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CANopen drives

Providing currents up to 500 A

2020-08-03 The Rayon drives from Redler Technologies (Israel) are dedicated for brush-less DC motor control. The devices integrate one CANopen interface respectively.

CANopen inverter

Powering water pumps with photovoltaic

2020-08-03 Gefran (Italy) offers its ADV200 inverter with optional CANopen connectivity for water pumps. This is supported by a special application software.

For all battery types

Battery charger with customizable charging curves

2020-07-23 CB12245AJ from Adelsystem (Italy) is a battery charging and monitoring unit. It can provide more than 50 charging status and failure parameters via CAN, using the J1939 higher-layer protocol.

IP67 or IP69K rated

J1939 actuator for harsh environments

2020-07-20 Thomson (US) introduced the Electrak MD electromechanical linear actuators with embedded J1939 interface. It is suited for mobile off-highway, material handling, and factory automation applications.

CANopen

UL-recognized integrated servo motors

2020-07-14 Applied Motion Products increased the acceptance of MDX integrated servo motors into industrial motion control applications with UL-recognition on all models. The products come with CANopen.

0,75 kW to 1,65 MW

Customizable frequency inverter for cranes

2020-07-03 ADV200 HC by Gefran (Italy) is a field-oriented vector inverter for hoist and crane applications. Connection to a CANopen or a Devicenet network is possible using an interface card.

Off-shore and maritime

Li-Ion batteries with up to 10-kWh and management system

2020-07-01 Aentron (Germany) supplies battery systems for maritime, industrial, and other demanding applications. The batteries feature CAN connectivity.

Up to 300 bar

Linear and rotary actuators for subsea applications

2020-05-28 Olsen Actuation (UK) provides the OLX linear actuator series and the ORX rotary actuator series with CAN interfaces. The company recently joined the CAN in Automation (CiA) association.

IP65/IP67-protected

Pneumatic valves with CANopen interface

2020-05-08 The Airline Field (Type 8653) valve island from Buerkert (Germany) was developed for use outside of the control cabinet, for example in process automation applications.

Single axis

Servo controller module with CAN and CANopen

2020-05-08 The TMCM-1617 from Trinamic is a miniaturized single-axis servo drive for 3-phase BLDC motors with up to 18 A power measurement and +24 V supply. Customization and different casing options are possible. It supports CiA 301 and CiA 402.

26 mm x 34,5 mm x 17 mm

Servo drives for space-limited applications

2020-04-24 Ingenia, part of Celera Motion (Novanta), released the Everest servo drive series with CANopen-connectivity.

0,25 kW to 160 kW

Frequency inverters with CANopen interface

2020-04-22 The CANopen-connectible Nordac frequency inverters family from Nord Drivesystems includes control cabinet inverters and decentralized frequency inverters.

Linear movements

Low-noise electronic hoist cylinders for precise positioning

2020-04-17 Paul Herm. Seckendorf (Germany) produces the Proaxis electronic hoist cylinders integrating drive amplifiers with CANopen connectivity.

CiA 402 supported

Motor, drive, and feedback connections in one unit

2020-04-02 Haydon Kerk Pittman, a business unit of Ametek, provides the EC042B Idea brushless DC motor. The unit with 42 mm in diameter features an integrated motion controller with CANopen interface.

Industry 4.0 capable

Drive system with CANopen and Ethernet connectivity

2020-03-24 The CDS (cyber dynamic system) from Wittenstein Cyber Motor (Germany) is a motor-integrated servo drive system. Four sizes from 17 mm to 40 mm outer diameter are available.

Digital servo drive

With CANopen and extended environment capabilities

2020-03-19 Advanced Motion Controls introduced six additions to the Flexpro servo drive series with extended environment capabilities. CANopen connectivity is available on request.

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.