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Safety Category 3 & 4 Compliant External Wiring Example – TIPS-100010

Wednesday, February 17th, 2010 Posted in FAQ, News | No Comments »

Subject:  Safety Category 3 & 4 compliant external wiring example (TIPS-100010) Please see the following ACON, PCON, SCON, ASEL, PSEL & SSEL controller external wiring drawings which meet the requirements for category 3 & 4. There are two types of drawings for each ...

Changes in UL Standards Update: 02/05/10

Friday, February 5th, 2010 Posted in News | No Comments »

UL has announced the change in the standard UL508C. Due to this change, controller shipments beginning Feb 15th 2010 (from the factory), are 'UL Recognized Component Mark' products only when used under the attached condition of the ‘CAUTION’ notice. Controllers related to this ...

Overhang Load Length Information

Wednesday, December 30th, 2009 Posted in News | No Comments »

The overhang load length provides a reference for an appropriate offset of the load from the slider at which the actuator can operate smoothly without generating undesirable vibration. Take note that if the overhang load length is exceeded, vibration may increase ...

IAI Catalog Checklist January 2010

Monday, December 28th, 2009 Posted in New IAI Literature, News | No Comments »

The IAI Catalog Checklist for January 2010 is now available.

Precaution for Linear Servo Actuator Installation

Thursday, November 12th, 2009 Posted in News | No Comments »

Precaution for Linear Servo Actuator Installation The methods to install the linear servo actuator is basically limited as shown in the following table. Please be careful when orienting the actuator. (Special order models are excluded) Model Code Standard Horizontal Orientation Vertical Orientation Horizontal Orientation Wall Mount Ceiling Mount S6 o o S8 o o S10 o o H8 o o L15 o N10 o N15 o N19 o W21 o o = ...

Mini ROBO Cylinder on Automation.com

Tuesday, October 27th, 2009 Posted in News | No Comments »

Mini ROBO Cylinder featured on Automation.com October 25, 2009 - IAI announces Mini ROBO Cylinder electric actuators that are based on a ball screw, lead screw or linear servo for exceptional repeatability and speed. The Mini ROBO Cylinder comes in a ...

Advanced Energy Manufacturing Tax Credit (48C)

Friday, August 28th, 2009 Posted in Green Automation, News | No Comments »

Advanced Energy Manufacturing Tax Credit (48C) The American Reinvestment and Recovery Act of 2009 (ARRA) authorizes the Department of Treasury to award $2.3 billion in tax credits for qualified investments in advanced energy projects, to support new, expanded, or re-equipped domestic ...

RC General Catalog Corrections – RCP2-SS7R – RCP2-RA10C

Tuesday, August 11th, 2009 Posted in New IAI Literature, News | No Comments »

Corrections have been made on the following PDF pages: [caption id="attachment_732" align="alignnone" width="500" caption="Correction: Mb was changed to Mc"][/caption] Page 47 (RCP2-SS7R): The actuator specification table should show 'Mc' for the last moment spec. [caption id="attachment_733" align="alignnone" width="431" caption="Correction: Page 492 was corrected ...

Michigan Factories Receive a $15 Million Dollar Stimulus

Tuesday, August 4th, 2009 Posted in Green Automation, News | No Comments »

Buildbabybuild.com reports on good news for Michigan factories: "$15 million from the federal government will help Michigan factories retool with stimulus funds. Automotive industries that have been hit hard by the recession now will be able to manufacture wind turbines ...

RC General Catalog Correction – RCS2-RA13R Motor/Cable Orientation Code

Monday, August 3rd, 2009 Posted in New IAI Literature, News | No Comments »

The Option Code for the RCS2-RA13R Motor/Cable Orientation has been corrected on the ROBO Cylinder General Catalog.  (Page 187) Please download the updated version at your earliest convenience. ROBO Cylinder General Catalog Rod Type PDF (Right-click "Save as" 17.1 MB) (GC)