Brushless Slip Ring Applications
Applications for Mercotac Slip Rings
Mercotac® brushless slip rings are versatile components utilized across a broad range of industries and applications. These slip rings play a critical role in transferring power and signals to rotating equipment such as packaging machinery, cable reels, wind turbines, robotics, semiconductor manufacturing equipment, medical equipment, and industrial machinery. Moreover, they are also frequently utilized in rotary motion control applications.
Check out these applications below to gain insights into how Mercotac slip rings are utilized and their benefits. These benefits include their reliability, durability, compact size, maintenance-free operation, and low resistance. Additionally, they provide a low noise connection suitable for both power and signals, ranging from DC power to high frequency signals. This resource is an excellent tool for engineers seeking to understand how Mercotac products can meet their design requirements.
Applications replacing the traditional Slip Ring Assembly with superior Mercotac Brushless Slip Rings
A traditional slip ring assembly is no match for the superior benefits of Mercotac brushless slip rings. The benefits of a Mercotac® slip ring include a highly reliable connection that has very low electrical noise with no maintenance requirements. Therefore, many OEM machinery manufacturers are discovering the advantages of specifying Mercotac slip rings in their designs.
Mercotac Brushless Slip Rings are the trusted slip ring of choice in a wide variety of industries and applications. Customers from all over the world have relied on Mercotac Slip Rings since 1978 to meet needs ranging from industrial products to academic research.
Mercotac Inc. is known worldwide as the leading, high-quality, liquid metal slip ring manufacturer. Some of the applications that continue to benefit from the use of Mercotac slip rings are described below.
Here you will find some examples of applications where Mercotac Brushless Slip Rings are used. Contact Mercotac Inc. for more specific application guidance.
Rotary Motion Control
Rotary motion control systems using Mercotac brushless slip rings integrate mechanical, electrical,
and electronic components to manage rotary motion.
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Wind Turbines
Mercotac brushless slip rings are the ideal solution for wind turbines, providing unlimited
360-degree rotation without wear or degradation.
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Cable Reels
Mercotac Brushless Slip Rings are commonly used in cable reels for their reliability and longevity.
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Packaging
Packaging machines rely on Mercotac brushless slip rings to transmit power with temperature feedback to the moving parts that heat and seal packages.
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Electroplating
Mercotac's compact slip rings deliver a low resistance high current connection to rotating electrodes in electroplating applications.
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Remote Video
Brushless slip rings enable remote video inspection systems to achieve higher reliability, improved signal quality, reduced maintenance, and enhanced performance.
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Bearing Protection
Mercotac brushless slip rings eliminate the risk of electric discharge through bearings by electrically grounding the shaft.
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Cranes
Mercotac slip rings enable reliable and continuous operation in harsh environments for material handling equipment, including cranes, conveyors, and hoists.
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Heated Rollers
Brushless slip rings minimize electrical noise for accurate temperature readings in heated roller machines.
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Leslie Speaker
Mercotac® Brushless Slip Rings have long been the preferred choice across industries and applications since their inception with the Leslie Organ Speaker.
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Lighted Wind Socks
Mercotac slip rings have proven to be the ideal choice for ensuring reliable and efficient performance in lighted wind sock systems used in aviation applications.
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Medical
Mercotac Brushless Slip Rings have been used for decades in psychiatry, psychology, and medical research.
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Robotics
One of the primary uses of Mercotac slip rings in robotics is enabling continuous rotation of robot arms and other movable parts.
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Semiconductor
Mercotac Brushless slip rings enable efficient and reliable electrical transmission in semiconductor manufacturing equipment with rotating parts. They are commonly used in wafer handling, robotic arms, and other applications.
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Spinning Lights
Mercotac brushless slip rings' extremely low electrical noise and less than 1 milliohm resistance make them ideal for spinning lights.
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Turntables
Mercotac brushless slip rings are ideal for turntables as they provide a reliable electrical connection and extended lifespan.
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Ultrasonic Fabric Cutting
Mercotac brushless slip rings enable precise and efficient fabric cutting in ultrasonic fabric cutting machines.
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Vehicle-Mounted Camera
Mercotacâ„¢ brushless slip rings enable seamless electrical connectivity in vehicle rotating camera systems, providing enhanced visibility and situational awareness in transportation, security, and surveillance industries.
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Welding
Mercotac high-capacity single-conductor slip rings are the ideal solution for efficient welding applications, providing zero maintenance and infinite rotations without cable degradation or resistance change.
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Temperature
Many companies, including in the test and measurement industry, utilize Mercotac Brushless Slip Rings to make precise thermocouple temperature measurements through rotating shafts.
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Here are a few reasons why Mercotac Brushless Slip Rings are used in such a wide variety of applications:
- Measure and transmit signals without electrical noise
- Maintain simplicity in design apparatus
- Limit the chance of breaking wires
- Allow for continuous rotation of the system
- Facilitate both a fixed stationary mount and rotational mount for wires
- Very long, robust, and stable rotational life with no maintenance
- Prevent twisting of wire leads
- Reliable cable management
- High Speed communication
- Potential lifetime of billions of revolutions
- Low Resistance; Near zero electrical impedance and noise
- Stable connection; liquid metal molecularly bonded to contacts
- Capacity for power and/or fine signals/data through a single, compact rotary electrical connection
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