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October 23th, 2010 |
| ELAU PMC Servo controllers are no longer available as
factory new. What happens now? |
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October 23th, 2010 |
| NEW Check our current inventory of
USED ELAU servo motors and controls here. |
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About us............. |
Orbit Motion Technologies was
founded in 1976 by engineer, Pierre Foret in Falmouth, Massachusetts on Cape Cod. The
company, known at the time as Foret Systems, Inc., was the inventor and manufacturer of
the patented Vac-U-Torq vacuum indexing clutch brake.
With one other employee, Foret produced the Vac-U-Torq units in the basement of his home.
The total turnover for 1976 was $27,000. In 1980, Foret moved the operation to a 7500 sq.
ft. facility, also in Falmouth. That same year Foret granted a license to a large Danish
industrial manufacturer, Danfoss A/S. The license allowed Danfoss to produce the
Vac-U-Torq clutch brake and controls for the European and Japanese markets.
Foret died suddenly in 1981 and Foret Systems was purchased by Stewart Oakes. Oakes
brought with him 40 years of experience in the manufacture of industrial machinery, having
previously owned a clutch brake manufacturing company, Simplatrol Products, which he sold
to Dana Corporation in the early 1970's.
On the last day of 1988, Oakes sold Foret Systems to Danfoss and retired. Oakes' son,
Jeffrey, remained and became the U.S. Vice President of sales and marketing for the newly
created clutch brake division.
Danfoss spun off Foret Systems in 1992 and Jeffrey Oakes purchased the exclusive
distribution rights to the Vac-U-Torq and RotaStep clutch brake line for the U.S. The
company was renamed Orbit Motion Technologies.
Due to market demands, Orbit has expanded the operation to include other motion control
devices, most importantly Closed Loop Servo. Now occupying a facility in Mashpee,
Massachusetts, it's main marketing focus is supplying fully integrated servo motion
software and hardware into a working solution for the converting and packaging industries. |
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With a facilities list that includes large inventory
warehousing, a modern machine shop, as well as software and prototype laboratories,
customers are assured that Orbit is qualified to handle every aspect in the development of
a working motion solution. From concept and design optimization to prototyping and
testing, you can be assured that, once in production, your machine will run at it's peak
potential.
From D.C. and A.C. variable speed drives to software intensive multi-axis closed loop
servo, look to Orbit to integrate all of your motion needs.
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