Motor failure can cause downtime, an inconvenience for all manufacturers. Martin McGuffie explains three common causes of electric motor failure: weakened insulation, contamination and lack of maintenance
60V SOP Advance SMD device allows designers to optimise performance and reduce size of power supply and motor control designs
Nord inverters with an on-board PLC can resolve blockages through programmed procedures – service alerts will be the rare exception
The E21C and E21D encoders are 5V, 2 and 3 channel optical encoders available in many different configurations
DRIVE-CLiQ is a special Ethernet-based interface for the Sinumerik control produced by Siemens
Integrates a stepper motor or servomotor/encoder complete with drive, motion controller plus fieldbus communication
Supply and repair specialist, CP Automation has partnered with motor manufacturer, VASCAT to challenge the way companies commission industrial motors
Tony Young presents his top five tips for ensuring that the motors on your application run as efficiently as possible
The new ECX motors are fast, sterilisable and configurable; for use in hand-held surgical tools and industrial spindles
These NEMA Premium Severe-Duty motors feature quality 100% cast iron construction for rigidity and reduced vibration
Orbital motors, also known as Gerotor/Geroler motors, are used in a wide variety of mobile applications
Operating ranges from 500mm to 1300mm; up to 15g linear acceleration and 200 pick and place operations per minute
As we enter the golden age of robotics, the fear that robots will take human jobs has slowly spread. Darren Halford considers if our jobs are really at risk
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