Specification Guides

Specification Guides explain a range of products and services across the industrial world.
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Encoders and Resolvers (5 Guides)

Motion feedback devices providing position and velocity information to closed-loop control systems.

Engines and Components (3 Guides)

Engines and components are used to convert energy into mechanical force and motion for automotive and industrial applications.

Limit Switches (3 Guides)

An electromechanical device that requires physical contact of an actuator to make the contacts change state.

Linear Actuators (5 Guides)

Linear actuators provide linear motion via a motor driven ball screw, lead screw, acme screw, or belt drive assembly.

Linear and Rotary Motion Components (11 Guides)

Components used in the assembly of linear or rotary motion systems, such as ball screws, lead screws, slides, stages, and actuators.

Machine and Motion Controllers (5 Guides)

Devices combining multiple elements of motion control, such as a motor, controller, and drive, into unified single-axis or multi-axis packages.

Magnets (1 Guide)

A magnet is simply any material capable of attracting iron and producing a magnetic field outside itself, either naturally or induced.

Motor Controls and Drives (9 Guides)

Includes devices for the analog and digital control of motor motion for many types of motors.

Motors (14 Guides)

All types of rotary and linear motors, including AC, DC, servo, stepper, induction, hydraulic, pneumatic motors.

Operator Interfaces (4 Guides)

Display screens, pushbuttons, keyboards, lights, and other control devices used to interact with computers, sensors and other equipments.

Orientation Position Sensing (8 Guides)

Sensors and instruments used to detect rotary position, angular position, tilt, or inclination relative to the horizon or a linear position.

Pneumatics and Pneumatic Components (10 Guides)

Pneumatic power sources, actuators and accessories, such as compressors, cylinders, motors, control valves, manifolds, filters, dryers, and regulators.

Positioning Stages, Slides and Guides (9 Guides)

Linear and rotary positioning tables, carriages, and slides, both powered and unpowered, including integral bearings and guides.

Shock and Vibration Control Products (5 Guides)

Mechanical products used to isolate or control the shock or vibration exerted on a component or assembly.

Solenoids (1 Guide)

Solenoids convert electrical energy into linear or rotary mechanical work via a plunger with an axial stroke in either a push or pull action.

Springs (9 Guides)

Mechanical elements that extend or retract and return to an unloaded position; includes extension, compression, torsion, air and gas springs.