I was delighted to find that writing a custom ASCII over Serial protocol was just as easy as the Ethernet variant. SMAC’s LCC-10 has a list of variables that can be read from or written to that grant complete control of its operation via an RS232 Serial or CANopen interface. I was able to setup … Continue reading LCC-10 Voice-Coil Interface, ASCII over Serial Communication
The SMAC LCR Series Linear Rotary Actuator has precision Z-theta motion within one small actuator, providing a convenient pick, orient and place. A wide variety of linear rotary actuators are offered with either direct drive or gearbox equipped rotary units. The vacuum built-in shaft through the rotary motor is available for some models to prevent … Continue reading Linear Rotary Actuators
SMAC electric actuators can reject or divert a single container only, at line speeds over 1200 containers/minute. Movement of container is smooth, fast, and gentle with unique Soft-Land™ feature. Container will not tip over because of force and velocity control. First the actuator must slowly make contact and start the bottle moving then do the … Continue reading Bottle Rejecting, Diverting, and Multi-lane Sorting