Motion Control – USDA/FDA/3A-Dairy Compliant Linear Motion Components
LM76 offers Metric FDA/USDA/3A-Dairy compliant self-lubricating linear bearings for: Food Processing, Packaging, Bio/Pharmaceutical, and Medical Systems!
Motion Control – The Engineering Edge – FDA/USDA/3A-Dairy Compliant Linear Motion Bearings!
September 15th, 2022 
Editor-Publisher Motion Control – 1, 2, 3 and 4 Axes of Motion Controllers for Servos and Steppers are Low Cost and Plug-and-Play!
September 11th, 2022 Editor-Publisher Motion Control – Motion Controllers for Servos and Steppers!
Van Nuys, CA – — Motion Control – Need a quick and easy solution to install a single or multi-axis Plug-and-Play motion controller? The answer: The MCC Series of stepper and servo motor controllers from OES (Optimal Engineering Systems) which are designed to control from one to four axes of motion for users without prior motion control experience. These MCC controllers integrate a motion control card and operator interface in one package. Having a user-friendly interface, they allow the user to operate the motion controller, without the need for a PC, PLC, host controller, or programming.
The modes of operations are: Set Acceleration, Set Velocity, Set Position, Absolute Move, Relative Move, Find Home, Reset Position Counter, Go to Position Zero, Joystick Operation and Stop All Motors. The MCC Controllers feature a 4-Line LCD, 32-button keypad, STEP and DIRECTION outputs for each axis.
Motion Control – Tutorial – Motion & Automation Controllers
September 8th, 2022 Editor-Publisher Motion Control – Tutorial
Tutorial – Vaughan, Ontario, Canada – A Motion Controller or Automation Controller is the primary intelligence, or brain, within a motion control system. It is responsible for calculating and generating the output commands for a desired motion path or trajectory. Motion controllers vary in complexity; sophisticated motion controllers typically consist of a trajectory generator (path planner), interpolator, and control loop for servo motor control.
An industrial motion control system is one that controls the position, velocity, force or pressure of some machine. As an example, an electromechanical based motion control system consists of:
Motion Control – High Precision Motorized Goniometer Stage from OES!
September 3rd, 2022 Editor-Publisher Motion Control – Goniometer Stage
Van Nuys, CA – Motion Control – Optimal Engineering Systems, Inc. (OES) offers a very low cost solution for the precise measurement of angles or the rotation of an object to a precise angular position.
This 160 mm x 160 mm stage with +/- 15o of rotation at speeds to 10o/sec, features a 400:1 worm gear ratio and a resolution of 0.0005 degrees with a 10 micro-step per step stepper motor driver; the stage is also available with a servo motor and optical encoder.
Motion Control – Order Low Coefficient of Friction Linear Bearings from LM76 Today!
August 27th, 2022 Editor-Publisher Motion Control – Low Coefficient Bearings
Motion Control – Dual Axis Yaw-and-Pitch Stages Feature Full Range of Motion of Each Axis Under a Single Fixed Point in Space!
August 21st, 2022 Editor-Publisher Motion Control – Yaw Pitch Stages
Van Nuys, CA – — Motion Control – A new, series of Dual-axis Yaw-and-Pitch Stages have been introduced by OES (Optimal Engineering Systems, Inc.). This new series of high precision Yaw-and-Pitch stages are ideal for precise measurements of compound curves and angles of an object during inspection or reverse engineering, laser machining and drilling, scanning, tracking, mirror positioning, and for use with coordinate measuring machines and autocollimators.
Motion Control – Mecademic Robotics releases new firmware for its Meca500 robot, available from Electromate!
August 18th, 2022 Editor-Publisher Motion Control – Mecademic Robotics releases new firmware!
Vaughan, Ontario, Canada — Motion Control Products — Mecademic is pleased to release firmware version 8.4 for its Meca500 industrial robotic arm. Mecademic’s firmware releases are provided free of charge, along with complimentary technical support.
Features & benefits
Joint 6 multi-rotation with cartesian moves
Although rotating Joint 6 beyond the ±180° has always been possible with the Meca500 R3, it was limited to Joint-move-commands. With this new firmware, both point-to-point and linear commands can now be used outside of this limit. Apart from the benefit of no longer being limited in Cartesian space and requiring switching to Joint commands, new applications are now easier to implement directly with the Meca500.
Motion Control – ETX Unitized Pillow Block Bearings Are FDA Compliant!
