As part of a comprehensive systems integration service, Mclennan designs, builds and supplies application customised stepper and servo motor-based motion systems that utilise the high-performance, EtherCAT® industrial Ethernet network. These systems typically harness EtherCAT´s exceptional axis and I/O synchronisation capability to realise easy-to-use multi-axis sub-systems that offer optimal accuracy, greater throughput, and lowered production and development costs. Mclennan works closely (...)

NSK´s assistance proved vital to a company experiencing repeat failures of bearings fitted to the roller assemblies of its steel wire drawing machinery. Thanks to the intervention of NSK, which identified the problem and recommended the optimal solution, the customer is witnessing costs savings in excess of €1.2 million a year. The bearing failures were leading to excessive downtime of around 75 stoppages a month, along with high maintenance costs, causing critical concern for the company´s (...)

Transportation ball screws are popular across industry as a cost-effective alternative to precision ground ball screws. The manufacturing process is ideal for applications that do not require the finite precision of a ground ball screw, but must still reliably transmit linear loads and provide high speed yet accurate positioning. For such applications, NSK´s transportantion ball screws - namely the PR/LPR and BS Interchangeable series - are in high demand. NSK´s transportation ball screws are (...)

As part of a comprehensive systems integration service, Mclennan designs, builds and supplies application customised stepper and servo motor-based motion systems that utilise the high-performance, EtherCAT® industrial Ethernet network. These systems typically harness EtherCAT´s exceptional axis and I/O synchronisation capability to realise easy-to-use multi-axis sub-systems that offer optimal accuracy, greater throughput, and lowered production and development costs. Mclennan works closely (...)

Kollmorgen, a global leader in motion control systems, today announced the new P80630-SDN stepper drive. Customers can now benefit from features such as smoothness, precision and torque across the full speed range in a significantly more compact package that enables smaller, lighter, more versatile machines. Kollmorgen will also be introducing additional stepper drives and features in the coming months, building upon the new, flagship P8000 stepper drive platform. The P80630-SDN stepper (...)

An Italy-based specialist serving the optical industry is benefitting from the precision and high-quality motion of NSK ball screws in its innovative lens cutting machines. The machines produced by MEI System have revolutionised optical manufacturing processes with the most advanced milling technologies, guaranteeing extremely high quality and maximum productivity. Excellent lens quality offering a combination of attractive style and perfect vision is a prerequisite for providing eyewear to (...)

Parker Hannifin, the global leader in motion and control technologies, introduces the new Parker Legris Carstick+ integrated cartridge solution providing instant connection between housing and polymer tubes. Carstick+, which complements the well-established Parker Legris Carstick® product range, can be inserted in a variety of housing materials including amorphous, non-elastic polymers. Within the food & beverage industry, Carstick+ is suitable for use with drinking water, steam and (...)

Applied Motion Products Inc. (AMP), the USA based motion control leader, has released a new line of linear actuators complete with StepSERVO™ equipped integrated motors as all-in-one linear positioning solutions including drive electronics and controls, housing and bearing support. Available from Mclennan, AMP´s European distribution partner, the new StepSERVO Smart Actuators are variously available with NEMA 11, 14, 17 or 23 frame motors configured with built-in ball or lead screw mechanics. (...)

Elmo Motion Control´s Platinum series advanced servo drives feature EtherCAT™ networking for ultra-fast machine synchronised single and multi-axis motion, and industry leading levels of functional safety. With full support from Elmo´s UK distribution partner, Heason Technology, these impressive drives are now available with Elmo´s free-to-use Motion Composer2 tool allowing machine designers to easily develop, test and implement user-specific motion and machine control algorithms as drive level (...)

Parker Hannifin, the global leader in motion and control technologies, today launched the new optimized FEM Quick Coupling Series which offers an increased working pressure up to 350 bar and a decreased pressure drop for better flow properties. The revised and updated FEM and FEC series have profiles corresponding to ISO 16028 and exceed the technical requirements in the ISO 16028 specifications. They are compatible with other series complying with the same standard. The couplings offer a (...)