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Baumüller’s torque motors with direct drive technology covers wide range of applications
The drive and automation specialist Baumüller is one of the top manufacturers of torque motors on the market. With a torque range from 325 Nm to 60,000 Nm, the motors in the […]
Haydon Kerk Pittman’s new MiniSlide& MSA series offers design flexibility for single and multi-axis applications
As a world leader in compact linear motion systems, Haydon Kerk Pittman, a business unit of AMETEK® Advanced Motion Solutions division, announced the release of its new MiniSlide™ MSA series. Today more […]
Lenze develops its smart servo axis with supports for high scalability with less complexity for IIoT
An innovative motion control concept that reduces complexity and provides modern, intelligent functions for IIoT creates benefits for OEMs and machine operators. Lenze’s smart servo axis achieves up to 20 percent faster […]
Beckhoff introduces its new high-performance AX8000 multi-axis servo system
The high-performance AX8000 multi-axis servo system from Beckhoff is characterized by extremely high dynamics and very short cycle times. The motor current is scanned in μs cycles and the minimum adjustable EtherCAT […]
Nabtesco develops new cycloidal gears optimized for the applications in food industry
With Nabtesco cycloidal gears for the food industry | Pick & place applications in the food industry require high-performance gears that fulfil stringent requirements with respect to precision, dynamics, robustness and hygiene. […]
Wikov installed its Orbi-fleX® planetary gearbox in a cement plant in Alicante
Wikov recently delivered a planetary gearbox for the central drive of a ball mill at a cement plant in Alicante, Spain. The project was a drop-in replacement for an original gearbox. The […]
Nabtesco’s new cycloidal gears offers greater efficiency in battery production
Nabtesco boosts efficiency in battery production. The company’s cycloidal gears feature high precision, dynamics and rigidity, which enables shorter cycle times, improved product quality and larger quantities. The success of electromobility depends […]
The newly released Driven issue dedicated to the Perseverance mission
The fascination with Mars is stronger than ever, again and again, researchers are drawn to it. At this very moment, yet another robot mission is on its way to uncover the secrets […]
Baumüller’s new V2+ software package offers enhanced intelligence for process monitoring and optimization
The servo pump solution from the Nuremberg-based drive and automation specialist Baumüller is an intelligent and energy-efficient drive system e.g. for presses and injection mold machines. With the new V2+ software package, […]
Uhing’s Head of Automation delivered lectures on rolling ring drive at “all about automation 2020” trade show
At the “all about automation 2020” trade show, Marvin Kuhlmann-Kaufhold gave a lecture on “Linear Drives on a Plain Shaft” illustrating the development of the rolling ring drive and how its benefits […]
Parker Hannifin introduces its new Parker Servo Drive model supporting even wider application range
Parker Hannifin, the global leader in motion and control technologies, has extended its Parker Servo Drive (PSD) family of products with the launch of a fully programmable drive suitable for an even […]
INNOVATIVE DRIVE CONCEPT – DESCH REVOX
Rising costs for energy and waste disposal as well as increasing scarcity of raw materials demand innovative and environmentally friendly system solutions. The drive train is of particular importance in this context. […]
Pilz’s new PSENcode low profile actuator features world’s lowest installation height requirements
Thanks to RFID transponder technology, the coded safety switches PSENcode from Pilz combine maximum manipulation protection with the smallest space requirement. A new feature is a further solution for space-critical applications, where […]
Uhing continuously adapts its rolling ring drive to meet changing industry demands
Uhing is the synonym for continuous development and innovation. This has been so for nearly 70 years. As early as in 1952, the company founder Joachim Uhing, by inventing the rolling ring […]
Lenze’s newly launched m500 motor platform designed to be future-proof drive solution
As the new Ecodesign Directive comes into force throughout Europe in the summer of 2021, the energy efficiency of standard asynchronous motors, in particular those designed for continuous operation, will have to […]
NORD’s new IE5+ synchronous motor features improved energy efficiency and total cost of ownership
The new IE5+ motor generation from NORD DRIVESYSTEMS offers a constant high efficiency over the entire adjustment range in a hygienic design that raises the LogiDrive concept for intralogistics to a new level […]
maxon’s precision DC and BLDC motors to be utilised in NASA’s Mars mission
In July, NASA is sending its fifth rover to Mars. Its main mission is to collect soil samples that will be analyzed on Earth at a later time. The rover will also […]


