Drive technology - News and articles

Completely detached: hovering robot

On the ISS, the hovering robot CIMON assists the astronauts with their experiments. Like in a science fiction movie, it floats freely in the station. To reach and maintain its desired position, it uses propellers driven by Faulhaber servomotors.

Round table

Individually configurable

Sauter has various series with different sizes in its rotary table portfolio. In addition to the RT Torque and Speed series with direct drive, the company also offers the Sauter RT Compact series, which has a worm gear.

From steam engine to HyperPodX

120 years of Continental drive belts

Continental has significantly shaped the history of the drive belt and thus the progress of the industry. The registration of the Continental brand for drive belts dates back to 1899.

Automotive & Industrial Drive Solutions

Bühler Motor strengthens management

Achim Brömmel took over responsibility for Program Management Automotive & Industrial Drive Solutions at the Bühler Motor Group on October 1. He succeeds Mark Furtwängler in this position.

Low-voltage motors

New roller drives in 16 weeks

Menzel Elektromotoren has manufactured eight size 500 low-voltage motors for a rolling mill.

All options: Dampers in linear modules

Good brakes are needed when driving fast. Users of linear drives have a wide range of components and system solutions to choose from: on the one hand, hydraulic damping elements such as small shock absorbers for more demanding solutions and, on the other, more cost-effective products such as structural dampers for simpler tasks. Two practical examples from ACE shock absorbers illustrate that there are suitable solutions for practically all applications that allow even fast processes to run smoothly.

Linear technology

SKF Motion Technologies becomes Ewellix

After fifty years as part of the SKF Group, SKF Motion Technologies (SMT) was acquired by Triton Partners in December 2018. Now the linear technology specialists are taking the next step and presenting their new name and brand identity.

Dunkermotors

With IoT at the Motek

Dunkermotoren will once again be represented at Motek in Stuttgart in 2019, presenting product highlights relating to the Industrial Internet of Things. Including: tubular linear direct drives.

Drives

Intelligently automated

The ECI 63.xx K5 from ebm-papst can be operated as a drive in positioning, speed, current or torque control and thus supports the communication and motion profiles in accordance with IEC 61800-7 (DS402).