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Automation and Metrology tools and systems
Electronic Parts and Supplies; new, used and surplus at a discount
Big catalog of electronic supplies; Electronic Components and Equipment; good selection of enclosures
Ecoflex Servo and VFD Cable
High-power interconnect solutions for electrical equipment, Presoldered and fluxed connectors
“Smart” Motors with Integrated Controls built in
Hybrid stepper motors and accessories
Linear motion hardware, electrical components
The Electronic Leadscrew: a single-board computer dedicated to controlling a single leadscrew, to make operations like threading possible on a lathe without threading gears
Good deals on HiWin Rails and Trucks, NSK Ballscrews, Slide Units, other motion control parts
Motors, Transformers, Controllers, and 3D Printer Kits
Pushbuttons, power supplies, I-O cards VFDs, etc.
Pittman and MCG stepper and servo motors
Brushless servo motors and drives
USB, Parallel and serial port isolators, RS 232 converters, etc.
Incremental Encoders; Optical Shaft Encoder Products
Way wipers, covers, enclosures, etc.
1 inch dia. induction hardened Hydraulic Cylinder rod (for making slides), also bearings and general hydraulic supplies
Safety Switches, Machine Vision Sensors, and Wireless Sensor Networks
Offering the Advanced Vector servo system
Aluminum extrusions, motion control systems, and components
Linear motion devices, including modular sliding stages with drive-screws and their DualVee linear slide system
Twisted pair cables and connectors; custom cables available
Electric Brushless DC Motors
Aluminum Extrusions: stock, custom-extruded
Open-architecture PCB designs, Tutorials and kits for interfacing PCs with the world; PC ISA Bus Quadrature Encoder Cards
Catalogs for timing belts, etc.
America's largest manufacturer of electrical enclosures
Miscellaneous Parts and Components for Putting Together a CNC System
Join this Yahoo group to download this free DOS-based CNC control system
Coil winding specialists; Toroidal power transformers; custom winding
Makers of a PC-based machine controller
Dan Mauch’s kits, controls, motors and info page
PC-based control retrofits by Machines in Motion
Bits and Pieces for the Electronics Enthusiast
Servo and stepper motors, servo amps, power supplies, etc
This website which is an excellent resource for discount tools and software
ServoTube actuators resemble air pistons
Turbo CNC shareware executes G-code programs in DOS
CNC Mills and Control Systems, Tooling and Software from Germany
Automatic oilers like SHOWA, BIJUR, VOGEL, etc.
Lab power supplies, etc.
Closed-loop stepper control system, other machine-building accessories
Acme Threaded Screws, Rods, and nuts
Carken's engraving and CNC control software for DOS
Major supplier of Electronic components
Windows-based CNC control system closes servo loop in software
Anti-backlash Leadscrew Nuts, threaded and clamp-on couplers, shaft collars
DSP-based Motion Control Boards
Software to control mills in DNC mode
New and Used CNC Machines, Tools and Machine Accessories
Oils for machines and machining
KG Electronic Handwheels, pendants, safety and limit switches
Linear actuators and Planetary Roller Screws, an alternative to ballscrews
Windows-based CNC control systems and kits
Small and inexpensive but high-performing stepper and servo motor drivers, including the popular G-540 4-in-one stepper driver
Servo motors and amps, etc.
Protective Bellows, Way Covers and Wipers
Cable & Hose Carrier Systems
A device for “drip-feeding” code into older CNC milling machines. If your machine has the ability to run directly from tape, this might run your large programs, saving a more expensive upgrade
Acme screws, nuts, etc.
Machine Rebuilders and Specialists in Bridgeport Series 1 Parts
Zero-backlash linear and rotary actuators, servo drives and gearheads
Stepper Motor Drivers, linear actuators, motors screws and slides
Renco Rotary Optical Encoders, linear and angle encoders, DROs
Surplus Electro-mechanical & Scientific Equipment
Cutting measuring and workholding tools and accessories, Bridgeport mill replacement parts
Linear slides, Rotating Nut Ballscrews, etc, now with 3D models for designers
Dave Rigotti’s inexpensive driver board kits and accessories
Injection Molding Supplies and Machinery for the Plastics Industry
Vortex tubes, Cold Air Guns, and other Compressed Air Solutions for Industrial Cooling, Cleaning and Conveying
Polymer cable carriers, linear bearings, flexible cable, etc.
Makers of the Pic-Servo motion control card
Timing belts, pulleys gears rollers clamps, etc
A Major Source of New and Out-of-Production Electronic Parts for Electronic Hobbyists
Mic Connectors, power supplies, cables, etc.
Canadian and US tool supply
Stepper and Servo motors, closed-loop driver systems and kits
Rolled Acme leadscrews and nuts Metric and Imperial
Servos and Steppers
Servo motors with sizing program, also linear motors
Mills and Router Instructions, Robotic driver boards, etc.
