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Festo launches ELGR toothed belt drive axis to enter the low-cost electric actuator market

Festo has entered the low-cost electric actuator market with the launch of a unique toothed belt drive axis which marries cost-optimised design rules with precision engineering. Costing 65 percent less than Festo’s EGC series high performance electromechanical axes, the new ELGR toothed belt axis sets a new price-performance standard for the motion control industry. Designed primarily for applications involving relatively short stroke lengths... [more]

PULS UK launches smallest 40Amp 3-phase power supply on the market

PULS UK has announced the launch of the super-compact QT 40, which measures only 110 x 124 x 127mm and weighs in at a mere 1.5 kg, making it the smallest 40Amp, 3-phase power supply on the market. Two versions of the new QT 40 are available, 24V 40A and 48V 20A, both delivering 960 Watts with record-breaking efficiency of 95.3%. The QT 40’s high performance has been achieved by PULS UK’s use of three micro-controllers to maintain optimum ... [more]

Astrosyn high torque stepper motors now available with adaptable rear shaft

L280RE high torque stepper motors from Astrosyn International Technology are available with an adaptable rear shaft which can be fitted with an accessory such as a brake or encoder. The rear shafts of the heavy duty L280RE models have a drilled recess in their end, enabling a custom diameter shaft extension to be attached. The Nema size 34 stepper motors are also exceptional in offering high torque outputs of up to 10 Nm. This is achieved thro... [more]

The IET Control Techniques Drives and Control Handbook offers practical information for industrial and drives engineers

The Institution of Engineering and Technology (IET) has published the second edition of The Control Techniques Drives and Control Handbook. The handbook replaces the previous edition published in 2001. Written by Professor Bill Drury, this useful handbook offers practical information for industrial and drives engineers and is a reference book to students who are looking to enter the drives and controls industry. The book includes sections o... [more]

Design flexibility with hollow shaft stepper motors from Astrosyn International Technology

Hollow shaft stepper motors from Astrosyn International Technology are available in NEMA 17, 23, 34 and 42 frame sizes, and with full step angles of 0.9 or 1.8 deg. The hollow shafts offer design engineers increased flexibility and enable more compact designs for rotating assemblies where a 'split ring' type connection is required. Wires, fibre optics, laser beams, pneumatics, liquids etc can cross the plane of rotation through the shaft. T... [more]

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