Parker’s Electromechanical Automation Division recently announced the addition of the powerful MPP motor options to the HPLA and HLE configurables.  Specifically manufactured for the demanding applications present in today’s high-performance servo systems, MPP motors offer lower inertia and higher power, all in a smaller package than conventional motors.

The addition of these motors to the HPLA and HLE belt-driven product configurables facilitates the creation of a complete system – from actuator to gearhead to motor.  The configurable option includes mounting flanges and pinions for the MPP motors to be easily mounted in the field.  Customers can save time by having the motors mounted directly at Parker.  Parker still provides mounting hardware for thousands of different motor models and manufacturers.

Together with this change in the motor-mounting options, Parker is also proud to announce a new feature of the HLE60 to match the HPLA product line feature set.  Those who have ever had trouble tensioning a belt in a belt-driven actuator will be relieved to learn that the HPLA and the entire HLE family offer easy belt tensioning implemented at the idler end of the actuator.  This allows belt tensioning to be done without removing the load.  This drastically reduces maintenance time, meaning that the machine will be ready for use much quicker with this easy-to-tension design style.  This feature, as well as the direct-mount gearbox design on the HPLA and the complete HLE family, reduces overall cost of ownership by as much as 20%.

Find below some of the HPLA/HLE features:
- Up to 50m for rack-and-pinion drive (HPLA180);
- Up to 20m for timing belt drive;
- High speeds in practical applications of up to 5m/s;
- High load-bearing capacity up to 1600kg;
- Nominal drive torque up to 244Nm;
- Nominal thrust force up to 5500N;
- Repeatability up to ± 0.05mm;
- High degree of mechanical efficiency; and
- Independent multiple carriages can be used on one linear actuator for
  rack-and-pinion drive.