Automated mobile equipment, which transports items in warehouses and freight centers as well as assembly operations, continues to boost demand for power-transmission and motion control systems. In fact, the worldwide mobile-robot market will reach nearly $15 billion by 2026, according to researchandmarkets.com. Almost all run off electric-motor drivetrains that are relatively expensive upfront but with […]
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Allied Motion acquires TCI, LLC
Allied Motion Technologies Inc. has acquired TCI, LLC, a leading developer and manufacturer of active (electronic) and passive (magnetic) products to resolve power quality and harmonic issues associated with industrial power conversion for $64.1 million. The purchase price was funded with existing cash plus borrowings under the Company’s revolving credit facility. “TCI broadens and strengthens […]
Frameless motor basics video: Operation, integration, and application
Frameless motors are rotor-and-stator subcomponent sets that aren’t prefixed in a traditional motor housing. They don’t include an output shaft (or shaft-support bearings) either. Instead, the OEM or design engineer works with the supplier to tightly integrate the frameless motor stator and rotor directly into the machine and framing. Watch this video for more: However, […]
Allied Motion introduces brushless DC motor with integrated drive
Allied Motion Technologies introduces the KinetiMax 42 EB, a 42-mm diameter outer rotor, brushless DC motor with an integrated drive. Extremely compact, the KinetiMax 42 has a robust bearing system capable of handling high side loads. It has a minimum operating life of 20,000 hours. The KinetiMax has an integrated speed control loop with speed […]
Megaflux direct-drive torque motors from Allied Motion now in smaller sizes
Allied Motion Technologies now sells smaller frame sizes of its frameless Megaflux direct-drive torque motors to satisfy more OEM applications. Motors come in sizes from 60 to 792 mm in outside diameter, with multiple stack lengths for each diameter: Continuous stall torque from 0.3 up to 2020 Nm (1490 lb-ft) 12 standard frame sizes from 60 […]
