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Shepherd Controls becomes latest Dunkermotor Motion control channel partner

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Established industrial automation distributor augments Dunkermotor linear motors with complete line of intelligent servo motors, brushed DC motors and gearmotor solutions for southwestern U.S. machinery OEMs.

Elgin, IL, May 03, 2012 – Texas-based automation and motion controls distributor, Shepherd Controls & Associates has expanded beyond the Dunkermotor linear motor line to become a full line authorized channel partner for the Dunkermotor fractional horsepower brushed and brushless DC motors and intelligent servo motors. With offices located in the Dallas – Ft. Worth, Houston and El Paso areas Shepherd Controls covers Texas, including the maquiladoras, Oklahoma, Louisiana, and Arkansas.

“Shepherd Controls is very excited about joining forces with Dunkermotor to provide quality automation solutions to our marketing area” said Bill Benko, partner in Shepherd Controls. “As a value-added distributor, Shepherd Controls is dedicated to providing not only high-quality service, but also the finest products in the automation industry to our customers.”

Founded in 1985, Shepherd Controls & Associates covers the southwestern market with nine strategically located sales engineers.

“Shepherd’s sales engineers undergo rigorous training on all products they represent, and they are qualified to assist customers in choosing cost-effective solutions that meet their application needs,” said Don Gallaway, Dunkermotor central regional sales manager. “In addition, our Dunkermotor TechCenter stands ready to work with the Shepherd team on particularly challenging applications.”

About Dunkermotor:
Headquartered in Elgin, Illinois, Dunkermotor is the North American sales, technical support and logistics subsidiary of Dunkermotoren GmbH, for 60 years the global quality and value leader in customized, configurable sole-source fractional horsepower motion control solutions composed of BLDC, PMDC and AC electric motors, gearmotors, controls, encoders and brakes, as well as linear motion solutions. With headquarters in the Black Forest in Bonndorf, Germany and production and/or logistics facilities in Europe, Asia and the U.S., Dunkermotoren employs 1000 globally and produced over 3.4 million motors in 2011 for the factory and commercial automation, specialty machinery, medical, solar power, packaging, semiconductor, and mass transportation industries.

Contact:
John Morehead
Dunkermotoren USA, Inc.
2511 Technology Drive, Suite 105
Elgin, IL 60124
224-293-1300
john.morehead@dunkermotoren.com
http://www.dunkermotoren.com

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Motor Systems Inc. Expands Its Motion Control Offering Through New Distribution Agreement Covering Dunkermotor Intelligent Servo and Brushed DC Motors

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High tech provider for automation and motion control adds German engineered intelligent servo motor systems after years of success selling companion linear motors and actuators.

Elgin, IL, March 08, 2012 – Motor Systems Inc., an Ohio headquartered high tech distributor of factory automation and motion control products has significantly expanded its electric motor offering by signing a new channel partner agreement covering not only Dunkermotor’s Thrust Tube linear motors, but also its complete line of brushed and brushless DC electric motors, gearmotors and intelligent servo motors. With offices in Cincinnati and Cleveland, Motor Systems, Inc. (MSI) covers the specialty machinery and OEM markets in Ohio, Kentucky, and Western Pennsylvania with a team of 30 employees, including 7 sales engineers and 4 technical support engineers.

“The Dunkermotor products offer a great value and compact solution to machine builders that must continue to look for ways to make their machines better,” said Dan Freshley, president and founder of Motor Systems, Inc. “MSI has had years of success selling and supporting the Thrust Tube linear motor product that is now part of the Dunkermotor product offering. In addition to the Servo Tube being a unique linear motor solution, we have found it to be an excellent door opener at new accounts. Motor Systems is excited to be part of the Dunkermotor team and looks forward to years of growth with the Dunkermotor line.”

Founded in 1996, Motor Systems has rapdily grown by offer a comprehensive line of automation and motion control solutions for specialty machine builders and industrial OEMs. Each product line is recognized as a world leader in its respective technologies. MSI’s capabilities include motion control design, mechanical and electrical design, PLC and HMI programming and turnkey installations.

“As a high tech distributor, MSI sets themselves apart from the competition by providing integration of systems, start up assistance and repair services for the products they offer,” said Don Gallaway, Dunkermotor central regional sales manager. “Their highly experienced sales team can typically offer multiple technical solutions to even the most complex customer requirements and the Dunkermotor TechCenter and I look forward to working with them and their customers.”

