Tech Briefs Magazine - April 2021 - MD-23

Servo Drive and Motor

CNC-Loading Robots

Trio Motion Technology (Gloucestershire,
UK) launched the DX4 servo drive and
MX servo motor package. The servo
drive has plug-and-play compatibility
with Trio controllers and slice I/O systems and operates at 200V AC with
power from 50W to 3kW. The drive extends high control performance to the motor shaft and features EtherCAT update
rates down to 125 μs and 350% overload for high dynamic applications. The drive versions span 50W to 400W, 750W to 1.5kW, and 2kW
to 3kW. The motors host 23-bit absolute multi-turn capability for positioning accuracy.

Halter CNC Automation (Cascade, IA) offers the Halter Compact CNC loading robot in models
with a 26.45-pound payload and
can move from one CNC machine
to another. The models are TurnStacker Compact for lathes, MillStacker Compact for milling
machines, and Universal Compact for flexible purposes. The
TurnStacker can accommodate diameters up to 6.29 " (160 mm), the
MillStacker can load workpieces up to 7.87 " (200 mm), and the
Universal has a long shaft option available for workpieces up to 9.84 "
(250 mm). The robots provide manufacturing solutions to load and
unload parts to a production machine such as a CNC machine.

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Magnetic Angle Sensor
ams Sensors (Elmhurst, IL) offers the
posirot® PRAS1 magnetic angle sensor in a
narrow rod design. The sensor measures 10.6
mm in diameter and has a length of 53 mm,
making it suitable for very narrow installation
spaces including door hinges. The sensor
measures rotational positions from 0° to 360°
using a Hall effect sensor array and an external position magnet. The
magnetic encoder technology is contactless and contains no moving
parts. The sensor housing is made of stainless steel. Measuring range is
0-15° to 0-360° (in 15° steps). It is available in the output types 0.5 to
10 V, 0.5 to 4.5 V, or 4 to 20 mA. It has a linearity of 0.3% of the measuring range. The sensor is available with incremental or digital output.

Encoder
HEIDENHAIN
(Schaumburg, IL) introduced the LIC 3100 motion feedback encoder
for absolute positioning in machines in the semiconductor, metrology,
and robotic industries. It is tolerant to contamination and has loose
mounting tolerances. Graduation of the encoder is carried by a stainless-steel tape scale with a two-track graduation, resulting in a period of
80 microns. The tape scale is offered in rolls at 3-m, 5-m, and 10-m
lengths and can be inserted into an aluminum extrusion or can be
mounted directly to the motion axis surface with an adhesive backing
on the steel tape. The reader head can output a measuring step of 10
nanometers and maintain a velocity of 10 meters per second.
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Linear Guide
Draw Wires
Encoder Products (Sagle,
ID) introduced LCX Series
draw wire units that work with
encoders to measure position
and provide motion feedback
in motion control applications.
Wire lengths are available from
1 to 42.5 meters. The wires are
available in three housing sizes: 80-mm casing with 1-, 2-, and 3-meter
wire length options; 120-mm casing with 4- or 5-meter wire length
options; and 135-mm casing with wire lengths from 6 meters to 42.5
meters. They work with encoders that have a clamping flange that is
36 mm in diameter and a shaft that is 10 mm in diameter and 20 mm
in length.

The Type FHS linear motion guide
from THK (Schaumburg, IL) offers
speeds reaching 15 m/s for applications requiring fast motion including
robot transfer devices and laser cutters. The guide can be installed in horizontal, vertical, inverted, and wallmounted orientations. Four-way equal load rating in all directions
(radial, reverse radial, right, and left directions) ensures high rigidity. It is constructed with components designed to provide stability
during extremely high rates of speed and is available in four sizes
with LM rail widths ranging from 34 to 63 mm in standard or long
block types.
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Displacement Sensor

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The SureMotion® LAHP series linear
actuators, slides, and accessories from
AutomationDirect (Cumming, GA) are
XYZ gantry components that allow creation of a motion system with up to
three axes of movement. The motorready linear actuators and sliding components have travel lengths of
up to 910 mm. They turn rotary motion into linear motion and provide
a variety of X-Y and X-Y-Z positioning system solutions. Actuators are
available in ball screw and lead screw driven units. Undriven linear
slides in the same lengths as driven actuators can be used to stabilize
the x-axis.

The Measuring Division of Kaman
Precision Products (Middletown,
CT) offers the SC-2400 self-contained analog output displacement
sensor for high-precision and highrepeatability applications. Temperature is continuously monitored
and the circuit provides a voltage
output of 0.5 to 1.2 VDC from 0 to 70° C. The temperature-proportional voltage can be monitored by a microprocessor or PLC for active
correction of the displacement output with changing temperature
conditions. Features include self-contained electronics, submersible
IP-67 rugged housing, reverse polarity, short circuit protection, and
low hysteresis.

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Actuators and Slides

Motion Design, April 2021

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