The MPS range of micromechanical motion control systems includes high-precision 4-point contact and linear ball bearings as well as precision ball screws.

MPS, which evolved from the Swiss watch and measuring instrument industry of the 1930s, is recognized as a global benchmark when it comes to the production of miniaturized components. It is renowned in particular for its expertise in centerless machining, which produces a degree of precision in circularity and concentricity that would be impossible to achieve with conventional methods.

This makes MPS an experienced specialist in the development and production of high-precision miniature systems that are both complex and increasingly diminutive in design.

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Headquartered in Clearwater, Florida, MICROMO, Inc. is the North American source for the world’s smallest high precision DC drive systems, components, and controls. MICRO, Inc. is a member of the FAULHABER Group which offers the world’s largest consolidated portfolio of miniature and micro drive system technologies available from one partner in the world today. The Group specializes in the design and manufacture of complex, high precision miniature and micro drive systems for challenging areas of application like medical devices, handling automation, telecommunications, and precision optics.

For additional information contact MICROMO, Inc., Clearwater,FL ; Tel: 800-807-9166, E-Mail: info@micromo.com or visit the Website at http://www.micromo.com

BURLINGTON, MA, January 10, 2012 –Steinmeyer, Inc. announced today that it has added a new motion control blog to its web site. This new feature includes categories such as applications, calculations, commercial issues and design. It offers professional advice and we will do our best to provide useful information that is based on over 40 years of ball screw expertise with applications in the machine tool, factory automation, mechatronic, semiconductor equipment, and aerospace industry. Some of the recent subjects posted include “Lead screw or ball screw, which should I choose?” and “Lubricating Steinmeyer ball screws.”

You can even plug in your email address and follow posts and comments and we welcome your input! So please visit our new blog at www.ballscrew-tech.com

The Steinmeyer group is comprised of two manufacturing divisions located in Germany. August Steinmeyer GmbH & Co. KG (located in Albstadt) has been setting standards for high precision ball screws for over 40 years and prides itself on high quality, innovative designs to meet demanding customer requirements. Our Feinmess Dresden (FMD) division has been producing an extensive line of high precision positioning systems for well over 130 years.

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For further information on this new product or others in our extensive product portfolio, call 1-781-273-6220 or e-mail John Skaltsas at jskaltsas@steinmeyer.com or visit the Steinmeyer FMD group at: www.steinmeyer.com

Greenville, DE– Maxon’s new ESCON 36/2 DC is a 4-quadrant PWM servo controller for use with DC motors up to 72 Watt. This very fast digital current controller, with enormous bandwidth for optimal motor current/torque control, provides drift-free yet extremely dynamic speed behavior through a speed range of 1 to 150,000 rpm.

When matched up with maxon’s range of motors, high demanding and dynamic drive solutions are possible. Additionally, it can be run in various operating modes (speed controller (closed loop), speed controller (open loop), current controller).

This ultra-compact servo controller is controlled by means of an analog set value. The value can be specified by means of analog voltage, an external or internal potentiometer, a defined value or by means of a PWM signal with variable duty cycle. Other functions include the ability to enable or disable the power stage depending on the direction of rotation, or to use speed ramps for acceleration and deceleration. The speed can be regulated by means of a digital incremental encoder (2-channel, with/without line driver), DC tacho or without encoder (IxR compensation).

Designed to be user-friendly with an easy start-up, no in-depth knowledge of drive technology is required. When the servo controller is connected to a PC via a USB port, it can easily and efficiently be configured with the “ESCON Studio” graphical user interface. During startup and configuration of the inputs and outputs, monitoring, data recording and diagnostics, the user has access to a large variety of functions and is assisted by user-friendly software wizards, as well as an automatic procedure for fine-tuning the controller. It comes fully equipped with everything that is needed. No additional external filters or motor chokes are required and pre-assembled cables for the startup are available as accessories.

The ESCON 36/2 DC has protective circuits against over current, excess temperature, under- and over-voltage, against voltage transients and against short-circuits in the motor cable. It is equipped with protected digital inputs and outputs and an adjustable current limitation for protecting the motor and the load. The motor current and the actual speed of the motor shaft can be monitored by means of the analog output voltage.

The large range for the input voltage and the operating temperature allows flexible use in a variety of drive applications. With its exceptional efficiency of 95%, the inexpensive ESCON 36/2 DC is a first-class choice for mobile, highly efficient yet consumption-optimized applications.

