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Rockwell Offers Smart Motor Controller

(News | New Products)

February 06, 2013, Said to provide advanced soft-starter functions with efficient starts, stops, and troubleshooting   MILWAUKEE, WI | Rockwell Automation introduces the Allen-Bradley SMC-50 solid-state smart motor ...

NEW HIGH-INERTIA 1FK7-HI SERVOMOTORS ADDED TO SIEMENS OFFERING

(News | New Products)

December 31, 2020, Siemens Industry, Inc. has announced that it is expanding its popular 1FK7 servomotor family, with the introduction of a new high-inertia style. Siemens Industry, Inc. has announced that it is expanding ...

How Closed-Loop Integrated Motors are Meeting the Demand for Higher Acceleration Rates and Faster Machine Cycles

(Drives/Motors)

March 08, 2020, Step motors provide a low-cost and simple solution for high-resolution positioning in a variety of motion control applications By Eric Rice, Marketing Director at Applied Motion Products Step motors ...

Nordson Offers Motorized Valve Assembly

(Coating/Laminating)

January 11, 2017, ... a motorized back pressure valve assembly for extrusion coating and laminating that is said to be the first such system to provide closed-loop control, minimizing human error and the possibility of injury ...

AccuWeb Web Guide Controller Has Lighted Screen

(News | New Products)

March 01, 2015, ... to control brushed and brushless actuator motors—all in a compact enclosure. EtherNet, PROFINET, and discrete IO communication protocols allow easy integration with existing PLC controls, company says, ...

Camfil Touch Screen Controller Offers Ready Access

(Controls)

January 28, 2014, ... a motor starter or variable frequency drive (VFD) package. A built-in differential pressure sensor monitors the primary filter pressure drop. Four analog inputs can be used to monitor the secondary filter ...

Dover Flexo Electronics Debuts Torque Controller

(News | New Products)

September 10, 2013, ... cells), web tension with the new model is maintained by controlling motor or brake torque based on the calculated variation of roll diameter as a roll is wound or unwound. An inertia compensation parameter ...

Minimize Slip of AC Induction Motors

(Magazine)

February 28, 2003, The AC induction motor often is referred to as the workhorse of the industry, but there are inherent limitations of the AC induction motor—no constant speed and no speed control. The AC induction motor ...

Examining trends in drives and motors

(Magazine)

December 31, 1995, ... its eventual displacement of DC technology is still a long way off. And what about brushless DC? Some leaders in the field offer their opinions. The DC motor is the converting industry workhorse and ...

Web Guide 101

(Equipment/Machines - Converting)

April 24, 2024, ... or motorize the sensor in a sinu-soidal or saw tooth wave form. The Importance of Web Tension While web guides are indispensable for maintaining alignment and ensuring smooth processes, their ...

Dover Flexo Electronics – Celebrating 50 Years of Tension Control Innovation

(Equipment/Machines - Converting)

February 12, 2024, ... brakes, clutches and motor drive systems. The intuitive touchscreen interface greatly reduces the time and effort needed to train operators. DFE’s full line of pneumatic tension brakes are both simple ...

Portable Coating Line Provides Flexible, Affordable Option for Testing Coating & Laminating Methods

(Coating/Laminating)

October 15, 2023, ... we decided to upgrade the PLC and touch screen to an Allen-Bradley CompactLogix 5370 L1 Controller with a PanelView Plus 7 Standard Terminal Touch Screen. Additionally, the drives and motors are now SureServo ...

Unwind and Rewind Guides: Design and Installation Considerations

(White Paper)

March 21, 2023, ... the rotary motion of a motor into linear motion at the actuator using some kind of a screw/nut mechanism. Typically a rod style actuator is used where the nut is connected to a rod that extends and retracts ...

Dover Flexo Electronics – The Tension Control Specialists

(Equipment/Machines - Converting)

January 23, 2023, ... 6 was designed with modularity in mind, providing torque control options for electric and pneumatic brakes, clutches and motor drive systems. DFE’s full line of pneumatic tension brakes are both simple ...

Maxcess Launches the RotoMetrics AccuAdjust Dual Adjust Anvil

(News | New Products)

May 03, 2022, ... controllers on the front of the die stack, quick installation into a press and automation-ready motors that ship with the unit itself, the AccuAdjust paves the way for fully-automated anvil adjustment ...

Dover Flexo Electronics – The Tension Control Specialists

(Web Handling)

January 10, 2022, ... with an incredible amount of flexibility and adjustment. SteadyWebTM 6 was designed with modularity in mind, providing torque control options for electric and pneumatic brakes, clutches and motor drive ...

HOW TO: Put Flexibility Into The Manufacturing Process

(Equipment/Machines - Converting)

November 23, 2021, ... IIS controllers as functional block commands. Common to all blocks are the Source Position representing a rotating input value such as a motor, an encoder, resolver, or a software-generated ‘pseudo motor.’   ...

Siemens Introduces New Servo Drive System Simplifying Motion Control for Machine Builders

(News | New Products)

August 22, 2021, With its Sinamics S210 converter designed specifically for use with the newly developed Simotics S-1FK2 motors With its Sinamics S210 converter designed specifically for use with the newly developed ...

Web Tension Control Fundamentals

(News | New Products)

January 24, 2019, ... motors are virtually maintenance free by comparison.  The combination of improved operation, reduced maintenance, power savings and energy conservation gives AC regen drives a clear advantage over mechanical ...

Roll-2-Roll Technologies Touts Retrofits

(News | New Products)

May 13, 2018, ... floor space, and sub-par edge guiding. Company says the retrofit is a simple solution to a difficult problem with its controller, actuator, motor driver, and sensor. Web Guide Retrofit or Replacement ...