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industry nEws Elmo Motion Control Gains EtherCAT Approval Elmo’s Gold Servo Drives have passed the rigorous EtherCAT Conformance Tests, making Elmo one of only six companies to do so. Elmo invests significant resources of time, money and skills into complying with industry protocols like EtherCAT, as well as standards such as Safety and EMC. Elmo believes that compliance is mandatory to guarantee reliable operation of any industrial equipment. Haim Monhait, Elmo CEO, calls this Elmo’s go-standard policy, “There is a great difference between a product that uses its own interpretation of a communications protocol and one that meets a universally accepted standard that provides product engineers with huge advantages like interoperability.” According to Monhait, “Implementations of ‘non-EtherCAT compliant’ products developed by companies trying to cut corners to save time and money, might degrade significantly the operation of the Motion Control Network, will not operate properly with EtherCAT masters, take enormous efforts to make it work, limit the Network performance in terms of communication speed and efficiency, causing very inefficient bus load, shallow and nondeterministic axes synchronization and poor cycle time.” The Web site also allows a visitor to download CAD models for virtual prototyping. The CAD files can be directly imported into a wide range of 3-D modeling software. For general technical information, a resources tab accessible directly from the home page links to a list of downloadable technical articles, white papers and the Pittman motor catalog. The Pittman motor line spans a variety of DC motor sizes and technologies, ranging from tiny brushless slotless DC motors used in high-speed medical applications to larger NEMA frame DC servo motors used in sophisticated automation equipment. Motors can be customized to meet just about any engineering need. Options include shaft configurations, various bearing systems, output devices such as pinions and gears, special leadwire assemblies, EMI/RFI suppression networks, optimized motor windings, permanent magnet options and various brush materials. Pittman Motors, has launched a new Web site at www.Pittman-Motors.com. The Web site has a new look and feel as well as enhanced features such as tabbed navigation and access to online ordering for immediate availability of a standard selection of parts. The “buy online” feature is accessible from the home page and allows the customer to order a wide range of standard off-the-shelf products for same day shipping if ordered before 2:00 pm Eastern Time. This feature is perfect for a designer or engineer wanting to quickly prototype a concept, while deciding what customized features will be necessary for the final subassembly or system design. A wide selection of brush DC motors and gearmotors are currently available. Lenze Article Continued from Page 9 Pittman Motors Announces New Web Site Chinese Market for Low Voltage AC and DC Motor Drives Enters Period of Steady Growth According to a recent IMS Research study, The Chinese Market for Low Voltage Motor Drives - 2012 Edition, revenue growth in this market slowed considerably in 2011 from an abnormally high 2010. Revenues from motor drives (excluding software and services) are projected to grow at a compound annual growth rate (CAGR) of 13.7 percent from 2010 to 2015. The total Chinese market for low-voltage AC and DC motor drives (including software and services) was estimated at $2.68 billion in 2010. The Chinese Government’s RMB 4,000 billion stimulation policy and other domestic consumption that require both slow and fast speeds to be implemented using a single motor. Virtually any application needing quick response time and precision with integrated control characteristics, such as an airport luggage conveying system or an industrial warehouse rolling gate, can benefit from the low moment of inertia offered by an MF three-phase AC motor. A large proportion of the torque made available by the motor can be used to accelerate the actual conveyor or rolling gate, rather than expended on accelerating the motor shaft. The result is maximum dynamics for a moderate cost. Wayne Lazzerini is a product manager for Lenze Americas. He is responsible for product growth in the electrical and electronic manufacturing sector. Wayne’s background includes prior experience in the power transmission equipment industry and industrial operations. For more information, contact Lenze at www.lenze.com. www.e-DriveOnline.com could deliver increasing energy efficiency without changing the machine design. The MF motor’s compact footprint made it ideal for a simple conversion in the available space without any constructional alterations. In another scenario, a clothing manufacturer needed an order picking system for securing high material flow performance in an extremely compact space. The goal was to set up a new warehouse, offering capacity for storage of up to 600,000 pairs of trousers on hangers. The MF three-phase AC motors, which offers levels of energy efficiency comparable with IE2 motors, but requires less space, was an ideal solution, since the lower inertia MF motors translate into reduction in energy consumption during frequent speed and directional changes. Because the speed setting range is more than double that of conventional motors, the MF motors allow applications 26 Summer 2012 http://www.Pittman-Motors.com http://www.lenze.com http://www.e-DriveOnline.com

Table of Contents for the Digital Edition of eDrive - Summer 2012

Chinese Medium Voltage Drive Market Will Exceed $1.3 Billion by 2015
AMETEK Completes Acquisition Of Dunkermotoren
New Optimized Multiple Frequency Inverter Motors Deliver Cost-Efficiency and Performance
A System Approach to Maximizing Motion Efficiency
Honing a Competitive Advantage
ABB Drives and Motors Cut 4,000 MWh A Year for Manchester Airport
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