More information on Maxon’s New ESCON 36/2 – A Powerful motion control PWM Servo Controller! can be viewed at http://www.electromate.com/products/series.php?&series_id=105450

For further information on this new product or others in our extensive product portfolio, call 1- 877-378-0240 or e-mail Warren Osak at warren@servo2go.com or visit Servo2Go.com at: www.Servo2Go.com

JVL presents two new motion control AC Servo Motors with built-in controllers and direct AC mains supply with same capacity and length as traditional servo motors

Birkerød, Denmark and Morrow, OH (USA) — JVL, the European leader in the development of integrated servo and stepper motor technology, has now again developed new and unique products in the field of integrated motor control.

JVL’s newest additions to their portfolio are two complete, high-capacity MAC motor®s with ratings of 1500 W and 3000 W. The first prototype will be revealed at the German SPS/IPC/Drives 2010 exhibition this November and later in 2011 the official launch takes place.

MAC motor®s are complete servo systems including a high-dynamic AC servo motor, hall-sensors, encoder, power supply, driver and positioning controller, as well as facilities for incorporating various control modules such as Bluetooth, WLAN, ZigBee, EtherCAT, EtherNet/IP, CANopen, DeviceNet, Profibus, Nano PLC, RS232/RS485/USB, Process Control, etc.

New Compact Motors

The MAC motors set completely new standards for the performance and size of servo controls. With a length of only 182 mm for a 1500 W motor with a torque of 4.78/14.3 Nm at 3000 rpm – and 232 mm for a 3000 W motor with a torque of 9.55/28.6 Nm at 3000 rpm, these MAC motors match the sizes of traditional servo motors without built-in controllers with flange 130×130 mm. This has only been possible through the use of extremely compact motors and the development of electronics and mechanics that utilise the latest technologies and manufacturing methods.

So what about vibrations and temperature? As with the other integrated servo motors in the range (50…3000 W), both the motor and all electronic components have been specifically selected to withstand the rigorous demands required by industrial use.

Power Supply and Energy Savings

Powering these motors is easy since it only requires connection of the main voltage of 3 x 400 VAC through the M22 connectors. Control voltage for the encoder and microprocessor circuitry is 24 VDC: In an emergency-stop situation, where an approved relay has cut-off the main power, encoder position and other values are maintained by this control voltage.

In some applications, however, this is not needed and in those cases an optional internal 24 VDC supply can be used, requiring only an AC main connection.

Furthermore highly effective switching technology is used to ensure low heat generation resulting in appreciable energy savings.

Other Advantages

One of the big advantages of using the integrated MAC motor®s is that you don’t need to install a separate servo driver or controller in a control cabinet. This gives you many subsequent advantages: Space savings in your control cabinet, saving of expensive motor and encoder cables, saving time (and money) for cabling, noise is minimized due to internal cabling and also installation errors between driver and motor are eliminated (price = ?).

In addition, service is much easier, since the motor and controller can be replaced as a single integrated unit. Hence downtime is minimized and production is maximized.

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United States & Canada: Further information can be obtained from:

JVL International • Att: Mike Fisher • Motion & Control Sales Ltd.

8610 Morrow-Rossburg Rd • Morrow • OH 45152-9444

E-mail: mfisher@jvlusa.com • Tel.: 513/877-3134 •Tel.: 513/282-0888 (Tech Support Line) • Fax: 513/877-2471• www.jvlusa.com

All Other Countries: Further information can be obtained from:

JVL Industri Elektronik A/S

Blorkken 42, DK 3460, Birkerød, Denmark

E-mail: jvj@jvl.dk Tel.: +45 4582 4440 ; Fax.: +45 4582 5550 ; jvl.dk

BURLINGTON, MA, December 6, 2011 –Steinmeyer, Inc. announced a new motion control high precision, light weight, micro manipulator stage MT 105-50-LM. This stage is an excellent choice for applications in the semiconductor metrology, biomedical, miniature robotics and laser industry.

With a sleek low profile design, it has a footprint of 105 mm x 151 mm, height of only 25 mm and amazingly only weighs 1.0 kg! Manufactured from high strength anodized aluminum, the standard table offers a travel of 50 mm with a positional accuracy of 1µm (micrometer), straightness/flatness runout of +/- 1µm and repeatability of +/- 0.2 µm. Features include: preloaded cross roller bearings, fixed stops and incremental linear encoder with 0.1 µm resolution. This product can be provided as a XY stage without adapter plate and can also be configured as a XYZ system with an optional bracket. Ultra high vacuum, clean room or non-magnetic preparation is available on request.

Steinmeyer is able to provide exactly what customers require and desire versus something close that may be in a catalog.

The Steinmeyer group is comprised of two manufacturing divisions located in Germany. August Steinmeyer GmbH & Co. KG (located in Albstadt) has been setting standards for high precision ball screws for over 40 years and prides itself on high quality, innovative designs to meet demanding customer requirements. Our Feinmess Dresden (FMD) division has been producing an extensive line of high precision positioning systems for well over 130 years.