August 6th, 2022 Editor-Publisher Motion Control – ETX Bearing/Pillow Block
We needed a bearing block that would be FDA compliant, washdown compliant and…be able to take a radioactive environment. We made a unitized bearing and mounting block combination that met application requirements. You won’t find this an any catalog!
Motion Control – Open Aperture XY Stages from OES Feature: High Resolution and High Repeatability!
July 30th, 2022 Editor-Publisher Motion Control – Open Aperture XY Stages!
Van Nuys, CA – — Motion Control – Two new high resolution, high repeatability XY stages have been released by Optimal Engineering Systems, Inc. (OES). The AU200-15×15-01 Motorized Stage (pictured) and the AU200-15×15-04 Motorized Stage are powered by Two-Phase Stepper Motors and have high 0.25 micron resolution and high 1.5 micron repeatability.
The AU200-15×15-04 stage includes Quadrature encoders for position verification. Both stages have a large 3.54 in. x 3.54 in. (90 mm x 90 mm) platform with large open aperture and feature standard 1 mm-per-turn ground lead screws, and precision V-grove and Cross Roller guides.
Motion Control Application – Monitoring Over 6,000 Miles with the Galil DMC-4020 Motion Controller
July 27th, 2022 Editor-Publisher Motion Control Application – Motion Controllers
Vaughan, Ontario, Canada – Motion Control Application – It’s estimated over 850,000 have entered the United States unlawfully since 2002. The try and prevent this, U.S. Border Patrol agents have the arduous task of monitoring over 6,000 miles of land along the southern US-Mexican and northern US-Canadian borders. To assist in this demanding task, a number of solutions are employed. This includes rangers, canine units, helicopters, drones, ATV’s, watchtowers, and 20-foot tall walls. Even with all these efforts, it’s not enough to cover all those miles.
Motion Control – 20 mm Linear Stepper Motor by Nippon Pulse are available from Electromate!
July 20th, 2022 Editor-Publisher Motion Control – 20 mm Linear Stepper Motor!
Vaughan, Ontario, Canada — Motion Control — Nippon Pulse is excited to introduce its smallest linear stepper motor yet, the PFL20 Linearstep. The PFL20 is a highly efficient, high thrust tin-can linear actuator with a 20mm diameter and a bipolar winding.
The motion control PFL20 is RoHS-compliant, has a 30/60mm effective stroke, and can reach 6 N of force at 200 pps. With 24 steps per revolution, the lead screw has a 1.2mm thread pitch; the PFL20 also reaches 5V rated voltage, resistance of 33 Ohms/phase and inductance of 12mH/phase. The datasheet with additional specifications can be found here.
Motion Control – Kollmorgen debuts new generation of robot-ready frameless servo motors
July 17th, 2022 Editor-Publisher Motion Control – Frameless Servos for Robots
Vaughan, Ontario, Canada — Motion Control Components — Kollmorgen has introduced the new TBM2G series of frameless servo motors, introducing features that simplify the design of collaborative, surgical, aerospace and defense and other robots while delivering optimal performance in a lighter, more compact package. These new motors will complement Kollmorgen’s existing TBM and KBM series of frameless motors.
Resulting from several years of research, testing and customer feedback, the TBM2G series offers high-performance torque in an extremely compact electromagnetics package. These next-generation motors enable robots with lower joint weight, higher load-carrying capacity, improved energy efficiency, lower thermal rise, and faster, smoother movements.
Motion Control – High Precision 60 mm Vertical Elevator Stages from OES!
July 14th, 2022 Editor-Publisher Motion Control – Elevator Stages!
Van Nuys, CA – — Motion Control – The AT10-60-01, AT10-60-02 and the AT10-60-03 Motorized Elevator Stages have been released by Optimal Engineering Systems, Inc. (OES). The AT10-60-01 (shown) is driven by a Two-Phase Stepper Motor with micro-stepping capabilities. The repeatability is typically +/- 5 micron and typical positional accuracy is 15 micron. The knob for manual adjustment can be replaced with a Quadrature Incremental Optical Encoder for position verification.
Motion Control – High Precision Three-axis Gimbal Mount from OES!
