Product Announcements:
Motor Controls and Drives

AutomationDirect has extended its line of WEG CFW500 high-performance AC drives to include more horsepower options. With Read more...

Wheel Drive Systems for Mobile Robots require efficient, durable, high torque DC brush or brushless gearmotors to achieve the long-term performance and reliability that users expect. The ElectroCraft MP, MPP or MPS series right-angle gearmotors are specifically designed for heavy-payload applications, while the LRPX and MPW series solutions are ideal for more compact applications. Over 1... Read more...

Sensorless and Always Without Reverse Rotation: Rapid and Accurate Startup for Blower Fan Motors Read more...

Machine builders can design and program standalone machines more efficiently with the new Allen-Bradley Micro850 and Micro870 2080-Lx0E controllers using the latest Connected Components Workbench software release from Rockwell Automation. Read more...

Rockwell Automation has incorporated two more PowerFlex^® variable frequency drives (VFDs) into CENTERLINE^® 2500 low-voltage motor control centers (MCCs) to help industrial operators in global IEC markets improve their production, safety and energy performance. Read more...

The new line of micro AC drives are available in a variety of voltage and horsepower ratings, including single-phase 120VAC models in sizes from ¼ to 1 hp, single-phase 230VAC models from ¼ to 3hp, three-phase 230VAC models from ¼ to 7.5 hp, and 460VAC three-phase units from ½ to 10 hp. Read more...

GA500 poised to take on today’s challenges of sustainability, flexibility and ease of use. Read more...

A4992: Automotive Stepper Driver

The A4992 is a flexible microstepping motor driver with integrated phase current control and a built-in translator for easy operation. It is a single chip solution designed to operate bipolar stepper motors in full, half, quarter, eighth, and sixteenth step modes, at up to 28 V. At power-on the A4992 is configured to drive most small stepper motors... Read more...

New devices improve thermal efficiency, reducing energy use and data center costs

Allegro MicroSystems, Inc. announced it has expanded its portfolio of three-phase sensorless BLDC gate drivers. Its newest offerings, the A89332 and A89332-1, are designed to meet the evolving needs of cooling systems in today’s data centers offering flexible options for designers. Avail... Read more...

ULTIMET ADVANCED MOTION CONTROLLER

Embedded real-time operating system for maximum flexibility and performance

The UltimET Advanced is a powerful and versatile multi-axis motion controller reinforcing the existing UltimET family product portfolio from the high-end side. With the UltimET Advanced, not only ETEL brings a motion controller with outstanding intrinsic performanc... Read more...