Converting a Mill/Drill and Installing a VFD
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Converting a Mill/Drill and Installing a VFD

Several years ago I purchased a Wadkin lathe made in England in late 1964. It is equipped with a very special motor that is 220V, three-phase and 50Hz. Because of the special design of the motor, it has a long extended shaft that carries the four sheave pulley, and because I do not have three-phase…
AutomationDirect adds right-angle servo gear reducers to motion control line
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AutomationDirect adds right-angle servo gear reducers to motion control line

AutomationDirect has extended its SureGear® line of precision servo gearboxes to include right-angle gear reducers. The PGB series is ideal for applications that require a more compact footprint. These right-angle planetary gear reducers offer similar technical specifications to the PGA series in-line gear reducers, and provide the customer with an excellent solution when space and…
IronHorse® Fractional HP DC Motors and Gearmotors from AutomationDirect
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IronHorse® Fractional HP DC Motors and Gearmotors from AutomationDirect

Cumming, GA — March 12, 2014 … AutomationDirect’s IronHorse line of electric motors now includes fractional HP DC motors and gearmotors. UL, CSA and RoHS compliant, models are IP40-rated and feature reversible design and dynamically balanced armatures; models are available with 18-inch leads or fitted with junction boxes with 8-inch leads. The MTPM series motors, available in…
AutomationDirect Expands Hand Tool Offering
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AutomationDirect Expands Hand Tool Offering

Cumming, GA — March 20, 2013 … AutomationDirect has expanded its line of Wera hand tools to include ratchets and sockets, as well as combination wrenches, nut drivers, chisel drivers and additional screwdrivers. Seven-piece nutdriver sets ($33) made of chrome plated steel feature hollow shanks to allow access to nuts on long screws and are available in…
Holographic Technology Replaces Conventional Operator Input Devices
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Holographic Technology Replaces Conventional Operator Input Devices

In April 2002, HoloTouch®, Inc., a Delaware corporation with offices in Darien, Connecticut, announced that its founder and President, R. Douglas McPheters, had been granted a U.S. Patent for his “holographic control arrangements.” This innovative technology allows operators to actuate and control a wide variety of electronic devices by simply passing fingers through colorful, three-dimensional…