AI-enabled, automotive application-specific integrated circuit (ASIC), which is optimised for entry-level, stand-alone driver monitoring systems (DMS). The OAX8000 uses a stacked-die architecture to provide the industry’s only DMS processor with on-chip DDR3 SDRAM memory (1GB).
An opening in stepper motor technology
Sole UK supplier of FAULHABER motors, Electro Mechanical Systems (EMS) has announced that it will offer the latest product in the FAULHABER range. The DM66200H series of hollow shaft stepper motors boasts a new direct drive mechanism for applications that require a uniquely wide aperture, while providing impressive performance values.
Encoders: why they’re used and how to choose
Encoders provide feedback for accurate motor control relating to speed and positioning. Here Chris Schaefer, Applications Engineer at Portescap, has looked at the technologies involved and explained how to choose the encoder for your application.
Design Award 2021 judges praise innovative igus design
A new plug-in connector by igus has won an ‘Excellent Product Design’ award in the German Design Awards 2021. The new igus Module Connect Adapter, praised by judges for its innovation, has been designed to suit limited spaces where a large number of plugged-in cables, such as fibre, optic, electric and encoder cables, need to be connected together.
12G-SDI broadcast products to support plenum cable
Amphenol RF has introduced an expansion of their 12G-SDI broadcast products. Four new products are available, with three designed to work with Belden 4505P cable. These 75 Ohm cable connectors have also been designed to to meet SMPTE 2082 standards. Plenum cables have low smoke and low flame characteristics, and are necessary when run in any air handling interior spaces.
Fundamentals of servo motors in process control
Long takes, when done properly, are masterstrokes of cinema. However, just a single mistake can mean scrapping reams of footage. To ensure filming equipment can keep up with the director’s cinematic vision, cameras must perform precise and perfectly repeatable actions. Here, Dave Walsha, Commercial Development Officer atEMS, explains how servo motors help achieve process precision both on and off camera.
ATOM encoders deliver custom motion control solutions
Partnership withRenishaw makes a significant contribution to the success of JUSTEK Inc. - a motion control component manufacturer based in Korea.JUSTEK has developed a range of customisable Direct-Drive (DD) motors using Renishaw’s high performance optical position encoders, including the miniature ATOM RCDM rotary encoder system, for the FPD and semiconductor/electronics industries.
Giving focus to big science
French technology company, IRELEC Alcen, based in Grenoble, manufactures optomechanical and robotics systems for synchrotron facilitiesworldwide.A synchrotron (a type of particle accelerator) is an extremely powerful source of X-rays, which is used for scientific research in fields such as materials physics, chemistry and molecular biology. One example of such a facility is the Diamond Light Source (DLS) in Oxfordshire,UK.
New product makes a splash in the world of robots
Requests by customers for a robolink fit for wet conditions has prompted igus to design one that can withstand rain, showers, and moisture. The company, which has its UK headquarters in Northampton, has developed its very first water-resistant robolink - a low cost automation solution made of polymer and stainless steel.