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Parker’s Electromechanical Automation Division gives analytical equipment builders and OEMs the products they need to solve even the most complex challenges.
With both electrical and mechanical components and pre-packaged solutions to speed your time to market and lower the cost of ownership,
Parker is your single source for analytics.
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Sample Solutions:
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A manufacturer of lab automation analytical instruments presented the challenge of moving XYZ motion in a 300 x 300 x 100 mm stroke range in a package weighing less than 10 lbs and small enough to be portable. The customer needed light weight motion for smaller power requirements and ease of portability. The customer also needed a tightly integrated solution to minimize the instrument footprint.
Parker met the design challenges with the new LCR Series linear actuators and P2 Stepper Drives combined with the LV Stepper motors in a complete system solution designed specifically for the application at hand utilizing these short lead time products. The LCR solution offers a complete integrated screw, bearing, motor design with a stainless steel strip seal to keep debris out of the unit and an optional stepper drive for easy motion integration.
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Microarraying
The increased understanding of genes and proteins has driven the need for more data. Microarray analysis permits scientists to detect and analyze thousands of genes in an array simultaneously. Using a design that includes reduced spot size and an ability to place the maximum number of spots in the minimum area, microarray analysis systems help researchers get the most data from each experiment.
Key Considerations:
Smooth Motion
High Resolution
Minimize Benchtop Footprint
Maintenance-Free Operation
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Primary Components:
404LXR Linear-Motor Tables
PROmech Linear Tables
SM Motor
Gemini Motor Drives
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Parker combined the XR and LXR linear tables to form systems that deliver the multi-axis motion needed for microarray spotting. With the ability of the LXR linear-motor tables to achieve resolutions as low as 0.1 micron, these tables offered the center-to-center spotting distances needed to maximize array densities.
The linear motor tables met the dispensing demands with speeds ranging from 0.3 meters/second to 3.0 meters/second, depending on the encoder resolution. With the linear motor built into the body of the LXRtables, the overall size reduced the benchtop footprint.
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A manufacturer of laboratory automation equipment needed electromechanical sub-assemblies for integration into an automated liquid handling machine. This machine would be required to operate at close to 100% duty cycle, twenty-four hours a day, seven days a week in a production laboratory environment for liquid analysis. A three-axis motion system was needed for moving the dispenser assembly over an array of microtiter plates. The travel envelope of the system was 800mm X 300mm X 75mm. The customer would assemble, integrate, and program the completed system which included the X, Y, Z system, motors, drives, and control panel.
Parker Life Sciences' systems and products, offered at "Selectable Levels of Integration," enabled a perfect fit solution to be found from standard catalog linear tables. Based on travel, load, throughput, and other performance criteria, the LXR linear-motor table and XR ball-screw table were selected as the primary mechanical components for this three-axis system. Two 404LXR units comprised the X & Y axes and a smaller 401XR was selected for the Z axis. Flexible options such as a long life cable management system, electric brakes, and inter-axis pinning greatly simplified the integrator's efforts.
Parker's ability to provide tables, motors, drives, guarding, and accessories, minimized the possibility of making costly mistakes which often occurs when components acquired from different manufacturers are not matched and sized correctly.
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When a microscopy application for slide inspection and analysis required accurate placement of up to 1536 well microtitre plates for DNA sequencing and analysis was presented to Parker, we began an integrated solution with the customer. Utilizing an aesthetically appealing package in an XY footprint with stainless steel covers and cleam room compatible options, Parker designed an XY system with a 2' x 2' footprint to integrate seamlessly into the OEM machinery.
The Parker solution was chose for it's compact profile, it's precision placement, and the ease of working with Parker through the design and specifications stage through purchasing and receipt of product with all steps along the way being orchestrated by the experienced Parker sales channel.
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A manufacturer of ionization equipment needed programmable, repeatable motion to position a test probe for a mass spectrometry instrument. Enabling the use of direct analysis in real time for routine desorption ionization of solids is critical for applications such as thin layer chromatography, tablet analysis, and determination of compounds present on surfaces. The instrument manufacturer has been able to design a means for easy sample introduction for rapid, reproducible mass spectrometry based analysis.
Parker Electromechanical Systems provided a single easy to integrate cost effective linear axis. The OEM needed a user friendly, low cost, quality solution that had a proven track record and the provide the ideal solution for the application. Parker is able to partner with the OEM to customize a readily availible solution for their next generation of products.LCR Series Actuators and LV motors
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A manufacturer of laboratory equipment required very high speed rotary motion to support their centrifuge product offering. These centrifuge machines support applications ranging from clinical blood banking, molecular biology, genomics and drug discovery. Due to the excessive speeds (up to 20,000rpm), space constraints within the centrifuge main body and requirements for quick response and settling times, fully integrated servo motors were the solution. Parker provided a K089 frameless kit motor fully housed into the customers machine.
Parker K-Series Kit Motors provide:
Superior Performance – high stiffness and better response
High Reliability – no mechanical transmission devices (couplings, flanges)
Compact Design – minimizes product size
Low Cogging – unique magnetic circuit design decreases cogging
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Product Solutions:
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LCR Series
Low Cost
Rugged Positioners
Easy to size, select, and integrate
Compact footprint for minimized machine size
Various lead screws and belt driven options
Varying stroke lengths from 1 mm to 1000 mm
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LV Series
High-performance
Value-priced
Size 11 through 34
Encoders available
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MX-80
Only 80 mm wide and less than 2 inches tall
Linear motor version for high precision high speed
Ball screw version for higher thrust capacity and long life
Lead screw options for cost concious applications
Stroke lengths up to 200 mmDriven by stepper or servo motors
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OFS
Microstepping Drive and Drive/Oscillator
Small open frame, low cost design
12-42VDC input, 3.5A output
Step/Dir version or Speed Control version
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Workstations and Guarding
Smooth body extrusions with no grooves
Inch or Metric Profiles
Bundled solutions, kits, or raw components
24 hour or less quote turnaround
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P2
12-24 VDC input with up to 2 Amps current output
Standby and Run Current Adjustability
1 inch square by 3 inches long
3200 Steps per rev standard
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Frameless Kit Motors
High Torque - from 0.06 Nm to 9.7 Nm
High Speeds - up to 50,000 RPM
Superior Performance high stiffness & better response
Compact Design minimizes product size
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EX-DC
Microstepping Drive/Controller
24-48 VDC input, up to 4.8 A output current
Fully programmable
On-board program storage and I/O
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Interact X
21CFR11 Compliance
Up to 17" color touchscreens
COM drivers for 35+ manufacturers
Stainless Steel bezel options
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ACR9000
1 - 16 axis of control in a single box
COM drivers for LabView
Stepper or servo controls
On-board program storage and I/O
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