SIEMENS reports that its SINAMICS S210 “next-generation” servo-drive system brings a new level of high-dynamic, motion control in mid-range operation to stand-alone and multi-axis machines. Recently ...

From single-cable systems to energy-harvesting encoders, new feedback device features improve accuracy, reduce downtime and ...

The dive system uses IP67-rated servo drives positioned next to the motors and supplied by a central power module located in the switchgear cabinet. An 11 mm diameter hybrid cable delivers power and ...

Larry Banghart from Sanyo Denki America demonstrates their new ac servo drive system with internal vibration damping to Lee Teschler from MACHINE DESIGN. 6:28 Sign up for our eNewsletters Machine ...

We have smartphones, smart watches, smart houses, and smart factories. It only makes sense that we have smart motors, right? Traditionally, a motor drive had one job: drive a motor. Now that’s not ...

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MUNICH — Siemens is extending its drive portfolio in the safety extra-low-voltage range for 24-48V EC motors by introducing a new servo drive system named Simatic Micro-Drive. The new system with UL ...

The method involves changing the triple-loop cascade control to a dual-loop control architecture with an integrated outer loop for position and speed control and an inner loop for current control.

SAVAGE, Minn.—Beckhoff Automation L.L.C. will launch its eXtended Transport System for the U.S. market at Pack Expo 2019 in Las Vegas from Sept. 23-25. Alongside its other automation hardware, ...

A new pre-assembled interlock lamination system has facilitated the development of a new compact brushless servo motor for the Segway Human Transporter design. The lamination system was developed ...