For further information on this new product or others in our extensive product portfolio, call 1-781-273-6220 or e-mail John Skaltsas at jskaltsas@steinmeyer.com or visit the Steinmeyer FMD group at: www.steinmeyer.com

Santa Clarita, CA – Limited Angle Torque Motors or “Torquers” as they are commonly referred to are the motion control rotary actuator of choice when high torque, high acceleration, extremely smooth motion, high reliability, and high precision are required. H2W Technologies manufacturers “Torquers” that have applications from below sea level to outer space. These single phase, brushless, low profile motors, vacuum compatible to 10^5 torr, are ideal for: Operating valves, control surfaces on submersible watercraft, aerospace fin actuation, precision ball screw rotation, and positioning laser reflecting mirrors.

Standard and custom design “Torquers” manufactured by H2W Technologies include, miniature 1.4 Ncm continuous, torque 5.2 Ncm peak torque (2 oz-in., 6 oz/in.) motors and powerful 706 Ncm continuous torque, 2118 5.2 Ncm peak (1000 oz-in. continuous torque, 3000 oz-in. peak) motors.

Available in kit and housed styles, H2W Technologies limited angle torque motors come in two distinct series to meet diverse application requirements. The MR series of limited angle torque motors feature a toroidally wound iron core stator with 2, 4, or 6 pole permanent magnet rotors. This series provides angular excursions (rotation) to 180O and typically is supplied in kit form to be directly mounted to the drive shaft of an application. By modifying the stator windings angular excursions greater than 180O can be realized.

The WR series is an arc segmented multi-pole permanent magnet stator motor with a low inertia copper magnet wire rotor for excursions less than 90O. Additionally the WR series of “Torquers” are available in standard and low profile versions

Torquer options are kit motors, and housed motors which incorporate: Bearings, shafts, housings, provisions for encoders, and custom mountings. A matching Linear servo amplifier and complete plug-and-play systems are available.

H2W Technologies, Inc. is dedicated to the design and manufacture of linear and rotary motion products that are used in the motion control industry. The complete line of linear electric motors includes: Single and dual axis linear steppers, DC brush and brushless linear motors, voice coil actuators, and AC induction motors. Also offered is a complete line of ball screw, lead screw and belt driven positioning stages.

Other motion control products include: 3-phase brushless rotary servo motors with matching digital servo amplifiers and permanent magnet linear brakes for fail-safe, zero power braking for baggage handling and people moving applications as well as amusement park rides.

With over 75 years combined experience in the linear and rotary motion field, the H2W Technologies team of engineers offers the optimal solution to the most demanding motion control, requirements.

For additional information contact Mark Wilson at H2W Technologies, 26470 Ruether Avenue #102, Santa Clarita, CA 91350; Tel: 888-702-0540, Fax: 661-251-2067, E-Mail: info@h2wtech.com or visit the website at http://www.h2wtech.com

The LFA-3404 Linear Focus Actuator is a high performance compact positioning system. It was specifically developed for optical applications requiring both high precision and high-speed positioning over a short to medium stroke. The motion control LFA-3404 is well suited for optical focusing and other micropositioning applications such as scanning interferometry, surface structure analysis, disk drive testing, autofocus systems, confocal microscopy, bio-technology, semiconductor test equipment. Note that this motor is normally configured with an analog position feedback sensor and can be optionally equipped with a digital quadrature feedback element. The key to this products immense success is its novel tubular architecture. This arrangement provides a means to send the optical path directly through the middle of the motor. The moving optic attached to the motors ‘C-mount’ is not cantilevered and so has no torques. By design, the LFA-3404 Linear Focus Actuator rotates approximately 0.1 degrees or 1.7 milliradians for every 1 millimeter of translation. Product manufacturing tolerances are closely monitored so that both lateral and angular displacements about the motion axis are as small as possible.

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For additional information contact Paul Swanson at Equipment Solutions, 461 East Evelyn Ave., Sunnyvale, CA 94086; Tel: 408-245-7161, Fax: 408-245-7160, E-Mail: info@equipsolutions.com or visit the Website at http://www.equipsolutions.com

Clearwater, Florida – MICROMO’s BX4 range of four pole brushless DC servomotors, the CSD/CCD series 2232 / 2250 servomotors are the world’s most compact drive with an integrated motion controller. This new motion control series combines all the advantages of the BX4 four pole brushless technology with a single axis motion controller. High reliability, high torque, compact slotless design with no cogging torque, and robust construction without the use of adhesives make this new series ideal for complex applications such as robotics, automation, medical and laboratory technology, specialty machinery and aerospace.

