Elmo Motion Control’s Platinum series advanced servo drives feature EtherCAT™ networking for ultra-fast machine synchronised single and multi-axis motion, and industry leading levels of functional safety. With full support from Elmo’s UK distribution partner, Heason Technology, these impressive drives are now available with Elmo’s free-to-use Motion Composer2 tool allowing machine designers to easily develop, test […]
continue readingAPPLICATION NOTE: Motion control for farm automation: Heason Technology motion system automates Pharmweigh’s new weigh crate
Pharmweigh, based near Bury St Edmunds -UK, is a leading designer and manufacturer of high-quality livestock and agricultural weighing equipment. Its load bars – portable weighing systems for all types of livestock, as well as feed mills and bagging etc. – are highly regarded for their exceptionally long life and high reliability. The same highly […]
continue readingElectric actuators for high duty-cycle positioning tasks: Thomson’s Electrak® LL series linear actuators available from Heason Technology
Recently announced by Thomson Industries Inc., and available in the UK from authorised distributor, Heason Technology, the new Electrak® LL actuator series builds upon the well-proven Thomson Electrak range with a high-performance and high-efficiency brushless motor and integral electronics that eliminates the need for standalone control. The IP66 harsh environment rated actuator perfectly suits mobile […]
continue readingHeason Technology welcomes Jon Howard as Elmo Motion UK’s new managing director
Heason Technology warmly welcomes the recent appointment of Jon Howard as the new managing director for the UK subsidiary of Elmo Motion Control. As a longstanding UK distribution partner, and fully equipped with its own design and applications engineering teams, Heason works closely with Elmo – combining servo drives and advanced network motion controllers from […]
continue readingKollmorgen announce obsolescence of Servostar 400 Series servo drives
Kollmorgen, the global motion component and systems manufacturer, has announced the discontinuation of all variants of its S400 Series servo drive product line. Although this digital multi-axis motion control system has been successfully implemented in a wide variety of applications for many years, it has become more and more uneconomical to manufacture. Orders will be […]
continue readingHeason Technology technical note: Motion control can improve performance and efficiency for waste recycling
As waste recycling industries increasingly look towards technology to improve efficiency and productivity, many are turning to motion control as part of automation systems that improve throughput and optimise processing quality. With the already ubiquitous use of sophisticated automated systems in large-scale industrial waste processing plants where significant improvements continue to be made possible, manufacturers […]
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