I use Tolomatic on all my linear applications, excellent service, quality components and much more cost effective than Parker. For industrial applications I pair their slides with Panasonic servos and drives which is usually controlled with a PLC.
John Dave wrote: > Has anyone found a source of less expensive linear servo motors? > > I have a client who really wants to use some linear servo motors to > retrofit some machines. He doesn't really "need" them but he has some > Parker linear servo motors that I installed a couple > of years ago and he really likes them but they can't afford to pay the > big bucks for more Parker linear drives. These are two axes machines > that look like lathes. > > The one long motor (Z axis) has about a 40 inch stroke and 50 lbs of > force. > The other short motor (X axis) has about 30 lbs of force. > > I believe that these two motors and drives were in the $12,000 range a > few years ago. > > The motors I used before were ironless, I believe they were specified > that way to eliminate cogging since this is a very low speed application. > > Thanks, Dave > > > > ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ > EditLive Enterprise is the world's most technically advanced content > authoring tool. Experience the power of Track Changes, Inline Image > Editing and ensure content is compliant with Accessibility Checking. > http://p.sf.net/sfu/ephox-dev2dev > _______________________________________________ > Emc-users mailing list > [email protected] > https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/emc-users > ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ EditLive Enterprise is the world's most technically advanced content authoring tool. Experience the power of Track Changes, Inline Image Editing and ensure content is compliant with Accessibility Checking. http://p.sf.net/sfu/ephox-dev2dev _______________________________________________ Emc-users mailing list [email protected] https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/emc-users