About Dunkermotor:
Headquartered in Elgin, Illinois, Dunkermotor is the North American sales, technical support and logistics subsidiary of Dunkermotoren GmbH, for 60 years the global quality and value leader in customized, configurable sole-source fractional horsepower motion control solutions composed of BLDC, PMDC and AC electric motors, gearmotors, controls, encoders and brakes, as well as linear motion solutions. With headquarters in the Black Forest in Bonndorf, Germany and production and/or logistics facilities in Europe, Asia and the U.S., Dunkermotoren employs 1000 globally and produced over 3.4 million motors in 2011 for the factory and commercial automation, specialty machinery, medical, solar power, packaging, semiconductor, and mass transportation industries.

Contact:
John Morehead
Dunkermotoren USA Inc.
2511 Technology Drive, Suite 105
Elgin, IL 60124
224-293-1300
john.morehead@dunkermotoren.com

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Clayton Controls inks New authorized distributor agreement with Dunkermotor

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Complete portfolio of Dunkermotor linear motors as well as intelligent servo motor, brushed DC motor and gearmotor solutions now available through Clayton’s Southern and Northern California locations.

Elgin, IL, March 02, 2012 – California automation and motion controls distributor, Clayton Controls, Inc. has expanded its product portfolio by entering a distribution agreement covering not only the Dunkermotor linear motor line, but also its fractional horsepower brushed and brushless DC motors and intelligent servo motors. With locations in Costa Mesa and Campbell, California, Clayton’s team of eight sales engineers covers the machine builder and OEM markets in both Southern and Northern California.

“Clayton Controls is excited to be working with Dunkermotor in California,” said John Allard, vice president, sales and marketing for Clayton Controls. “With their recent purchase of the linear motor product line from Copley Controls added to the many Dunkermotor brush and brushless products, we feel that this product offering will help our customers solve their application needs.”

“Our complete line of components and systems for factory automation are carefully selected from the industry’s leading manufacturers,” said Allard. ” And because we understand the urgency of having the right products at the right time, we maintain an extensive product inventory to assure quick deliveries and installation. In addition to our sales staff, we have several dedicated application engineers to help our customers both pre and post-sales support.”

“Since 1967, Clayton Controls has developed an impressive body of knowledge working with just about every type of specialty machine builder and OEM that exists in the unique California market,” said Dee Chatterjee, Dunkermotor western regional sales manager. “Their team has the knowledge and experience to provide solutions for applications ranging from simple mechanical components to complex machine and motion controls and our Dunkermotor TechCenter looks forward to working with them and their customers.”

About Dunkermotor:
Headquartered in Elgin, Illinois, Dunkermotor is the North American sales, technical support and logistics subsidiary of Dunkermotoren GmbH, for 60 years the global quality and value leader in customized, configurable sole-source fractional horsepower motion control solutions composed of BLDC, PMDC and AC electric motors, gearmotors, controls, encoders and brakes, as well as linear motion solutions. With headquarters in the Black Forest in Bonndorf, Germany and production and/or logistics facilities in Europe, Asia and the U.S., Dunkermotoren employs 1000 globally and produced over 3.4 million motors in 2011 for the factory and commercial automation, specialty machinery, medical, solar power, packaging, semiconductor, and mass transportation industries.

Contact:
John Morehead
Dunkermotoren USA Inc.
2511 Technology Drive, Suite 105
Elgin, IL 60124
224-293-1300
john.morehead@dunkermotoren.com

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G&G Technical enters Distribution agreement with Dunkermotor

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Addition of Dunkermotor intelligent servo motor, brushed DC motor and gearmotor solutions to complete South Eastern Pennsylvania distributor’s motion control portfolio.

Elgin, IL, February 22, 2012 – G&G Technical, Inc. of Paoli, Pennsylvania has entered into a new authorized distributor agreement with rotary and linear motor and motion control manufacturer, Dunkermotor. Previously a distributor of the Copley Motion Systems linear motors which were acquired by Dunkermotor’s parent, G&G Technical now also becomes an authorized distributor of Dunkermotor brushed and brushless DC motors and intelligent servo motors. With locations in Paoli and Reading, Pennsylvania, as well as Columbia Maryland, G&G sales engineers cover the Pennsylvania, southern New Jersey, Maryland, Virginia, District of Columbia and Delaware markets.

“Though we have succeeded in assembling a comprehensive array of motion control products, there are always holes that appear in our product offering that need to be filled,” said Dan Vicario, president of G&G Technical. “The integrated servo motor/drive/control technology was a big hole — and getting bigger, as this technology’s time has definitely arrived, and could likely represent a large part of the servo market in the not too distant future. We feel that the Dunkermotor line rounds out our offering well and have no doubt that our companies will be mutually very successful in our territory.”

