Dave, If you want to give me the specific requirements I can fwd that to my rep and get a quote for you, they are pretty darn competitive and Parker is way over priced. We use these all the time on the assmebly lines in the worlds largest small engine factory located here in Poplar Bluff.
John Dave wrote: > John, > > Right, and those look like a good alternative to Parker Actuators like > you said. I'll have to remember that. :-) > > This customer wants true linear servo motors but they want them at > stepper motor prices... I was wondering if the Chinese had started > making linear servos and driven the price down but apparently that is > not happening. > > I'm going to recommend that they go with another Parker Linear servo > setup if they want to use true linear motors. That will be way outside > of their budget which should shock them back into reality so they begin > to talk about what they > can realistically afford. > > I'm sure you have seen this many times yourself; They want a Cadillac > motion control system at a Yugo price. :-( > > Dave > > > > On 6/18/2011 6:44 AM, John Thornton wrote: > >> You can use any servo with the Tolomatic actuators and they provide the >> proper mounting adapter for the motor. >> You just have to tell them when you order what your using. Also they >> have (what we use now a lot) >> a linear actuator with motor and drive all in one. You only need to >> provide power and digital signals to run >> programs built into the drive. >> >> John >> >> Viesturs Lācis wrote: >> >> >>> But there are no linear motors in Tolomatic page... Do I understand >>> correctly, that John is using Tolomatic's linear actuators with >>> Panasonic servo motors? >>> >>> Viesturs >>> >>> 2011/6/17 John Thornton<[email protected]>: >>> >>> >>> >>>> I've never priced them... I get my Tolomatic and Panasonic from Fluid >>>> Power in St. Louis. >>>> >>>> John >>>> >>>> Dave wrote: >>>> >>>> >>>> >>>>> Thanks John, >>>>> >>>>> I've never heard of Tolomatic so I will have to look them up. >>>>> >>>>> Have you ever priced any Yaskawa linear servo motors and drives? Are >>>>> they in the same price ranges as Parker? >>>>> >>>>> Dave >>>>> >>>>> On 6/17/2011 7:40 AM, John Thornton wrote: >>>>> >>>>> >>>>> >>>>> >>>>>> 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
