Archive for April, 2010

Gerwah

Friday, April 30th, 2010

The new PKN combines the proved and tested technical advantages of a metal bellows coupling with those of a plug-in connection. In contrast to other comparable solutions, the GERWAH® couplings do not need any axial pre-load. They ease the mounting of shafts, while remaining completely backlash-free and electrically isolating, and even compensating misalignments. The ‘PKN’ series is available for a wide range of rated torques. A metal bellows made of high-quality premium steel and hubs made of aluminum prolong the durability of this coupling.  GERWAH® couplings convince customers all around the globe by their unequaled quality.

The ‘PKN’ series is your best choice when torque or rotary motion are to be transmitted from shaft to shaft with the greatest possible angular accuracy. These high-quality couplings compensate any radial, axial, or angular misalignments. When developing new elements, the RINGFEDER-engineers always turn their special attention to the quality of their products. Even small and less frequently stressed components are subject to the highest demands in terms of reliability. At bore diameters of 3-40 millimeters, the plug-in couplings of ‘PKN’ show their advantages whenever a firm connection needs to be made in limited mounting space.

GERWAH® metal bellows couplings transmit the power between the hub of the coupling and the shaft by the pressure and friction generated between the contact surfaces. The absence of any parallel keys makes the installation or removal of the coupling child’s play.

Gerwah PKN

Copley

Tuesday, April 20th, 2010

R-Series Ruggedized Servo Drive for Military Applications

Control Modes

  • Indexer, Point-to-Point, PVT
  • Camming, Gearing
  • Position, Velocity, Torque

Command Interface

  • CANopen, Devicenet
  • ASCII, discrete I/O
  • Stepper commands
  • ±10V position/velocity/torque
  • PWM velocity/torque
  • Master encoder

Communications

  • CANopen/Devicenet
  • RS-232

Feedback

  • Digital quad A/B encoder
  • Aux. encoder / encoder out
  • Analog sin/cos encoder option
  • Digital Halls

CCS America

Thursday, April 15th, 2010

CCS AMERICA introduces a new line of high output lights ideal for palletizing, web inspection, robot guidance, and packaging applications in the automotive and food and beverage industries. A robust aluminum design provides superior heat transfer for maximum LED performance. The HL Series is Ideal for consumers who need high-intensity lighting in applications with long stand-off distances .

Features

  • HBR Controller and 3m cable included
  • 24V input power to included HBR controller
  • Continuous and strobe illumination
  • Robust aluminum housing for superior heat transfer
  • Heat fin design for efficient thermal management
  • Adjustable mounting M5 nuts via (2) nut channels on back face
  • Optional lenses available
  • RoHS compliant
  • CE certified

Performance

  • High intensity
  • Large area illumination
  • Long stand-off distances
  • Long life – 50,000 hours (typical)

I-FORCE Ironless Motors

Wednesday, April 7th, 2010
  • I-Force Ironless motor design for maximum efficiency, patented, RE34674
  • Cross sections available, 2.05″ x 0.82″ up to 4.50″ x 2.00″
  • Four product series (110, 210, 310, 410) with up to 6 different coil lengths
  • I-Beam shape coil provides high force density and excellent thermal efficiency
  • Internal air and liquid cooling manifold available
  • Internal thermal cutout switch protects coil
  • Prealigned imbedded digital HED’’s
  • Magnet tracks available as precision ground or lightweight formed and machined
  • Two lengths of modular magnet tracks allow unlimited length of travel
  • Vacuum encapsulation process allows motors to be used in high vacuums
  • Peak accelerations up to 15g and speeds to 350 inches/sec



Renishaw

Thursday, April 1st, 2010

Introducing the RESOLUTE is a true absolute, fine pitch optical encoder system that has excellent dirt immunity, and an impressive specification that breaks new ground in position feedback. It is the world’s first absolute encoder capable of 27-bit resolution at 36,000 rev/min. It has an astonishing market-leading resolution of just 1 nanometre at up to 100 m/s for both linear and angle encoding applications.
RESOLUTE reads a unique single-track optical scale and offers further attractive benefits to machine designers by acquiring absolute position immediately upon switch-on, without the need for battery back-up. This completely eliminates the need for reference returns. Unique combinations of ruggedness, ultra-high speed and exceptional resolution mean that RESOLUTE is already attracting high levels of interest from manufacturers of high-performance lathes as well as slower-moving axes requiring the highest levels of precision and motion control integrity.

Renishaw Resolute