High Capacity Relay with Mirror Contacts
October 4, 2007 6:36 am | Product Releases | CommentsOmron Electronic Components LLC introduced the G7Z power relay that provides up to 40A switching capacity per pole on the N.O. Contact. The resistive load rating is 40A @ 440V AC for N.O. contact and 25A @ 440V AC for N.C. contact. It has an inductive load rating of 22A @ 440V AC on the N.O. contact (Power factor = 0.3). The relay comes in 2-FormA+2-FormB, 3-FormA+1-FormB, and 4-FormA pole configurations. The 4-FormA version has a maximum current carrying capacity of 160A when each N.O. Contact is wired in parallel.
LISTED UNDER: Electromechanical/Mechanical DevicesCustom Disk Jog Switch
September 25, 2007 6:53 am | Product Releases | CommentsOmron Electronic Components introduces its B5V-1422 disk jog switch that offers a single user interface with which to scroll through lists and make choices. Five tactile selector switches (a center push button and four peripheral push points) are combined with a rotational jog feature. Using both functions, users can navigate through lists and then make choices with the pushbutton switch.
LISTED UNDER: Electromechanical/Mechanical DevicesModular Spindle Drives
September 25, 2007 6:37 am | Product Releases | CommentsMaxon Precision Motors announces its GP 22 S and GP 32 S gearheads that are adjusted for spindles, withstand high loads and assemble easily due to a special spindle intake. Three standard spindle types include metric spindles, trapeze spindles and spherical rotating spindles. They are available in steel or ceramic variations up to 200 mm in length, and they are supplied with matching spindle nuts.
LISTED UNDER: Electromechanical/Mechanical DevicesSMD Rotary DIP Switches
September 25, 2007 6:24 am | Product Releases | CommentsOmron Electronic Components LLC announces its A6RS series of gull-winged terminal surface mounted (SMD) rotary DIP switches for static function-select settings on control boards. These top-actuated switches are available with flat or extended shafts, 10 position (decimal) or 16 position (hexadecimal) outputs and terminal arrangements of 4 × 1 and 3 × 3 which allow for flexibility in circuit design.
LISTED UNDER: Electromechanical/Mechanical DevicesUniversal Programmable Microstepping Stepper Motor
September 12, 2007 5:32 am | Product Releases | CommentsThe MD2S from US Digital is a universal programmable microstepping stepper motor driver capable of driving size 17 to 42 stepper motors. DIP switches allow for the selection of 29 microstep resolutions from 5 to 256 microsteps per step. Motor currents are selectable from 0.5A to 7.0A per winding in 0.5 Amp increments. An L-option, low current version, is available with selectable current output from 0.20 to 3.6 Amps per winding in 0.05 Amp increments.
LISTED UNDER: Electromechanical/Mechanical DevicesMulti-function Miniature Toggle Switch
September 5, 2007 5:58 am | Product Releases | CommentsPhaseda LLC introduces its MS-series miniature toggle switch. The toggle switch’s options include single pole and double pole, On/Off, On/On, On/Off/On and momentary. Terminals are solder lug, PC through-hole type. It has UL rating at 5A 125VAC and is fully compliant with European RoHS. The toggle switch has over 10,000 electrical life cycles. Rubber cap is available for dust & water protection.
LISTED UNDER: Electromechanical/Mechanical DevicesMiniature Servo Drives Support Up to 2,400W
August 29, 2007 6:22 am | Product Releases | CommentsElmo Motion Control introduced three miniature servo drives that support up to 2,400W. The new Whistle servo drives achieve high power density coupled with SimplIQ intelligence and are available in the following additional models: WHI-15/60 (15A, 60VDC), WHI-10/100 (10A, 100V), WHI-15/100 (15A, 100V). By integrating the company’s FASST (Fast And Soft Switching Technology) power management technology with thermal management technology, the miniature Whistle exhibits a power density of 35 W/cm3.
