Stock Drive Products/Sterling Instrument (SDP/SI) is launching a series of brushless DC servomotors, AGV motors, controllers, and integrated motors. Whether it is a 600 Kg or 1,200 Kg AGV application that demands substantial torque or a com...
Properly specified, self-lubricating bearings reduce maintenance costs, extend bearing life,and are more environmentally friendly. Motion system designers are increasingly outfitting round and profile rails with self-lubricating bearings th...
Improper lubrication, contamination, corrosion, overload, along with improper handling, mounting and storage are all leading causes of bearing failure. Here are five steps to avoid common problems and future process disruption. Steer clear...
A3 has officially combined the Robotic Industries Association (RIA), AIA – Advancing Vision + Imaging, Motion Control and Motors Association (MCMA) and A3 Mexico into one association. A3, which represents more than 1,100 member companies...
These are the questions that a bearing manufacturer needs to address to satisfy customer requirements. What does a machine designer want? Very often the machine designer is governed by a customer or a technical society’s specification, th...
MASTA 11from SMT introduces brand-new modeling and analysis capabilities from traditional heavy industry to cutting edge electrified propulsion and robotics. New features include: Palette Modeling: MASTA 11’snew component palette serves t...
For those needing contamination-resistant encoders with functional safety (FS) for machine feedback, Heidenhain introduces an absolute modular magnetic angle encoder. This new ECM 2400 encoder supplements Heidenhain’s portfolio of absolut...
The AGMA Technical Division recently announced the following publications: ANSI/AGMA 6000-C20,Specification for Measurement of Linear Vibration on Gear Units(Replaces ANSI/AGMA 6000-B96) This standard presents a method for the measurement o...
On April 1, 1961, Rudolf Loh bought a small weaving mill in central Hesse and founded the Rittal company. A small steel manufacturing company has become a global digital enterprise. The standard enclosure is used in millions of product solu...
With the newly developed generation of digital on-board electronics for hydraulics, Rexroth allows economical scaling between analog components and those with a fieldbus/Ethernet connection. It takes advantage of the economic benefits of di...