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Equipment that aids the control of industrial processes subject to continuous changes in position. Includes drives, motors, gears, chains and belts, bearings, actuators, brakes and clutches.
Motion Control
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Emerson offers remote-mount digital valve controller suitable for harsh environments weblink
Emerson Process Management’s Fischer Fieldvue DVC6205 remote-mount digital valve controller is suitable for applications where accessibility, extreme temperatures (up to 120°C/250°F), extreme vibration or confined space make integral mounting difficult or impractical.
Rotork supplies pneumatic valve positioners suitable for use in hazardous environments
Video demonstrates the benefits offered by Igus's Xiros range of polymer ball bearings
Aerotech stages utilise direct-drive technology to achieve excellent positioning performance
Video feature: Iglidur PRT slewing-ring bearing system from Igus
Easy Chain range from Igus simplifies the process of fitting cables in energy chains
Video feature: Igus's energy chain and cable assembly and installation service
Video feature: Igubal plastic double-joint linkage bearings from Igus
Technical article: grease — its components and characteristics downloadweblink
Depending on the application, grease can present several benefits over fluid lubrication. Greases provide a physical seal preventing contamination ingress, resist the washing action of water and can stay in place in an application even in vertically mounted positions. Greases are suitable for applications where relubrication is infrequent or economically unjustifiable, due to the physical configuration of the mechanism, the type of motion, the type of sealing or the need for the lubricant ...
Tutorial: Maxim Integrated Products provides overview of industrial motor control systems downloadweblink
This overview of industrial motor controls from Maxim Integrated Products highlights the differences and subsystems for DC motor, brushless DC and AC induction motors. An in-depth analysis of critical subsystems focuses on monitoring and measuring current; sensing temperature; sensing motor speed, position and movement; monitoring and controlling multi-channel currents and voltages; and high-accuracy motor control with encoder data interfaces.
Application note: flexible measurement of motor speed downloadweblink
Variohm Eurosensor is the exclusive UK distributor for sensor specialist Contelec. In this application note, the company focuses on the flexible measurement of motor speed with a product concept that makes use of a slim external sensor to measure the speed of the main shaft without any physical contact between the magnetic actuator and the sensor unit.
Technical guide: gearmotor sizing advice from Bison Gear and Engineering downloadweblink
Bison Gear and Engineering’s gearmotor sizing guide explains how to determine torque and how to adjust the gearmotor to suit the duty cycle. It also discusses the importance of considering overhung load and shock load.
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Application note: fibre spool winding with custom five-axis motion system downloadweblink
In demanding applications such as fibre-optic gyroscopes, it is necessary to minimise the mechanical stress imposed on the fibre to avoid the micro-bending loss. Newport motorised stages are designed to meet this challenging requirement.