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Maxon motor’s releases new EC flat brushless flat motors designed for robotics market

Motors used in robotics must be lightweight while simultaneously providing high torque in order for arms and grippers to move dynamically. This is why Swiss drive specialist maxon motor is offering a […]

JAI expands its Sweep Series camera family with the new SW-4000TL-PMCL trilinear camera

JAI announced the addition of a new high-speed trilinear color line scan camera to its Sweep Series camera family. The new SW-4000TL-PMCL features a custom CMOS trilinear imager with 4K (4096 pixels) […]

maxon motor’s new ENX 16 RIO optical encoder features resolution up to 65,536 counts per turn

maxon motor presents a top-of-the-range high-resolution encoder. The ENX 16 RIO offers an impressive resolution of up to 65,536 counts per turn in a compact and rugged housing. Requirements on encoders are […]

Uhing Motion Drive provides a steel refiner convenient operations with optimum winding results

The Uhing Motion Drive is an Uhing rolling ring drive that was endowed “intelligence” by integrating sensors and an electronic controller. A visit to a company operating it illustrates how the system […]


The new Moog Pitch Servo Drive 3 receives safety certification from TÜV Rheinland

The Industrial Group of Moog Inc., a designer and manufacturer of high performance motion control products and solutions, has earned a safety certification from TÜV Rheinland for the new Moog Pitch Servo […]


Calpeda produces all types of pressure boosting sets optimised for flexibility and reliability

Calpeda production covers all types of pressure boosting sets: fixed speed, variable speed, and groups with one variable speed pump and the rest fixed speed pumps. If the main quality of a […]


Maxon motor’s EPOS4 positioning controllers now support EtherCAT communication

The drive specialist, maxon motor, is equipping its EPOS4 positioning controllers with additional connectivity options. They can now be integrated into any EtherCAT network as a slave by using an expansion board. […]


Baumüller showcased its packaging machines at the PackExpo trade fair Las Vegas

From September 25 to 27, 2017, the packaging industry met once again at the PackExpo trade fair in Las Vegas to learn about the latest trends and innovations in packaging. As an […]


Lenze’s new i950 Servo inverter brings flexibility in machine automation design

Lenze opened a new chapter in automation at the 2017 SPS IPC Drives exhibition in Nuremberg. With the launch of its new i950 Servo inverter, Lenze breaks down the boundaries between controller-based […]


Maxon motor’s brushless flat motors to be utilised for mission-critical tasks in NASA’s next Mars mission

NASA’s next Mars rover will collect soil samples, seal them and deposit them on the Martian surface for future collection and transport back to Earth. Swiss manufacturer maxon motor supplies several drives […]


Calpeda expands its GXR range with the new GXR12 series

Superior production, high levels of design and performance: these are the main characteristics that make GXR, the innovative line of drainage pumps, another Calpeda flagship. The GXR range increased recently with the […]


Phytron’s new linear actuator delivers precise and reliable measurements

Research, development and manufacturing processes are increasingly taking place in a vacuum and sometimes in extremely cold conditions. For this, drive components are required that will function precisely and reliably in these […]


Halstrup-walcher’s Series 3 positioning systems fulfilled the UL, CSA and ANSI testing standards

Series 3 positioning systems have perfected the ability to adjust machine positioning axes quickly and precisely. These electric drives have now been certified for the US and Canadian markets as meeting UL, […]