Axor’s Mack Drive reduces costs with compact, centralised control
The innovative new MACK drive system, from Axor Industries, reduces cost by sharing the incoming supply across multiple axes, removing the need for filtering, power conversion and regeneration circuitry on individual drives, and reduced processor costs due to centralised control. The MACK system is based on a linked, modular design, with no fixed mechanical connection between the modules. All […]
Ultra-compact servo motor with integrated drive
The Mack-Tron is a custom engineered solution to tackle the demands for smaller and easy to integrate servo motor applications. The ultra-compact format allows for installation where space is at a premium or where the machine design benefits from the motor being out of sight. Despite its compact size the Mack-Tron offers a wide range […]
New right angled planetary gearbox range
A new range of right-angled planetary gearboxes is now available from Motor Technology for a wide range of industrial applications. Manufactured by Italian firm, Tramec, the TEP range is based on the company’s long established EP range of general purpose planetary gearboxes. Right-angled gearboxes are frequently used where there are space constraints on a machine, […]
Lenord+Bauer Product Overview Brochure
This 40-page brochure from Lenord+Bauer provides detailed technical information on the company’s entire range of products for the following: • Position acquistion • Speed measurement • Rotational speed measurement • Temperature measurement • Open loop control/closed loop control positioning • Adjustment positioning • Acceleration measurement • Mileage acquistion As Lenord+Bauer’s UK agents please do not […]
What do the modern 4 to 20mA loop and a pneumatic control system have in common?
The 4 to 20mA loop is currently the most common signal standard in modern use, but inherent within it is the ratio of 1:5 that was present in old pneumatic control systems. In the 4 to 20mA loop 4mA represents 0 and 20mA is 100%. On this scale 12mA, the halfway point between 4 and […]
Legacy products – what to do with them.
Motor Technology has over 30 years of involvement in the servo, motion control and automation industry. As time has moved on so have we, but we haven’t forgotten our past and our valued customers that have called on our know-how and expertise over the years. Part of our team specialises in providing spares, repairs and sourcing […]
ICPE – ACM2n, discontinued Servo Motor still available
We’re pleased to announce that we’ve been appointed by ICPE to provide sales, service and support for its popular ACM2n range of servo motors following news that some suppliers have either discontinued it or are phasing it out slowly. We will now provide the full catalogue range of products, with exactly the same electrical and […]
Factfile: when are Steppers better than Servos?
Despite many claims to the contrary servo motors do not necessarily provide the best performance on every application. The structure of a stepper motor means that its positions are made up of discrete steps in its revolution cycle. If an application requires very good stand-still stability, like the positioning of a vision system for instance, […]
Super Metering Pumps – Fuji-Techno
Super Metering Pumps are precision instruments for feeding liquids accurately, at a pre-determined volume, into a process or system. The accuracy is essential for applications such as micro-reactors and continuous flow reactors. The Fuji-Techno Industries Super Metering Pumps offer precise delivery of liquid without the occurrence of cavitations (pulsation). A specially designed cam box makes […]
Time to ditch ‘urban myth’ about British Manufacturing says EEF
Consumers are being urged to ditch urban myths and misconceptions about British manufacturing after research showed that three quarters (74%) mistakenly believe that the UK used to manufacture more goods 30 years ago (in the 80s) than it does today. The findings, released by EEF, the manufacturers’ organisation, reveal that while consumers are supportive of British […]
Glossary of components
Below is a list of typical terms used to describe some of the products and technologies we deal with. If you would like any more information or want to speak to one of our knowledgeable team members please call us on 0161 2177100 or click here Servo Drives AC Servo Drive, Amplifier, Brushless Servo Drive, DC Servo […]
KEBA – POWERLINK interface for high performance servo drives
POWERLINK interface concepts for high performance servo Our ServoOne range of high performance servo drives, manufactured by LTi Motion, are now available with a POWERLINK interface. The high bandwidth of this real-time Industrial Ethernet technology allows for high-performance implementation of centralised control concepts with ServoOne drives over POWERLNK. The high-performance ServoOne drives are available as […]
Send us your technical queries and win a pen with super powers!
We’d like to invite all readers of Motor Technology News (MTN) to send us any questions on any industrial servo, control, positioning or general automation issues for our regular new feature Technical Answers. Our recent feature on cable colour coding, Understanding DESINA, made it into the May 2017 issue of Industrial Technology magazine and many […]
Masters of the Storm, wind simulation
Masters of the Storm Motor Technology has supplied the drives and motors that operate critical components within a huge wind simulator capable of recreating the conditions of a category five hurricane. Motor Technology worked with Cambridge Consultants who designed a unique wind simulation system for The University of Western Ontario, in Canada, for use in […]
MOTEC – Bespoke Servo Solution Delivers Precision Cutting
Bespoke Servo Solution Delivers Precision Cutting Motor Technology, of Stockport, have designed and installed a bespoke servo solution to provide the power, speed and pinpoint accuracy for the manufacture of a high-tech product for the paper making industry. The application, at Albany International, required an 8kW servomotor operating at speeds of up to 7,500rpm powering […]
Servo Drives Control Flying Mirror
Servo Drives Control Flying Mirror During the Edinburgh festival in August 1998 the Lyceum Theatre Company staged, ‘Life is a Dream’ by the Spanish playwright Calderon and received rave reviews from the press and theatregoers alike. The production was set on an open stage with a large 3x6m Rococo mirror, weighing in at 1,000kg, as […]
Beefed up Servos Test Jet Combustion
Beefed up Servos Test Jet Combustion Motor Technology has designed a servo system to drive a rotating drum at high speed in the exhaust of a test rig designed to replicate a jet engine combustor. The rig, which was project managed and built by Howco Oilfield Services based on a design by the Frazer Nash […]
Direct Drive Motor is solution for Revolutionary Urban Wind Turbine
Direct Drive Motor is solution for Revolutionary Urban Wind Turbine Motor Technology, working in partnership with Italian firm Motor Power Company, have designed a customised torque servomotor that will act as a current generator on a new range of innovative, vertical-axis wind turbines designed by the English firm Quiet Revolution. The vertical axis design is […]
Networked Automation System Speeds Helical Insert Production
Networked Automation System Speeds Helical Insert Production Motor Technology has designed and developed a networked automation system for new machinery that has recently been installed at WTI Fasteners of Measham. The new machines, designed and built by WTI to their own specifications, produce helical inserts that are used in fastening applications to prevent threads from […]
Cable colour coding – understanding DESINA
DESINA stands for DistributEd Standardised INstAllation Technology and is a standardisation for components used on industrial machines, including the drives, control systems and cabling. It’s a great idea with many benefits, but, where it relates to cable colour coding, the situation may be a little confusing and there’s room for error. The DESINA standard was […]