Motor Drives, Robotics & Controls

    October 2013
    Take the opportunity to present your latest developments at the user oriented PCIM South America Conference. Author advantages: Well-known platform to present your know-how to a professional
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    Date:
    10/28/2013
    GAM creates a complete gearbox and coupling assembly for customer's actuator system
    A customer was looking to drive two ball screws in unison using a single motor and also needed gear reducers to meet the application requirements. The ball screws were in parallel and positioned
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    10/25/2013
    Wind River, a leader in embedded software for intelligent connected systems, introduced the latest version of Wind River Intelligent Device Platform, a complete software development environment used
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    10/25/2013
    Microstepping motor driver IC from Allegro offers built-in translator for easy operation
    The new A4992 from Allegro MicroSystems Europe is a single-chip microstepping motor driver with a built-in translator that simplifies operation by minimising the need for external control circuitry. The
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    Date:
    10/23/2013
    C&K claims industry's most compact EN-14604-certified switch
    C&K Components, a leading international supplier of tact switches, toggle and rocker switches, and smart card interconnect devices, has expanded its line of switch products for smoke detectors in
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    Date:
    10/21/2013
    EPC releases development board highlighting 100V enhancement-mode GaN FETs in parallel
    Efficient Power Conversion (EPC) introduced the EPC9017 half bridge development board for high current, high step down voltage, buck Intermediate Bus Converter (IBC) applications using eGaN FETs.
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    Date:
    10/21/2013
    Research and Markets has released the "Circuit Breaker Market & Fuse Market by Type, Application Non-Residential/Residential Construction, Electronic/Electrical Equipment, Transportation Equipment
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    Date:
    10/18/2013
    Micrel, an industry leader in high performance linear and power solutions, LAN and timing and communications solutions, introduced the MIC4604, a 85V Half Bridge MOSFET driver that features an integrated
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    Date:
    10/17/2013
    Efficient Power Conversion Corporation (EPC) introduced devices with a high-lead solder termination ideal for applications requiring higher temperature solder. The EPC2801, EPC2815, and EPC2818 feature
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    Date:
    10/16/2013
    Americas largest electromagnetic event concludes in Chicago
    The coil winding, insulation and electrical manufacturing exhibition (CWIEME), held in Chicago from 8 to 10 October, attracted a large and enthusiastic visitor base from a broad range of well- known
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    Date:
    10/14/2013
    New analog IC selection web tool delivers immediate results
    Imagine an engineer who develops a new application and needs a variety of Power Management, Data Converter and other ICs. The typical way to find specifications matching products is either the re-use
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    Date:
    10/11/2013
    Elteks Flatpack S 1800W rectifier challenges industry with a power density of 47W/in3
    Eltek, a leader in high efficiency (HE) power systems for telecommunications, industrial applications, and renewable energy projects announced an extension to their Flatpack S family with the launch
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    Date:
    10/10/2013
    STMicroelectronics, a semiconductor leader serving customers across the spectrum of electronics applications, and Movea, a leading provider of data-fusion and motion-processing technologies for consumer
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    Date:
    10/08/2013
    Experts from industry and academia are kindly invited to present their latest developments and expectations for future trends at the PCIM 2014 conference (previously unpublished submissions only).
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    Date:
    10/08/2013
    Advanced source measure unit instrument sports an interactive touchscreen display

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    Keithley Instruments, a leader in advanced electrical test instruments and systems, announced the first benchtop Source Measure Unit (SMU) instrument with a capacitive touchscreen graphical user interface.
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    Date:
    10/07/2013
    Allegro MicroSystems offers dual full-bridge motor driver IC for automotive and harsh environment applications
    The A4990 from Allegro MicroSystems Europe is a dual full-bridge driver IC designed to operate one bipolar stepper or two brush DC motors in automotive and harsh environment industrial applications.
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    10/03/2013
    Coilcraft will participate in the 16th European Microwave Week, held October 6-11 at the Nürnberg Convention Center, Nuremberg, Germany. The Coilcraft exhibit will include its broad range of wirewound
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    Date:
    10/02/2013
    Two cars carrying STMicro's tech set to race in World Solar Challenge in Australia
    In this year's World Solar Challenge, two cars are being powered by technology from STMicroelectronics, a global semiconductor leader serving customers across the spectrum of electronics applications.
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    Date:
    10/02/2013
    Motor & Drive Systems 2014, January 29-30 in Orlando, Fla. has just released the full program and schedule for its 11th annual event. The conference is focused on the latest technical advancements
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    Date:
    10/02/2013
    TI unveils first current-sharing LDOs for harsh environments
    Texas Instruments introduced the first current-sharing low-dropout (LDO) linear voltage regulators for harsh environments. The current-sharing feature of the 3-A TPS7H1101-SP and the 0.5-A TPS7H1201-HT
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    Date:
    10/02/2013
    Dual 13A Module regulator from Linear offers digital interface for remote monitoring & control
    Linear Technology announced the LTM4676, a dual 13A or single 26A μModule® (micromodule) step-down DC/DC regulator with a serial digital interface. The interface enables system designers and remote
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    Date:
    10/02/2013
    Power supplies from SolaHD drive controls in photocell arrays and solar reflectors
    Solar power is as old as the planet itself. Today, thanks to technology, this inexhaustible energy source is growing exponentially, promising to fundamentally change the way we live and work for centuries
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    Date:
    10/01/2013
    Latest motion controllers from Lenze offer sequence control and visualization
    Leading manufacturer of electrical and mechanical drives, motion control and automation technology, Lenze Americas recently expanded its successful PC-based controller series with the recent release
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    Date:
    10/01/2013
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