LISTED UNDER: Electromechanical/Mechanical DevicesProximity Switches Monitor Liquids and Bulk Materials
August 27, 2007 12:47 pm | Product Releases | CommentsContrinex introduces its line of capacitive proximity switches for monitoring the levels of liquids, pastes and bulk material in machines, installations and vehicles even through non-metallic dividing walls. These switches are suitable as limit switches, contact-free position switches, for monitoring and positioning, as pulse generators for counting purposes, and for distance and speed measurement.
LISTED UNDER: Electromechanical/Mechanical DevicesLightweight Brushless DC Motor
August 27, 2007 12:43 pm | Product Releases | CommentsMicroMo Electronics, Inc. announces its Smoovy Series 0308…B brushless DC motor. This version uses the System FAULHABER skewed winding in combination with a rotor made of Neodymium rare-earth magnets to provide cog-free motion. The bearing system is composed of jewel bearings. With an external motor-diameter of 3 mm, a length of 8 mm and a weight of 0.33g, the motor is really a microdrive.
LISTED UNDER: Electromechanical/Mechanical DevicesSMT Tact Switch with Dual LEDs
August 27, 2007 12:37 pm | Product Releases | CommentsE-Switch announces its TL3200 tact switch in an ultra-miniature design and dual LEDs with single or dual color options in red, green or yellow. The switch measures 4.5 mm × 6.8 mm × 2 mm. Contact rating is 50 mA at 12V DC, life expectancy is 30,000 cycles, contact resistance is 500 m?, dielectric strength is 250V AC, actuation force is 160 gf +75/-30 gf and operating temperature is -25°C to +85°C.
LISTED UNDER: Electromechanical/Mechanical DevicesBrushed Ironless DC Motors
August 27, 2007 12:30 pm | Product Releases | CommentsPortescap introduces its 25 mm brushed ironless DC motors that feature a carbon brush commutation method for high volume manufacturing applications. This commutation method coupled with a metallic front end and optional integrated EMC filter make these motors suitable for rugged operation in semiconductor wafer handling and metrology and in industrial equipment applications.
LISTED UNDER: Electromechanical/Mechanical DevicesRoHS Automotive A9 Series Relay
August 27, 2007 12:25 pm | Product Releases | CommentsCIT Relay & Switch announces its upgraded automotive A9 Series relays. With a switching capacity to 40A, these relays offer contact arrangement of SPST N.O. The series uses standard automotive fuses that encompass nine options from 3A to 40A, and it also accommodates industry standard resettable. Coil voltage options are 6V DC, 12V DC and 24 VDC. Offering contact resistance of <50 mW initially, the maximum switching power is 420W with maximum switching voltage of 75V DC and maximum switching current of 30A
LISTED UNDER: Electromechanical/Mechanical DevicesDetent-Action Instrument and Control Switches
August 27, 2007 12:14 pm | Product Releases | CommentsElectroswitch offers its Series 24 and Series 31 detent-action instrument and control switches for the electric power industry. Configurable to meet the needs of a variety of specific utility applications, both series feature double-wiping, silver-plated contacts for long life and terminal screws for easy installation.
LISTED UNDER: Electromechanical/Mechanical DevicesStepper Drives for 200V AC Operation
August 27, 2007 12:10 pm | Product Releases | CommentsApplied Motion Products announces its STAC6-Q stepper drives with current output from 0.5A to 3.2A with 220V AC input. They provide software selectable resolutions from 200 to 51,200 steps/rev at speeds up to 50 rps. The robust Q programming environment provides options for downloading, storing and executing multiple programs with a single drive, giving users the benefit of register manipulation, conditional processing, math functions and multi-tasking.
LISTED UNDER: Electromechanical/Mechanical DevicesSlim Line DC Brushless Blower Fans
August 27, 2007 10:47 am | Product Releases | CommentsUTEC introduce Slim Line DC Brushless Blower Fans to fit into lowprofile applications. The blowers provide maximum air performance with its dual intake type frame and it is suitable for Note Book, A4 size Laptop, PDA Mobile Devices and any other low profile applications.
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