G&G Technical, Inc. was founded in 1988, having evolved from a manufacturers’ representative firm originally established in 1948. Today, G&G is a value added automation components and systems distribution company that prides itself on knowing intimately the products they offer for sale so that they may help their customers integrate those products into their motion control or vision applications. G&G’s team of five outside sales engineers possess a variety of engineering degrees and many years experience in a wide variety of machine automation and motion control applications.

“We know that G&G is particularly strong technically as a value-added distributor,” said Tom Brown, Dunkermotor vice president, sales. “We like teaming up with a channel partner who has a reputation for successfully handling challenging technical applications and being the right company to call when an OEM or machine builder needs competent technical assistance. It is a fact that G&G is known for providing first class application support for their customers. They are the guys that can often be found out on their customer’s factory floor on weekends helping them through technical challenges.”

About Dunkermotor:
Headquartered in Elgin, Illinois, Dunkermotor is the North American sales, technical support and logistics subsidiary of Dunkermotoren GmbH, for 60 years the global quality and value leader in customized, configurable sole-source fractional horsepower motion control solutions composed of BLDC, PMDC and AC electric motors, gearmotors, controls, encoders and brakes, as well as linear motion solutions. With headquarters in the Black Forest in Bonndorf, Germany and production and/or logistics facilities in Europe, Asia and the U.S., Dunkermotoren employs 1,000 globally and produced over 3.4 million motors in 2011 for the factory and commercial automation, specialty machinery, medical, solar power, packaging, semiconductor, and mass transportation industries.

Contact:
John Morehead
Dunkermotoren USA, Inc.
2511 Technology Drive, Suite 105
Elgin, IL 60124
224-293-1300
john.morehead@dunkermotoren.com

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Fast Linear Actuator for Automation Purposes Employs Ceramic Motor

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Auburn, MA, December 12, 2011 – Piezo motor specialist PI introduces the new M-272 linear actuator for automation applications based on a maintenance-free PILine® ultrasonic ceramic motor.

Closed-Loop Linear Actuator

PILine® piezo ceramic ultrasonic drives offer an affordable alternative to electromagnetic linear motors and motor-leadscrew combinations when small dimensions and/or high speed are important. With velocities of up to 200 mm/s, these drives are fast, compact, and are readily integrated. In addition, PIline® motors are self-locking at rest with zero heat generation, eliminating the need for an additional motor brake.

The novel M-272 closed-loop linear drive combines motor, actuator, linear encoder, guiding system and brake functionality in a very compact package. Due to the integrated guiding system a payload can be easily attached to the drive rod of the M-272 drive and positioned precisely.

Features and Advantages

  • Maintenance Free Ceramic Linear Motor
  • Travel range 50 mm
  • 5 µm Resolution with Integrated Linear encoder
  • Fast: 200 mm/sec (8”/sec)
  • High Speed and Dynamics for fast Settling
  • Self-Locking at Rest, no need for External Brakes, no Energy Consumption.
  • OEM Driver Electronics for Ultrasonic Motors Available

Patented Technology: Self-locking Instead of Quiescent Current

PILine® piezo motors are based on a new, patented, ultrasonic drive principle developed by PI. The core piece of the system is a piezoceramic plate, excited with high-frequency eigenmode oscillations. A friction tip attached to the plate moves along an inclined linear path at the eigenmode frequency. Through its contact with the ceramic friction bar (runner), the moving part of the mechanical system is pushed along. With each oscillatory cycle, the mechanical system executes a minute step of only a few nanometers; the macroscopic result is smooth motion with a virtually unlimited travel range. The piezo ceramic plate is preloaded against the runner and thus generates the holding force when the drive is at rest. The technology is in part protected by the following patents: US Pat. No. 6,765,335, German Patent No. 10154526

Controller for Faster Settling with Dynamic Control Parameter Adaption

The linear actuator can be driven with the C-867.OE OEM controller card. Its highly specialized DSP handles all of the motion properties typical for ultrasonic piezomotors, such as dynamic motion control parameter adaption. Optimized settling behavior of the mechanics within 10s of milliseconds is achieved by automatically switching between gainsets for dynamic and static operation.

About PI

PI is a leading manufacturer of piezo systems, linear actuators, linear motors, linear slide and presion motion control equipment for microscopy, bio-nanotechnology photonics and semiconductor applications. The company has 4 decades of motion control experience with OEM and research customers. PI was ISO 9001 certified in 1994 and is present worldwide with eight subsidiaries and a total staff of over 500.

Additional information on ultrasoinc motors is available at

http://www.ultrasonic-motor.com/Ultrasonic_Motors_Catalog.pdf

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