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Servo users should not be seduced by power density alone
Servomotors are high-performance devices and represent all that is best in motor technology. Many engineers will feel a natural inclination to specify, top-of-the-range servos, every time, but clearly performance comes at a price. Gerard Bush of motion control specialist INMOCO offers some thoughts on how to select the optimum servomotor for a given application and how the technology will develop in future.
Integrated media IP suite targets mobile market
ARM’s suite of integrated media IP targets the billion unit opportunity represented by smartphones and tablets. The Mali media IP suite represents ARM’s expanded vision of distributed processing that ensures graphically-intensive content is assigned to the most appropriate processor, balancing the best user experience with the lowest possible energy use.
BEI Sensors Introduces a Comprehensive Range of Functional Safety Encoders
The new functional safety incremental encoder range from BEI Sensors is certified by TÜV Rheinland and provides the most complete safety encoder offering on the market today. These encoders can be used in the highest industrial safety related applications up to SIL3/PLe Cat. 4, and are mechanically and electrically designed to safety standards EN ISO 13849-1, IEC/EN 61508, and IEC/EN 62061. The range is offered with a standard Sine/Cosine an...
Flexible photodiode process delivers high efficiency
PREMA Semiconductor develops silicon photodiodes with adapted spectral sensitivities. While light with short wavelengths is absorbed by the initial microns, the penetration depth for light with longer wavelengths varies a lot. Therefore, the spectral sensitivity of photodiodes can individually be adapted by the position of the pn‑junction.
Motor drive power analysis software upgrades oscilloscopes
Teledyne LeCroy has introduced three-phase Motor Drive Power Analyser software for its HDO8000 oscilloscopes. The HDO8000 mixed-signal oscilloscopes, with 8 input channels, 12-bit resolution, and up to 1 GHz bandwidth, enable motor drive embedded control and power section debug.
Direct Drive Linear Motors with Integrated Encoders Offer High Resolution, Speed, No Backlash, and Zero Cogging!
New, patent-pending, SDLM-051 direct drive linear motors with built-in encoder from MotiCont eliminate backlash and provide users with high acceleration, high speed, high resolution, and long life. Available in several off-the-shelf models, these direct drive linear motors feature resolutions of 5.2 µm (0.000206 in.), 1.25 µm (0.000049 in), and sub micron resolution. Compact, only 2 in. (50.8 mm) in diameter and 3.75 in (95.3 mm) long...
OPC 120: Code Readers with an Innovative Polarization Filter that Reads Even on Reflective Surfaces
Vision Sensors today can be highly sophisticated systems, as illustrated by the new OPC 120 Series code reader for 1-D and 2-D codes. In addition to its functionality, compact design, and high speed, the special features of this device include a polarization filter for reading high-gloss materials and a PROFINET connection.Image: OPC120P—reliable reading on reflective surfaces
Frame grabbers boast high speed PCIe interface
A dual-channel frame grabber from Finland based video and test equipment manufacturer, Unigraf is available from display specialist Ginsbury. The UFG-07 HS Dual features a 4-channel PCI Express bus interface and is aimed at users who need to capture two simultaneous, high resolution video streams from varying sources.
Trio displays Mini EtherCAT master controlling 12 Drives from different manufacturers on one network
At this year’s sps/ipc/drives exhibition Trio Motion Technology will showcase its full range of Motion Coordinator high performance motion and machine controls. Special emphasis is on the MC4N ECAT Mini EtherCAT master controlling 12 drives from different manufacturers on one network in Hall 3, Stand 449.
Portescap introduces the next model of innovation with a new high performance 16 mm ECH Brushless Slotless Motor
Portescap introduces the newest addition to our Ultra EC mini motor platform - the 16 ECH brushless motor, designed specifically to provide an economic motor solution for high performance applications. The 16ECH has been developed to be one of the most advanced and highest performing brushless slotless motors in its class, specifically optimized for high continuous torque at low to medium speeds, maximizing power between 40 K and 55 K rpm, and ra...