Anorad Releases its New Precision Gantry Systems Catalog

Shirley, New York (March 3, 2003) - Anorad, the precision motion division of Rockwell Automation, announced today the availability of its new Precision Gantry Systems catalog. The 28-page document is the most comprehensive gantry product guide available in the industry. It highlights the three distinct families of high performance gantry products and the many custom engineering capabilities the company offers to manufacturers of high precision equipment. Anorad is the world's leader in precision gantry systems with several thousand systems operating 24/7 in production facilities around the globe.

The catalog provides product photographs, technical highlights, positioning specifications and dynamic performance curves for Anorad's High Precision, Super Precision and Ultra Precision Gantries. The High Precision products use low-cost iron core linear motors to offer rapid point-to-point positioning performance and excellent value. The Super Precision gantries use Anorad's patented zero-cogging epoxy core linear motors and high-resolution feedback. For the ultimate in precision, the Ultra Precision gantries incorporate a non-contacting magnetically preloaded air bearing XY guide system to deliver the highest levels of precision positioning performance

The new catalog additionally serves as a vital source of information for the vast array of value-added features that complement Anorad's precision gantry product offering. There are sections dedicated to optional Z (vertical) and Theta (rotary) axis positioning modules, state-of-the-art multi-axis servo control systems (drives, controls and software), proprietary AnocastTM vibration damping polymer composite bases, welded steel support frames, safety enclosures, and the myriad of related Rockwell Automation control products that help integrate precision gantry systems into a wide variety of modern manufacturing environments.

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