Machine Tool Attachments & Accessories

The XC4e PWM digital drive is Aerotech's high-performance single-axis motor drive to control brushless DC, brush DC, voice coil or stepper motors at up to 340 VDC operating voltage and 30 A peak current capability. All versions are compatible with the Automation 3200 motion platform utilizing the HyperWire motion bus.

For applications that require a high torque, Nanotec offers new planetary gearboxes in two sizes and many reductions: the GP42 gearbox is designed for all motors with NEMA 17-flange, as well as the DF45 external rotor motors from Nanotec. The GP56 gearbox can be combined with all brushless DC and stepper motors in sizes NEMA 23 and 24 (56/60 mm).

Kollmorgen has launched the VLM servomotor series to fill the gap between stepper and high-performance servo motors. The new VLM series synchronous servomotors offer OEMs, machine builders and end users, an excellent price-performance proposition in the torque range of 0.5 to 4.5 Nm continuous and 16 Nm peak, with speeds of up to 6,000 rpm.

In 1880, brothers and colleagues Jacques and Pierre Curie discovered that putting pressure on certain materials created electricity. Taken from the Greek word for "squeeze" (piezein), piezoelectricity was born. Commonly known as the "piezo effect," it also occurs when an electrical field is applied and changes the dimensions of materials. More than 100 years later, PI Ceramic (a division of PI Physik Instrumente) is a leader in the field of piezo ceramic components, including its newest line of mini transducers.

A broad line of standard shaft collars, rigid shaft couplings and problem-solving mechanical components plus the ability to fabricate special parts are available from Stafford Manufacturing Corp.

Integrating grippers with robot arms is often one of the biggest headaches when developing new robotic applications. A major obstacle is mismatched I/O signals between the end-of-arm-tooling (EOAT) and the robot arm. To address this challenge, OnRobot is Iaunching the new Digital I/O Converter Kit to support seamless integration of its RG2, RG6, Gecko, and VG10 grippers with a wider range of both collaborative robots (cobots) and traditional robotic arms.

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Aerotech's XC4 PWM digital drive is a single-axis motor drive designed for brushless DC, brush DC, voice coil and stepper motors at up to 340 VDC operating voltage and 30 A peak current. All versions are compatible with the Automation 3200 motion platform utilizing the HyperWire motion bus.

The new EC-i 52XL 200W brushless servomotor from maxon is a powerhouse. When space is limited but high torque and dynamics are required, the maxon EC-i 52XL motor is a suitable motor choice.