The flexible and easy to use drives are available with a RS-232 serial or CAN interface. Configuring the drives is simple using the complimentary FAULHABER Motion Manager 4.5 software.

FAULHABER Motion Manager 4.5 software for Windows (2000/XP/Vista/7) is ready for download absolutely free! The FAULHABER Motion Manager serves as a platform for configuration and operation of FAULHABER Motion Controller. In addition to the existing RS-232 interface, the version supports a CAN interface.

The new plug-in structure makes it possible to configure and operate the motion controller with one single user interface regardless of the chosen interface. The familiar ASCII commands are automatically translated into the appropriate CAN commands making it very simple to use without an in depth knowledge of the CAN protocol.

See also:

Brushless Motor Series 2232 / 2250 with Integrated Motion Control From MICROMO-Faulhaber

The Series 2232/2250…BX4 CSD/CCD Is the World’s Most Compact Drive with an Integrated Motion Controller.

Headquartered in Clearwater, Florida, MICROMO, Inc. is the North American source for the world’s smallest high precision DC drive systems, components, and controls. MICRO, Inc. is a member of the FAULHABER Group which offers the world’s largest consolidated portfolio of miniature and micro drive system technologies available from one partner in the world today. The Group specializes in the design and manufacture of complex, high precision miniature and micro drive systems for challenging areas of application like medical devices, handling automation, telecommunications, and precision optics.

For additional information contact MICROMO, Inc., Clearwater,FL ; Tel: 800-807-9166, E-Mail: info@micromo.com or visit the Website at http://www.micromo.com

Fall River, MA –maxon’s newly improved EC 22 motion control motors are equipped with preloaded ball bearings and latest generation Neodymium permanent magnets. The motors feature low vibration and low noise levels even at high speeds. With their nominal torque of up to 44 mNm, an efficiency of more than 90% and a 25% reduced speed/torque gradient, these are truly performance optimized drives.

All motors are available with Hall sensors or sensorless and with up to four different windings. They can be combined with a variety of standard gearheads and the sterilizable planetary gearhead in a wide range of variations as well as a servo amplifiers and positioning controllers.

Comprehensive documentation and software are included with every delivery, and are also available for you to download from our website at www.maxonmotor.com.

E. Longmeadow, MA – LM76′s high speed, “Black Racer,” ceramic coated linear bearings out perform linear ball bushing and linear polymer bearings in high speed and high acceleration/deceleration applications. These drop in replacement linear bearings are designed to be used in standard open and closed pillow blocks. “Black Racer” linear bearings are ideal for: Rocket sleds, crash test systems, and other high speed, high acceleration application.

Open and closed ceramic bearings are available in 12 inch sizes (0.250 in. to 4.000 in.) and 11 metric sizes (5 mm to 80 mm), and in LM76′s self aligning configuration, as well as their Lube/Plus DesignTM which incorporates an internal felt wiper to extend lubrication capabilities. A file hard RC 89 ceramic shell over an aluminum substrate has a coefficient of friction of .04 to .08 (1/3 the coefficient of friction polymer bearings), withstands up to 5000 PSI, 40,000 PV and unlimited SFM! Additionally, these bearings have a typical life expectancy of 100 million linear feet. Shafting options include RC60 steel shafting and other shafting options available from LM76.

LM76 also manufacturers a broad variety of FDA & USDA compliant bearings and shafting, in inch sizes of .25 inches to 1.5 inches, and a FDA & USDA compliant profile rail and slide system that can easily be integrated into new and existing applications. The bearing options include: Self-lubricating FDA & USDA compliant Teflon® composite bearings in a 304 stainless steel shell, and lower cost bearings with a ceramic coated shell and FDA & USDA compliant liner. Bearings are available in closed and open configurations, and are drop-in replacements for all inch sized linear ball bearings.

Founded in 1976, LM76 has been a leading designer/manufacturer of linear bearings, slides and linear motion systems. LM76 is renowned for its industry leading Minuteman Teflon® Composite linear bearings. LM76 is a leading supplier of precision linear shafting: RC60, 300 Series Stainless Steel, and ceramic-coated aluminum shafting. LM76 also offers several FDA/USDA compliant linear bearings and slides for the food processing, pharmaceutical, medical, and packaging industries.

For additional information contact Mike Quinn at: LM76, 140 Industrial Dr., E. Longmeadow, MA 01028; Telephone: 413-525-4166, Fax: 413-525-3735 or E-Mail: mquinn@lm76.com or visit the website at http://www.lm76.com

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