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Motion Control
IDEC Releases Line of Stepper Motion Control Products

IDEC Corp. has introduced a line of motion control stepper products in conjunction with Advanced Micro Controls, Inc. (AMCI), an
established developer of motion control systems. This AMCI by
IDEC product line includes controllers, stepper motors, an integrated controller/drive, an integrated drive/stepper motor and an
integrated controller/drive/stepper motor. When combined with an
IDEC FC6A PLC and its embedded motion control macro instructions, these products allow users to quickly and simply implement
single- and multi-axis motion control in a wide range of industries
and applications.
Many industrial applications require motion control, but users are
often frustrated by the complexity and high cost of implementation,
particularly with servo systems. IDEC and AMCI have partnered to
address this issue by offering a simple yet highly capable stepper
motion control system. Macro instructions embedded in the PLC
WindLDR programming software can be configured with drag and
drop commands to perform control of up to 12 axes.
The integrated controller/drive and drive/stepper motor units save space and money, and simplify installation, by combining multiple components into a single unit. The integrated controller/drive/stepper motor units offer the ultimate in space saving, cost effectiveness and system simplification.
All AMCI by IDEC products provide users with AMCI's expertise in motion control combined with IDEC's
service, support and extensive distribution network. Motion control macro instructions embedded in
IDEC's FC6A PLC reduce design and programming time, allowing quick implementation in a wide variety
of applications. Because all the components and the software modules are provided by IDEC and AMCI
in close partnership, users are assured of correct operation right out of the box, with no need to perform
integration among the components.

The Thinnest Moving Coil Linear Motor

SMAC Moving Coil Actuators has introduced the LCA6. At 6 mm wide, SMAC Moving Coil Actuators claims
that the LCA6 is the thinnest linear moving coil. The LCA6 is cross roller guided, increasing accuracy. Flat
coils are centered between cross rollers so deflection load is reduced and rigidity is increased. In addition, the LCA6 is small and stackable, conserving space.
The LCA6 is well suited for electronic pick-and-place, biomedical dispensing and QC measurement. The
LCA6 benefits include a compact and slim package, improved cross ruler guiding, ultra-low friction, ultrasmooth and rigid guiding, programmable position, force, velocity, Soft-Land capability and feedback of
position, force and velocity.
SMAC's built in sensor feedback system gives SMAC's Moving Coil
Actuators the unique mechatronic ability to "do work and verify
its success at the same time." This would allow the actuators to
quality check key processes 100 percent in real time and feedback the results.
SMAC's low friction guide system makes their actuators extremely
repeatable from move to move; within 1 msec. SMAC's product
development group originated such models as the Linear/Rotary
actuator, the two independent axis Gripper, the world's first direct drive Robotic Finger, and advanced magnetic circuit designs
that have more than doubled forces in the same sized mechanical packages.Thanks to a cross roller bearing used at the output
flange, the CSF-2UP gearheads offer high-moment stiffness.
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