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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.

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.

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.

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.

Linear drive

Controls flooring platform for wheelchairs

2019-09-25 Fenton’s Abilitrax platform uses the J1939-connectable Electrak HD linear actuators. This gives upfitters more flexilibity in locating access ramps.

Electrical drive

Generating press forces of 2 kN to 1000 kN

2019-09-25 Tox Pressotechnik has launched its electric drive product range, which is optionally equipped with CANopen interfaces.

Servo drive

Dedicated for airborne applications

2019-09-23 Elmo has previewed the Platinum Bee single-axis controller at the Defence and Security Equipment International (DSEI) tradeshow in London (UK).

Closed loop

Integrated motors for food and beverage machines

2019-09-16 Applied Motion Products offers CANopen Stepservo closed loop integrated motors for closed loop servo control of position, velocity, and torque. This results in higher acceleration rates and faster machine cycles in food and beverage applications.

Synchronous servo drive

CANopen interface complies with CiA 402

2019-09-11 Engel Elektroantriebe (Germany) has launched the HFI series of integrated servo drives.

Battery management system

Software for stackable charging

2019-09-11 Delta-Q has announced its entry into mid-range power charging through its stackable charging software.

CAN Newsletter magazine

Designing a drive system is an interdisciplinary approach

2019-09-09 The drive system is a basic building block for the performance of machines, robots, and hand-held devices. However, there is much more to consider than just the design and the motor selection.