Motors & drives

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  • Inspecting electric motors
    Thermal imagers are useful for both troubleshooting motor problems as well as for condition monitoring, for long-term preventive maintenance. Using a handheld thermal imager, infrared temperature measurements of a motor’s temperature profile can be captured as a two-dimensional image.
  • Efficiency conveyed to EB Mawson
    Many quarries and mines are still relying on old technology to power their conveyors, using indirect V-pulley or belt-drive systems. These exposed belts and pulleys require continual adjustment to optimise their performance, and invariably require significant levels of safety guarding. Servicing of these systems often results in excessive conveyor downtime - both as a consequence of the constant attention required, and due to the time-consuming task of removing the guarding before work on the drive systems can begin.
  • Building a reliable VFD system
    A variable frequency drive (VFD) regulates the speed of a three-phase AC electric motor by controlling the frequency and voltage of the power it delivers to the motor. Today, these devices (also known as variable speed drives) are becoming prevalent in a wide range of applications throughout industry, from motion control applications to ventilation systems, from wastewater processing facilities to machining areas, and many others.
  • Save energy and achieve greater control with variable speed drives
    In today’s climate of rising energy costs and carbon trading schemes, any technology which helps plants use energy more efficiently should be adopted. Variable speed drives offer the ability to control the speed and torque of motors in many applications while providing significant energy savings - but only if implemented correctly in the right application.
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  • Robotic application for DC micromotors
    Today, mobile robots are often deployed in critical situations that are simply too dangerous for humans to handle — eg, to identify a suspicious object or disarm a bomb. These ‘manipulator vehicles’ have to meet particular requirements such as exact manoeuvring and precision handling of tools, and it must be kept as small as possible in order to allow access through narrow passageways. DC-micromotors have become an essential component in the design of these robots.
  • Electromechanics - an alternative for linear motion systems
    In a growing number of instances, the basic question to be answered when designing a linear motion system is whether to use electromechanical actuators or hydraulics
Product (29)
  • Zero-Max low-inertia aluminium CD couplings
    The aluminium CD couplings from Zero-Max are low-inertia, lightweight couplings with high torsional stiffness which are suitable for servomotor applications.
  • Allen-Bradley PowerFlex 753 AC drive
    The Allen-Bradley PowerFlex 753 AC drive is the latest addition to the company’s 750 series. It has been optimised for general-purpose induction motor control applications, while maintaining functionality. The drive includes enhanced safety features, DeviceLogix embedded control technology and predictive diagnostics.
  • Hengstler Acuro AC58-I encoder
    The Hengstler Acuro family of encoders has been expanded with the AC58-I; an encoder that can be used both for positioning and feedback applications.
  • Baldor e100 family of servo drives
    The e100 family of servo drives has been re-engineered to become compatible with a number of industrial ethernet standards - EtherNet/IP, Modbus TCP and Powerlink - as well as standard TCP/IP networks and Baldor's Mint system building environment. The drives offer system builders a choice of servomotor, closed-loop vector or V/Hz motor control modes, combined with an array of features and configuration options that provide versatility of use.
  • Acrodyne CSF-GH range gearhead
    The Harmonic drive principle continues to open new applications in all areas of modern engineering. It is available in a wide selection of mechanical configurations and is used extensively in robots, machine tools, radars and any applications with a rotating shaft where positioning, tilting and panning is required because of its accuracy and no backlash.
  • SEW-Eurodrive Movimot geared motor
    The Movimot geared motor with an onboard (built-in) frequency inverter is available with a power range up to 4 kW and incorporates SEW-Eurodrive’s MEPS-compliant high-efficiency DR motor.
  • Omron Electronics 3G3MX2 series powerful mid-range micro drives
    Omron has expanded its AC drives with the introduction of the 3G3MX2 series powerful mid-range micro drives in 240 and 480 V and power ranges from 0.1 to 15 kW.
  • Rotork IB bevel and IS spur gearboxes
    Rotork Australia’s range of IB bevel and IS spur gearboxes, is now available to suit aggressive environment service including buried, submersible, marinised and raw sewage duty. To achieve these ratings, the specifications include stainless steel fasteners, stainless steel input shaft, two-pack polyamide epoxy surface coatings and an IP68 enclosure rating.
  • Allen-Bradley Kinetix 300 EtherNet/IP indexing servo drive
    The Allen-Bradley Kinetix 300 EtherNet/IP indexing servo drive from Rockwell Automation provides machine builders and end users with the ability to standardise on a single communication network for easier commissioning, configuration and start-up. With the drive, the entire control solution - including HMI, programmable automation controllers, I/O and motion - can be connected over a standard EtherNet/IP network. This also eliminates the need for a dedicated motion network while maintaining high-speed connectivity with good reliability.
  • SEW-Eurodrive Movitrac LTE B frequency inverter
    The Movitrac LTE B frequency inverter is an easy-to-use, low-cost inverter for simple materials handling, pump and fan applications.
  • Bonfiglioli HD Hi-Torque drives
    The HD Hi-Torque drives are available in capacities up to 1155 kW and 1,195,000 Nm of torque.
  • Bonfiglioli HD drive power packs
    The HD drive power packs incorporate HD helical drives fixed to a base plate and fully coupled and laser aligned with their fluid couplings, disc brakes, pony drives and rigid output couplings.