July 8th, 2022 Editor-Publisher Motion Control – Gimbal Mount Stage
Van Nuys, CA – — Motion Control – The high precision, AU300-XZ Motorized Three-axis Gimbal Mount from Optimal Engineering Systems, Inc. (OES) features full 360 degree rotation of each axis. The rigid black anodized aluminum alloy frame of the three-axis gimbal mount handles loads to 10kg (22.5 lbs) and has the clearance (300 mm x 300 mm, 11.8 in. x 11.8 in.) necessary for mounting lasers, cameras, optics, and instrumentation for pointing, scanning, tracking, positioning, and other applications.
The Azimuth stage rotary table, has a compact 214 mm x 214 mm (8.425 in. x 8.425 in.) foot print for easy integration into new and existing applications. The azimuth, elevation, and roll stages all feature powerful bi-directional stepper motors capable of microstepping and with knobs for manual adjustments.
Motion Control – The Engineering Edge – High Speed Linear Motion – Sleeve Style Linear Bearings
June 27th, 2022 Editor-Publisher Motion Control – Sleeve Type Linear Bearings
LM76 has two standard options for sleeve-style linear bearings when replacing linear ball bearings. Same format, dramatically different results.
Motion Control – Voice Coil Motor Features Higher Continuous Force and More Than 3 Times the Peak Force!
June 23rd, 2022 Editor-Publisher Motion Control – High Continuous Force Voice Coil Motor
Van Nuys, CA – Motion Control Components – Moticont has added a new, higher continuous force, higher peak force linear voice coil motor to it’s series of 2.750 in. (69.9 mm) diameter x 3.50 in. (88.9 mm) long (housing) voice coil motors. The LVCM-070-089-03 linear voice coil motor features 40.86 lbs. (181.5 N) continuous force and 129.1 lbs. (573.4 N) peak force. This clean, quiet, efficient, low inertia, high acceleration, brushless high speed linear motor has zero cogging and features high accuracy, and a high repeatability to less than1 micron (0.00004 in.) when operated in a closed loop as a DC servo motor.
Motion Control – Netzer VLX-60 Two-Plate Ring Absolute Encoder for Harsh Environments is available from Electromate!
June 17th, 2022 Editor-Publisher Motion Control – Absolute Encoder for Harsh Environments
Vaughan, Ontario, Canada — Motion Control Components — Netzer VLX encoders are ideal for OEM applications. Featuring an open frame, 2 plate design, the sensor is lightweight, highly tolerant to temperature, shock, EMI, RFI and magnetic fields. It offers a unique combination of high performance at an economical cost.
The VLX-60 is a new member of the VLX series of Electric Encoders™ a product line based on Netzer Precision Motion Sensor proprietary technology. EE products are characterized by features that enable unparalleled performance including:
Motion Control – Choose the Right, High Precision, Low Cost Linear Stage to Suit Your Motion Control Application!
June 13th, 2022 Editor-Publisher Motion Control – High Precision Linear Stages
Van Nuys, CA – — Motion Control Components – OES (Optimal Engineering Systems) offers ten high precision, low cost linear positioning stages that can be easily integrated into new and existing applications. Choosing the best slide for the application is easy. The five AQ120 and five AQ130 series of linear motorized stages are available in travel distances of: 50 mm (1.969 in.), 100 mm (3.937 in.), 150 mm (5.906 in.), 200 mm (7.874 in.), and 300 mm (11.811 in.).
Motion Control – FDA/USDA and 3A-Dairy Compliance Brochure features Linear Motion Components from LM76!
June 3rd, 2022 Editor-Publisher Motion Control – FDA/USDA/3A-Dairy Compliance Brochure
E. Longmeadow, MA — Motion Control – Linear Motion Components – Food processing and beverage plants’ wash down areas are unique environments that undergo harsh treatment from high pressure washers, steam, and a multitude of caustic chemicals used in the cleaning and sanitizing production equipment.
Motion Control – Compact Direct Drive Linear Actuator Has Integrated Encoder and Temperature Sensor for Increased Throughput!
May 31st, 2022 Editor-Publisher Motion Control – Linear Actuator features Increased Throughput!
Van Nuys, CA – Motion Control – The Compact SDLM-051-070-01-01 Direct Drive Linear Actuator with integrated position and temperature sensors is the latest addition to the patented series of zero backlash, zero cogging, high acceleration, high speed, high resolution, long life actuators from Moticont. This direct drive linear Actuator, also referred to as an Electric Cylinder is 2.000 in. (50.9 mm) in diameter and the compact housing length is just 2.750 in (69.9 mm).
