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CiA 402 drive

Customizable to every motor

2022-11-23 Dunkermotoren, a part of Ametek group, has released the Nexofox BGE 5510 Dpro external controller, which can be used with motors of different manufacturers.

Linear actuator

Integrating encoder and drive

2022-11-21 Nanotec (Germany) launched the CANopen-connectable PSA56 drive unit combining the LSA56 hybrid linear actuator and the drive controllers of PD4-E series.

Electronica 2022

DC power supplies and loads

2022-11-15 At the Electronica 2022 in Munich, Germany, EA Elektro-Automatik has introduced its DC power supplies and electronic loads in hall A4, stand 414. CAN and CANopen interfaces are provided optionally.

SPS 2022

CiA 402 is the dominating drive profile

2022-11-14 Many drives and motion controller suppliers support the CiA 402 profile. It is the state-of-art profile not only used by CANopen, but also by other network technologies.

Servo drive

Suitable for surgical robots and exoskeletons

2022-11-02 Celera Motion (U.S.A.) has launched the CANopen Everest S servo drive, which is 30 % smaller than the company’s CANopen predecessor drives.

Innotrans 2022

Air-free brake system with CAN

2022-09-30 At the Innotrans 2022, Siemens Mobility showed its air-free brake system developed jointly with Liebherr. The device uses a 24-V power supply and a CAN interface to control the brake actuator.

CAN-based drive

For less than 16-kg e-bikes

2022-09-14 Maxon’s CAN-based Bikedrive Air system is deployed in e-bikes from Cipollini (Italy), Transalpes, and Thömus (both Switzerland) enabling bike weights of less than 16 kg.

Motion controller

Optimized for multi-axis synchronization

2022-09-07 The Micromacs6 developed by drive specialist Maxon and motion control solution specialist Zub is a compact multi-axis controller with two CANopen interfaces.

Expanding product series

CANopen inverters with power outputs from 0,25 kW to 22 kW

2022-08-08 Nord Drivesystems has announced to expand its CANopen-capable Nordac PRO inverter family to include two power levels covering ranges from 0,25 kW to 22 kW. It provides a CANopen interface, supporting CiA 402 device profile for drives and motion contr...

Motor

CANopen version available

2022-07-18 Following Dunkermotoren’s BG 66, BGE5510, and BG 95, the BG 75 is now also available as a dPro version. A CANopen version is available for connection and programming of the motors.

New CiA member

CANopen stepper motor drivers

2022-07-18 Auxind (Italy) offers integrated and housed Full Digital (FD) drives for stepper motors. The units support the CiA 402 CANopen device profile for drives and motion control.

Product addition

Drive units with CAN for e-bikes

2022-07-15 Shimano added the EP6 drive unit for e-bikes to its product range. According to them, it brings the same ride feel and performance of the high-end EP8 platform to a mid-level price point. Power supply and maximum current for the CAN interface are 12&...

CiA 402 motion controller

Servo drive system with CANopen

2022-07-06 The electronics specialist Adlos and the drive specialist Koco Motion have developed the Kannmotion servo drive system. It consists of a motor with integrated encoder and a directly attached control.

RECHARGEABLE BATTERY

Based on LTO cells

2022-06-22 Toshiba has introduced the SCiB battery cells coming with CAN interfaces to provide status data to the battery management unit.

Hermes award

Integrated drive with safety features

2022-06-08 Sumitomo Drive Technologies is the winner of the Hermes award 2022. The awarded product complies with CiA 402 and provides an optional CANopen connectivity.

Hannover Messe 2022

CANopen for integrated stepper motors

2022-05-31 JVL (Denmark), producer in the field of integrated servo and stepper motors, is announcing an improved implementation of the CANopen protocol for responder operation. All motor functions are available in CANopen through gateway objects with selectabl...

CANopen communication

Motor drive with tension control

2022-05-17 Delta announced its advanced AC motor drive MH300 series in Europe, the Middle East, and Asia (EMEA). It comes with CANopen, a power range of 0,4 kW to 75 kW, and numerous tension control features.

Two in one

Brushed DC motor combined with controller

2022-05-03 Two worlds meet and go hand in hand in the future, stated Dunkermotoren (Germany): The brushed DC motor (GR series) which is a universally-applicable drive motor which runs without semiconductors and the BGE 5510 dPro controller with CANopen.

Stepper motor

With CANopen connectivity

2022-04-14 The ISI57 and ISI60 stepper motors by Delta Line (Switzerland) integrate a motor control unit and optionally a CAN interface supporting CANopen.

CANopen drive

Award winner in the motors & drives category

2022-04-14 The DS2020 Combitronic drives was selected as a 2021 Idea! Award winner. The product by Moog Animatics had been released last year.