10 axis motion control cards used in cinematography
Ballscrews, precision ballscrews, spindles, linear actuators, threads, gears, leadscrews, ballscrew repair
Motors with integral drivers, control systems
Microstepping drive kit using a PIC
NIST’s Free Enhanced Machine Controller (EMC) runs in Linux
Parts and accessories for mini lathes and mini mills: bellows, emergency stop switch, etc.
Mini couplings for shaft motion transfer without damage from misalignment
OpenCNC open-architecture CNC software doesn't require any proprietary hardware
Source for Belden Infinity Industrial Control Wire and lots of other stuff
All-purpose synthetic metal conditioner and gun oil (evidently works great in Iraq)
Power Supplies and industrial electronics
Major supplier of machine tool accessories with hundreds of thousands of items; they produce the Big Book
Linear Robotics: actuators, drives, positioners, motion components & systems
UK-based Stepper Motor Drives, Stepping Motors and Motion Control Equipment
Huge catalog of industrial supplies, good phone service
Motion control specialists, I/O cards for various uses
Aluminum extruded components for machine frames, etc.
DivisionMaster stand-alone rotary axis controller from Tony Jefree in the UK
Precision Gear Racks and Pinion Gears
Bearings, rails, motors hydraulics, pneumatics and power transmission products
Shielded cable, ties, accessories, general electronic supplies, chemicals, etc.
Ball Screws, Acme Screws actuators and slides, now with downloadable component models
CNC lathes and retrofits for Hardinge
UK source of slides shafts, couplings gears and other linear motion products
Japanese Stepper, Servo, and Brushless Motors, plus linear and rotary actuators
Voltage converters for using 220v electricity on 110v machines or vice versa
Sells cables, cable management supplies, lots more electronic stuff
Motion controller, breakout boards, and parallel-to-USB adapter
Sells a wide range of tools and machine supplies
Stepper Motors, Positioning Stages and Stepper Controls Manufacturer
Universal stepper controller, analog servo interface
USB-based CNC motion controller which doesn't require additional software (like Mach3)
Reduced pricing on standard enclosures
Toroidal transformers, output transformers, power transformers
Motors, systems, software and OEM components
Epoxy Surface Plate; Self-leveling epoxy system, with instructions
Test Instruments, Power Supplies, Inverters, etc.
Ball and Acme Screws and Nuts, kits for retrofitting Bridgeport mills and their clones
Acme screws, Ballscrews and nuts for power transmission
Shaft Collars and various Couplings, including spider type zero backlash shaft couplings
USB CNC pulse generator, plus servo amps and plasma-cutter controls
Continuous flex servo cable
Stock Drive Products and Sterling Instruments: Mechanical Components, Timing Pulleys, Gears, Clutches, shafts, sprockets, Bearings, Brakes
Linear technology: rails, screws and gear racks
Z Axis CNC Quill Drive for Bridgeport retrofits, other knee-mill retrofitting solutions
Schneider Electric Servo Motors, Stepper Motors with integrated drivers, Motion Control and Robotics
DigitalReadout—3 axes 799
The home page of Shop Systems, with ShopCam software for controlling mills, lathes, or wire EDM machines.
The Simple Step Motion Control System
Parts & Electronic Surplus cable; a source of Belden infinity multiflex cable, general electronic supplies, motors, power supplies, etc.
Practical Noise Control solutions & Sound Proofing Materials
Shipping cases and Rackmount cases racks, rails, cabinets etc.
High precision and miniature ballscrew supplier
Stepper motors, drives, machine-building accessories, Mach customization; Couplers, Leadscrews and nuts, Torch Height Controllers, Breakout boards, etc.
Voltage and Power Control Components
Variable DC power Supplies 0-130vdc to 8 amps, motors, pulleys, bearings, etc.
High power connectors for panels and cords
Emergency Stop Switches and enclosures
TinyG 6-axis control board (Linear XYZ plus rotary ABC)
Taiwan Ball Screw Industrial Co., Ltd. (English version)Ball screws and linear slides
Corcom Line filters for small motors
Sinpro SPU130 Series, Table Top Switching Power Supplies
Stepper and miniature servo motors, plus custom mechatronic drive solutions and parts
Manufacturer of SyncroStep Motion Control Systems with Indexers and Drivers for Stepper Motors with encoders or not
Surplus electronic parts, motors, etc.
CNC Controllers and CNC Retrofit kits
Slides, Actuators, Supernuts & Leadscrews, FineLine Ball Screws and Nuts
For power supplies and isolation in various transformer applications
AC Servo Motors, Encoders And Related Products
Industrial and Machine Shop Supplies
Line Conditioners regulate voltage up or down
Chain drives and sprockets, cable carriers
Configurable and fixed linear motion bearings and slides
Optical Encoder Specialists
For mating cylindrical objects to holes
Lead screws and assemblies
Makers of the Smoothstepper, which allows parallel port dependent control systems to run on modern PCs that lack parallel ports
DRO kit, Tool-setter and Electronic Probe
Windows based CNC controller software and hardware
Inexpensive Microstepping Stepper control board works on maximum 30v Power Supply
Timing belts and pulleys, motors, enclosures, electrical parts