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CANopen-capable

Scalable solutions for stepper motors

2020-02-18 The TMCM-1278 from Trinamic Motion Control, as well as the PD60/86-1278 Pandrive, offer a complete solution for driving and controlling high-power stepper motors.

Battery management

Energy supply for automated guided vehicles

2020-02-07 The German company RKB Electronic offers battery solutions for AGVs (automated guided vehicles). The batteries are optionally equipped with a CAN interface using CANopen as a higher-layer protocol.

For pneumatic actuators

Switchbox with integrated pilot valve

2020-02-06 The Gemue 4242 by Gemue (Germany) is a combi switchbox for pneumatically-operated linear actuators. Application of the Devicenet-capable device in explosive areas is possible.

CiA 402

Stepper motor controllers with CANopen

2020-01-29 Koco Motion presented its EM_S stepper motor controllers which are controlled by the clock direction interface. The devices are available with CANopen or Ethercat interfaces.

Battery charging solution

Supporting charging stations in Europe and North America

2020-01-15 Delta-Q Technologies announced its Vehicle Charge Interface Module (VCIM). This expands the company’s power charging capabilities to support electric vehicle AC charging stations or electric vehicle supply equipment (EVSEs).

Ultrasonic generator

CANopen interface certified by CiA

2020-01-10 The AGM Pro ultrasonic generator series for welding machines has passed the CANopen conformance test. CiA has tested it successfully.

International Automotive Congress

Hydrogen recirculation blower

2019-12-17 At the 12^th International Automotive Congress 2019 in Shanghai, southern China, Rheinmetall Automotive received an award for its new hydrogen recirculation blower. It provides CAN communication.

Technical Associate program

Staccato Technologies joins Kvaser

2019-12-05 Staccato Technologies, a Swedish valve producer and newly appointed Kvaser Technical Associate, has chosen Kvaser Leaf Light CAN-to-USB interfaces to package with a product for fine pneumatic actuator control.

SPS 2019

Brushless motor with integrated positioning controller

2019-11-25 Maxon (Switzerland) shows on the SPS tradeshow a drive dedicated for industrial and logistics applications.

With integrated motors

One million drives sold

2019-11-22 Since 2001, Schneider Electric Motion has sold more than one million of its Mdrive devices, optionally equipped with CANopen interfaces.

On-board charger

Based on GaN components and CAN-connectable

2019-11-14 Finepower (Germany) has launched a GaN-based (Gallium Nitride) charger. The 3-kW product measures 210 mm x 50 mm x 60 mm without housing.

For battery-powered equipment

Switching regulator with CAN interface

2019-11-14 Recom’s (Austria) input voltage switching regulator R-78HE is suitable for industrial 48-V battery-powered equipment. The product can be connected to a CAN network.

SPS 2019

CANopen direct drives

2019-11-13 Halstrup-Walcher is part of the SPS 2019 fair in Nuremberg, Germany. They show its PSD direct drives which are available with CANopen and other interfaces.

CANopen

Servo drives with secondary encoder inputs

2019-10-30 Applied Motion Products introduced the SSDC series of its Stepservo drives. They offer more digital inputs and outputs (I/O) than its integrated motor counterparts, such as secondary encoder inputs for dual position-loop control.

Drilling, cutting, engraving, and more

CO₂ laser-based sub-system with CAN

2019-10-23 The Coherent Powerline C is a CO₂ laser-based sub-system which uses CAN for communication. It is suitable for precision drilling, cutting, scribing, structuring, marking, and engraving of a wide range of materials.

Interlift 2019

Elevator hydraulic valve with CANopen Lift

2019-10-16 Bucher Hydraulics' digital hydraulic elevator wins “Zuger” innovation award. As part of digitization, the iValve is the world's first elevator hydraulic valve to be equipped with a CAN communication interface.

LEV drives

Featuring J1939-based connectivity

2019-10-15 Kelly (China) produces the KLS8080I/IPS motor controllers and motors for light electric vehicles (LEV). Such LEVs include e-motorcycles, e-scooters, golf carts, and go-carts, for example.

Connecting to PLC or HMI

Stepper motor communicates via CANopen

2019-10-07 JVL introduced a slim captive, non captive, external nut integrated linear stepper motor. CANopen provides the MIL stepper motors connections to a PLC or HMI.

E-bike drives

Controlled via CANopen

2019-09-30 Maxon has teamed up with Aarios, Interbike, and Duesenspeed to develop a complete series of e-bike devices. This includes drives, batteries, HMIs, and hot controllers.

Inter Airport Europe

Optimum performance in the control cabinet

2019-09-26 From 08 to 11 October 2019, Nord Drivesystems exhibits at Inter Airport Europe in Munich, Germany. They show their CANopen-based frequency inverters.