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  • Synchronized Motion Using Encoder Following

    Apr
    29

    Encoder following, which is also known as A/B Quadrature control mode, can be utilized on stepper and servo drives sold by Applied Motion Products. An encoder is a feedback device most commonly found in servo systems where positional feedback is essential for closed-loop control.

  • New Product: IP65-Rated Integrated Drive+Motor

    Apr
    29

    The SWM24 fuses a high performance motion controller to a high torque NEMA24 step motor. (The NEMA24 frame size mounts like the popular NEMA 23 motor, but has a 15% larger cross section, allowing it to deliver more torque in the same length.) The entire package is engineered to resist the ingress of water and dust to IP65 standards. All connectors are sealed, M12 style.

  • Did You Know? App Notes

    Apr
    16

    For most systems, a new or replacement drive will be commissioned with ST Configurator before installation into the machine. This is a one-time event for a drive, and if a predefined configuration file is used it takes only a few minutes to complete the procedure. It does however, require a PC to load the configuration data to the drive. ST Configurator remains the recommended way to configure a new drive, but for large or very complex machines this extra step is something that the operators may wish to avoid.

  • New Product: High Performance Ethernet Drive+Motor

    Apr
    16

    The new STM23 models fuse a high performance motion controller with 100 MBit Ethernet communications to a high torque NEMA23 step motor. Connecting to an Allen-Bradley ControlLogix, CompactLogix or MicroLogix PLC? EtherNet/IP is also available.

  • Did You Know? Test Your Move!

    Apr
    16

    The Move Profile Analysis tool allows you to graphically view the move profile you are programming. Not sure how your stepper motor will perform when you change one or more characteristics of the move profile, such as, distance, accel, decel, or velocity? You do now! The Move Profile Analysis Tool allows you to make one or more changes and then test the move in your application via the Test Profile button. Your stepper motor will move when you click the Test Profile button so be prepared and use caution.

  • Introducing Brushless Planetary Gearheads

    Apr
    16

    Applied motion Products is pleased to announce our new PG series of inexpensive planetary gears. Custom designed for use with our new line of brushless DC motors, our first model is available in 42 mm diameter with as many as three gear stages and a wide variety of reduction ratios ranging from 3.65:1 to 393:1. See the website for stocked standard ratios. Output torques ratings range from 3.0 to 15 N-m (425 to 2100 oz-in).

  • Jeff's Wining Again - Soquel Vineyards

    Apr
    16

     

    If you’re not busy on a weekend afternoon and feel like taking a drive into the Santa Cruz Mountains, Soquel Vineyards is a great destination.  They’re above Soquel Village, on Glen Haven Road next to Camp Kennolyn, and were founded by twin brothers Peter and Paul Bargetto and their friend Jon Morgan.  The Bargetto name has long been synonymous with winemaking in the Santa Cruz area.

  • Jeff's Wining Again - Send in the Clones

    Jan
    24

    If you enjoy Pinot Noir, at some point you’ve probably encountered the word “clone”, as in “This wine is crafted from Dijon clone 115”. A clone is not actually the result of a test tube experiment, and it’s certainly not any kind of genetically modified organism, or GMO. Pinot clones are simply grape vines grown from cuttings of the best Pinot vines from renowned vineyards, or their descendents. Most clones grown in Oregon and California were cloned from French Burgundian stock. Many of the most common clones originated in Dijon, hence the term “Dijon Clone”.

  • Did You Know? Custom Labeling for OEMs

    Jan
    24

    Did you know that Applied Motion Products will help all of our Original Equipment Manufacturer (OEM) customers protect their valuable spare parts business? Applied Motion Products will assign a custom part number or assist with designing a custom label to help your organization build brand awareness and protect your OEM machinery’s spare parts business. When any organization inquires directly to Applied Motion Products regarding a custom part number, it is Applied Motion Products’ organizational policy to re-direct that request for the custom part back to the OEM.

  • A 2013 Message from Our President

    Jan
    24

    In my 2012 New Year message, I commented on the impressive number of new products the team had introduced during the prior 12 months. I am now more than impressed to announce that this year we have far surpassed that effort by introducing in 2012 seven new product groups and 49 separate model numbers.

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