  • Deprag high-torque pneumatic motors
    Manufactured from stainless steel, Deprag’s new range of high-torque pneumatic motors have start torques of over 600 Nm with a maximum weight of only 4.7 kg and a maximum diameter of only 63 mm.
  • Planetary gearboxes
    A planetary gearbox is an in-line gear reducer designed for direct mounting to a servomotor. The motor power is transmitted to the sun gear which in turn drives the planet gears contained within an internal tooth ring gear. The planet carrier supports the planet gear and delivers output rotation.
  • AC drive
    The Allen-Bradley PowerFlex 755 AC drive has a range of features allowing it to deliver options for intelligent motor control and integration flexibility. The drive has enhanced safety features including: DeviceLogix embedded control technology, embedded ethernet connectivity and predictive diagnostics.
  • Motor-gearbox combination
    The DC motor GR 22 and the planetary gearbox PLG 24 combination produces peak torques of up to 400 Ncm, due to the development of the single-/three-stage planetary gearboxes with ratios from 4.33:1 to 353:1.
  • Linear guidance system
    LoPro is an actuated linear motion system based on proven DualVee guide wheel technology for smooth and quiet motion. There are four sizes available that can be supplied in belt, lead screw, ball screw and chain-driven configurations, as well as undriven track plate assemblies.
  • Force transducer with thin film sensor
    According to European standard EN 280, every aerial working platform with a payload of more than 200 kg and a space of more than 1 m2 has to be equipped with an overload protection. The platform has to be switched off at 110% of the nominal load of the platform, with an accuracy of ±10%.
  • Zero backlash couplings
    When fitting stepper motors, servomotors, gearboxes and encoders to machines, care must be taken to ensure all devices are co-axial (no angular or parallel misalignment). Failure to do so will place excessive loads on bearings and reduce life of the components. Using flexible couplings with some angular and parallel compliance will ensure this while maintaining constant velocity and low backlash.
  • Inverter drives
    The Baldor VS1MX family of drives is expected to help machine builders to reduce costs substantially in automation for common applications such as fan and pump control, as well as in clean area processing zones in the food and pharmaceutical industries.
  • Linear motors and slide parts
    Linmot linear motors and Gimatic slide parts and components are suitable for most end-of-arm tooling needs or robotic systems.
  • Stepper motor
    Portescap has introduced a stator-enhanced version of its h3 series step motors. The models feature enhancing magnets in the stator to provide more torque output across the entire speed range compared with original models.
  • DC servomotors
    The Smartshell drive system Brushless DC-Servomotors — Sensorless from Faulhaber are claimed to exceed the operating lifetime of electromechanical commutated DC-micromotors.
  • Stepper drive with AC mains supply
    The RTA XMind-B6 stepper drive is powered by direct connection to 240, 220 or 110 VAC. When using a 240 VAC supply, this provides a 325 VDC motor supply rail which is suitable for high speed and acceleration.
  • Geared stepper motor
    The Portescap 26 mm Geared Stepper Motors are suitable for industrial and commercial automation applications. The motors are widely used in applications ranging from security cameras to packaging robotic arms and robotic endeffectors.
  • Motion automation solution
    Offering control for servo and stepper motor axes, together with onboard I/O and fieldbus connectivity, the NextMove-ESB2 expands servocontrol capability from three to four axes.
  • 4-pole EC motor
    An old principle has been put to new use with the help of state-of-the-art electronics. The maxon EC45 4-pole ventures into new dimensions, away from typical high-speed to high torque motors.
  • Motion control technology
    Ethernet Powerlink-compatible motion control technology from Baldor is catalysing a breakthrough in the performance of Unison's tube benders - allowing multi-stage bend operations to take place in parallel.
  • Quiet drive
    The Koax-Drive KD 32 runs quietly, even under a high load. This makes it suitable for applications in noise-sensitive environments. With a diameter of 32 mm and a coaxial arrangement on the drive and output shaft, the drive is also suitable for use in applications where space is at a premium. The gearhead has an efficiency factor of around 60% with a reduction ratio of 1:32.
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Case Study (4)
  • Drive for radar used on mine site
    For many years now Groundprobe has been designing and manufacturing Slope Stability Radar Systems. The systems are commonly used for the real-time monitoring of the stability of rock walls such as at open-cut mine sites. Primarily the system is used to increase safety for the mine operators.
  • Drives used on loader project
    Innovative low-maintenance and compact gearbox designs from Bonfiglioli are being used to enhance the efficiency of the GeelongPort Corio Quay wood chip ship loader project being completed this year by the Tenova SEMF/McConnell Dowell joint venture. The project incorporates Bonfiglioli conveyor drives, slew drives and shuttle drives in a facility that is planned to more than double throughput capacity to 1.5 million tonnes a year for the next 20 years.
  • Drive system for mining consortium
    ABB will deliver two drive systems for a greenfield iron ore mining project. The two high-pressure grinding rolls (HPGR) will be delivered to Thyssen Krupp Polysius for the Karara Iron Ore Project in Western Australia.
  • Ethernet servo drives increase food tray sealing
    Ethernet-compatible servomotor drives are underpinning a breakthrough in the speed and flexibility of food tray sealing
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