Proportional Air Motor Control

Check out these videos taken at the 2012 Pack Expo show.  The first demonstrates proportional control of an air motor using Enfield servo valves.




The second video below demonstrates proportional control of a rack and pinion rotary actuator.

Pneumatic Stepper Actuator

New video of the Bimba pneumatic stepper actuator.  Sorry for the poor video quality,  we only had a day to get some video of the product before we had to ship it back out and unfortunately all we had to film with was our iphone.

New Bimba Electric Actuators - (OLE) Original Line Electric

Electric actuators from Bimba have been been available as customs for several years now. With the press release from Bob Kral (Bimba OLE Product Manager) yesterday, Bimba has officially released their standard rod-type electric actuators.  From the press release:

Issued by: Bob Kral kralr@bimba.com, Product Manager - April 15, 2010 

Original Line Electric (OLE) rod type actuators, Bimba’s first standard rod-type electric actuators, are designed to provide the longest life, greatest durability, highest speed, and greatest thrust per dollar. Their modular design enables them to be purchased as a complete actuator, motor, and control solution, or as an actuator by itself ready to accept the user’s preference of motor, stepper or servo. Prices start at $299.

Model availability - Most models and options are available now, including the reverse parallel mount. Exceptions are the reverse parallel with rear clevis or pivot, which will be available May 15, and the NE option (no motor with coupler for a 12mm shaft) which will be available May 1. Delivery of standard models is 4 days (for orders of 5 units or fewer).

Models and options - OLE models are available in 1.5, 2, and 3 inch diameters, in strokes up to 18 inches, thrusts up to 350 pounds, and speeds up to 24 inches per second. Standard options include trunion, block front, clevis, pivot, and foot mounts, step motors, drivers, and encoders, brakes, washdown ratings, female rod threads, and switches and switch tracks. 

The warranty on the OLE is a 1-year warranty covering workmanship and materials, expandable to 2-years free of charge with registration.  Additionally, in case you missed it we would like to draw attention to the starting price of $299.  This is the lowest entry price we have seen for an "industrial" electric actuator.  Leave it to Bimba, who revolutionized air cylinders with the non-repairable crimped body cylinder, to revolutionize industrial electric actuators in 2010.

At Scott Equipment we are excited about Bimba's release and we have a demo case arriving in early May.  If you would like additional information or to schedule a demo contact our OLE product manager Dave Lange (dlange@scotteq.com).

Links to Additional Information:

Bimba OLE Catalog (with Pricing)

Bimba OLE Manual
Bimba OLE Video Overview (Flash)
Bimba OLE 3-D Models
To Order - Contact Scott Equipment or call us at 1-800-222-2903

Heavy-Duty Hydraulic with a 2 day Delivery?

TRD has introduced the new HH Series of heavy duty hydraulic cylinders.  The TRD HH series is precision made to deliver more reliability in heavy-duty industrial operations. NFPA dimension design interchanges with competitive models in the field. Additionally, TRD offers a complete line of hydraulic Rod Locks that can be fitted to the most common bore and rod sizes.

• Precision machined to order.
• Hydraulic operation up to 3000 PSI; some NFPA mounts have PSI limitations. .
• 1.5" to 8” bore sizes; strokes up to 120 inches.
• Eighteen different NFPA mounts to choose from.
• Cylinders are made to order, common options typically do not delay shipping.
• Delivery in 2-3 days.
• Call or email Scott Equipment today for more information