Automation Blog

It's been an extremely busy year at Bell-Everman with a variety of engineered-systems going out this week. Here are just some of the latest systems coming off our production floor.

You might think everything has a limit. But when it comes to ServoBelt™ Linear actuators, our only limit is the physical space we work in. Unlike traditional single-belt drives, ServoBelt can support systems with unlimited travel lengths and multiple, independently controlled carriages on the same motion axis. Together, these qualities offer high performance and limitless scalability — all at a lower price point compared to high-end linear motor drives.

It's official — we're now shipping our ServoBelt™ Light LoopTrack (SBL-L-LT)! The SBL-L-LT is our go-to drive nugget for multi-carriage applications, as well as for cases where the belt can't be located on the top surface. It also has a shorter driver — only 20 millimeters longer than the bearing carriage — which means you get all the benefits of the recirculating belt without a significant reduction in travel.

Using our ServoBelt™ stages and actuators, we can design and deliver a linear or rotary positioning solution that fits your performance requirements. Here are some examples of systems we recently made:

We’re excited to announce our recent feature in Robot Report, a leading source of robotics news, research and information. The article looks at how our automation technology helps reduce labor costs and injuries while improving the efficiency of packaging operations.

Our ServoBelt™ Rotary stages work great with many kinds of motors—including brushless DC pancake motors. Also known as printed armature motors and servodisc motors, pancake motors are a great fit for space-constrained applications.

ServoBelt Linear has gotten some traction in large packaging systems lately. The reason comes down to the fact that our linear motion stages and actuators offer unlimited travel lengths and can support multiple, independently controlled carriages. These features have made it possible to build large Cartesian packaging robots that service multiple packaging machines over distances of more than 30 meters.

Based on our proven ServoBelt™ Linear technology, the new ServoBelt™ RA actuator serves as a high-performance, drop-in replacement for applications that have traditionally used rod actuators, pneumatic cylinders or even linear motors. Watch our latest video to learn more.

Check out this interesting motion system for a custom, high-precision 3D printing application with built-in metrology capabilities. We had to integrate this large system with Grade AA granite to meet the precision requirements. All axes include ServoBelt Linear Light Duty drives with position loop closure around linear encoders.

One of our engineered solutions, this customized biomedical gantry incorporates our ServoBelt™ Light Duty linear stage. We designed this single side drive according to customer specifications and tested it prior to delivery.