Motion Tronic - Motion Control Buyers' Guide (MCBG)

Douglas, Bradley
Director
[email protected]

Potter, Bradley
Support & Service Manager
[email protected]

Baumuller
(Sole Distributor/Sole Agency, System Integrator/Installer)

Inovance
(Sole Distributor/Sole Agency, System Integrator/Installer)

Microsonic
(Sole Distributor/Sole Agency)

Panasonic
(Shared Agency, Authorised Resellers/Dealer/Sub-Agency, System Integrator/Installer)

ServoMold
(Sole Distributor/Sole Agency)

Section - Actuators & manipulators
–+ Electrical
-Linear
- Electro-linear
- Other
- Servo
- Stepper
-Other
- Other manipulators
-Rotary
- Other
- Servo
- Stepper
Section - Control systems & components
–+ Electrical
-Control components
- Control relays
-Programmable controls
- PC-based
- PLC
-Visualisation
- HMI
–+ Miscellaneous systems & components
-Controllers
- Electro-mechanical
Section - Electro, mechanical, hydraulic, pneumatic systems, including mechatronics & robotics
–+ Manufacturing systems
-Robotics & mechatronics
- Mechatronic components
- Peripherals; Welding
- Robots
Section - Gauges, indicators, transmitters, sensors, encoders & switches
–+ All instrumentation
-Encoders
- Linear
- Rotary
- Synchros & resolvers
-Gauges & indicators
- Counters
- Current
- Digital
- Flow
- Frequency
- Level
- Pressure
- Temperature
- Voltage
-Machine safety
- Overload protection; Electrical
-Other
- Control panels
- Indicator lamps
- Switches; Manual
-Personnel safety
- Light curtains & guards
-Presence sensors
- Capacitive sensors
- Limit switch
- Proximity
-Switches
- Flow
- Level
- Position
-Transmitters & transducers
- Angle
- Current
- Current transformers (CTs)
Section - Motors, drives & motor controllers
–+ Alternative technologies
-Controller motor combinations
-Controllers
-Motors
–+ Electrical
-AC controllers & starters
- 3-phase; frequency control; 1 - 10 kW
- 3-phase; frequency control; 10 - 100 kW
- 3-phase; frequency control; Fractional kW
- 3-phase; frequency control; Over 100 kW
- Direct torque control
- Flux vector control
- Matrix converter
- Regenerative
- Single phase; Frequency control; 1 - 10 kW
- Single phase; Frequency control; Fractional kW
- Single phase; Frequency control; Over 10 kW
- Soft starters; Electronic
- Traction control
-AC Motors
- 3-phase
- 3-phase; 1-10 kW
- 3-phase; Fractional kW
- 3-phase; Synchronous
- Geared
-Controller motor sets
- AC; 3-phase; Frequency control; Closed loop
- AC; 3-phase; Frequency control; Open loop
- AC; Single phase; Frequency control; Closed loop
- AC; Single phase; Frequency control; Open loop
- DC; Motor controller combination; Closed loop
- DC; Motor controller combination; Open loop
- DC; Pulse width modulation (PWM); Closed loop
- DC; Pulse width modulation (PWM); Open loop
-DC controllers & starters
- Current control; 10-100 kW
- Current control; 1-10 kW
- Current control; Fractional kW
- Current control; Over 100 kW
- Regenerative
- Starters
- Traction control
- Voltage control; 10-100 kW
- Voltage control; 1-10 kW
- Voltage control; Fractional kW
- Voltage control; Over 100 kW
-DC Motors
- 10-100 kW
- 1-10 kW
- Servomotor; Geared
Section - Power generation & storage
–+ Electrical
-Other
- DC power supplies; 0-120 V
- DC power supplies; 120-600 V
Section - Services
–+ Electrical
-Design & engineering
- Engineering
- System integration/consulting
-Maintenance
- General maintenance
-Manufacture
- Control panel
- MCC
–+ Other services
-Plant & maintenance
- Condition monitoring
–+ Pneumatic
-Design & engineering
- Engineering
- System integration/consulting