Suppliers
Here is a list of parts and materials suppliers that may be helpful:
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- 1. Motion Control Cards
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- 2. Motors
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- 3. Drives
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- 4. Breakout Boards, Power Supplies etc.
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- 5. Bearings
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- 6. Linear Motion
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- 7. Structural Framing
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- 8. Electronic & Electrical
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- 9. PID and Tuning Info
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- 10. Machining Supplies
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- 11. General Supplies
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- 12. Power Transmission Components
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- 13. Metals and Raw Materials
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- 14. Everything else
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1. Motion Control Cards
- https://mesaus.com Mesa motion cards, surplus electrical components
2. Motors
- http://www.automationdirect.com steppers, servos, drives, electrical
- http://www.custom-motorsinc.com
- http://www.kelinginc.net/SMotorstock.html - stepper motors
- http://www.intellidrives.com/ - linear servo and stepper motors
3. Drives
- http://www.geckodrive.com/
- http://www.mesanet.com/
- http://www.a-m-c.com
- http://www.custom-motorsinc.com
- http://www.xavien.com
- http://www.intellidrives.com/ - stepper motor and servo motor drives
4. Breakout Boards, Power Supplies etc.
- http://www.pmdx.com breakout boards, power prep boards, misc
- http://www.cnc4pc.com/Store/osc/index.php CNC4PC breakout boards, remote pendants
- http://toroid-transformer.com Antec toroid transformers and power supplies
- http://www.protostack.com Stackable boards, standard breadboard layouts and Microcontroller Boards
5. Bearings
- http://www.awbearings.com
- http://www.skf.com
- http://www.modernlinear.com
6. Linear Motion
- http://www.metallstore.com/ German webshop for ballscrews, HiWin? linear rails, alu-profiles, etc.
- see also McMaster?-Carr, MSC in other listings
- http://www.intellidrives.com/ - integrated linear stepper and servo motor actuators
7. Structural Framing
- http://www.frameworld.com
- http://www.8020.net
- http://www.tslots.com
- http://www.www.parker.com/industrialprofile
- http://www13.boschrexroth-us.com/framing_Shop
8. Electronic & Electrical
- http://www.automationdirect.com electrical, motors, drives
- http://www.jameco.com common electronics components, cheap
- http://www.digikey.com not-so-common electronics components
- http://www.factorymation.com
- http://www.daqstuff.com
- in particular http://www.daqstuff.com/50_pin_daq.htm
- http://www.futurlec.com.au/
9. PID and Tuning Info
- http://support.motioneng.com/Downloads-Notes/Tuning/pid_overshoot.htm
10. Machining Supplies
- http://www.shop-apt.co.uk carbide inserts, toolholders, boring bars, threading & grooving tools
- http://www.maritool.com/index.html collets and collet chucks
- https://www.toolsengg.com/ collets and collet chucks with worldwide shipping
- They must be a far-East import, but the workmanship is much better than typical import.
- http://www.use-enco.com tooling, components, raw materials
- http://www.kbctools.com tooling, components, raw materials
11. General Supplies
- http://www.mcmaster.com McMaster?-Carr
- http://www.mscdirect.com MSC Industrial Supply
- http://www.harborfreight.com cheap chinese tools, don't expect too much
12. Power Transmission Components
- http://www.sdp-si.com belts pulleys gears couplers, expensive
- http://www.wmberg.com belts pulleys gears couplers, kind of expensive
- http://www.misumiusa.com belts pulleys gears couplers, all kinds of stuff
- see also McMaster?-Carr and MSC
13. Metals and Raw Materials
- http://www.metalexpress.net Metal Express
- http://www.onlinemetals.com raw materials <- prices may be messed up still
- see also McMaster?-Carr
- http://www.m-machine-metals.co.uk - supply metals plastics worldwide even small quantitys cut to size
14. Everything else
- http://www.ebay.com/ for everything else, there's ebay
MOTOR SIZING SOFTWARE (primarily Windows based) Where is the links?
- Alpha Gear
- Baldore
- Kolmorgan -> now Danaher
- Bosch-Rexroth
- Galil
- Yaskawa -> ftp.yaskawa.com