Brand overview
Motion Control Products
Bournemouth-based motion systems supplier with its own ranges of capsule, through-bore, high-current, pancake and fibre optic slip rings.
Motion Control Products is a brand of Motion Control Products Ltd (UK). Motion Control Products products are available through our supply network.
Direct-drive and torque motors
DC motors
D-Series DC Coreless Motors (Precision and Standard)
Brushed coreless DC motors with cog-free, low-inertia rotors in 13-40 mm frames (page quotes 4-50 mm), with optional encoders and gearheads.
ZYT PMDC Brushed Motors with MCP2/MCP4 Gearboxes
Permanent-magnet brushed DC motors 30-110 mm, 12-48 V, up to about 1.5 kW, pairable with worm gearboxes and parking brakes for traction and lifting.
Linear motors
Drone and UAV motors
HDM-L
Brushless outrunner drone motors for small to medium UAVs, 4S-12S, from 28.8 to 108 mm OD and up to 3.8 kW.
HDM-FC
Flat-wire (hairpin) heavy-lift PMSM drone motor with ESC for large UAVs and eVTOLs, 12.5 kW peak and 76.5 kg thrust per rotor.
Other motors
Gearboxes
Harmonic actuators
MAH
Hollow-shaft harmonic servo actuator: strain-wave gearing, motor, encoder and brake in one unit, run from a separate servo drive. Six frame sizes, from 48 VDC to 220 VAC.
MAT
Large-bore version of the harmonic actuator with a frameless 16-pole motor, giving a much bigger through-hole for cabling. Two sizes.
MGM
Harmonic actuator with an integrated German-made Synapticon Circulo servo drive on EtherCAT, with STO and optional FSoE functional safety.
MGU
Compact robot-joint harmonic actuator with built-in EtherCAT/CANopen drive, dual 20-bit encoders and optional torque sensor, from 0.35 kg; aimed at humanoids and cobots.
Linear actuators
LE Ballscrew Linear Actuator (semi-sealed)
Ballscrew-driven linear module with built-in guide rail, supplied with or without an AC servo motor, for industrial positioning and multi-axis XY/XYZ systems.
LEC Ballscrew Linear Actuator (fully sealed)
Fully enclosed, dust-resistant version of the LE ballscrew module for cleanroom and contamination-sensitive work.
LB Belt-Drive Linear Actuator
Steel-belt driven linear module with integral guide rail, intended as a long-stroke, high-speed replacement for pneumatic cylinders.
LBC Belt-Drive Linear Actuator (cleanroom)
Fully sealed version of the LB belt module with added dust protection for cleanroom use.
SRB Linear Servo Actuator
Ball-screw servo electric cylinder in seven frame sizes from 32 to 150, with inline or reverse-parallel motor mounting and optional force sensing, aimed at hydraulic and pneumatic replacement.
BLM Built-in Linear Module
Compact C7 ballscrew linear module with built-in guide, matched to 100-400 W servo motors from the main Japanese and Taiwanese brands.
G-Series Leadscrew Linear Actuator
12/24 VDC acme leadscrew push/pull actuator with internal gearbox and built-in limit switches, for light-industrial, mobility and furniture automation.
GT44 Linear Actuator
Worm-gear acme screw DC actuator rated 6,000 N push with aluminium housing and stainless rod, for lifting beds, wheelchairs and automation.
GD Geared Linear Actuator
Compact 12/24 VDC acme screw actuator with powder-metal gearing in five ratios trading force (300-2,000 N) against speed.
LA In-line Linear Actuators
Slim tubular 12/24 VDC actuators with the brushed motor and planetary gearbox in line with the tube, in diameters 16-55 mm, for pergolas, marine, medical and building automation.
LA55Z High Speed Compact Linear Actuator
Fast, light-load brushed-motor in-line actuator (250 N at 150 mm/s) with built-in limit switches and IP66/67 sealing for space-limited OEM machines.
LA Stainless Steel In-line Actuator (Maritime, LA35M X2)
316 stainless, IP67M in-line actuator variant for opening hatches, doors and windows on yachts and vessels by remote control.
Servo motors
Slip rings
AR/BR/CR Series Capsule Slip Rings
Compact capsule slip rings that carry mixed power and signal in a small footprint, with gold-to-gold contacts for low noise and low torque. AR is the larger body, BR mid-size and CR the miniature range.
ER Series Through Bore Slip Ring
Through-bore slip rings with a hollow centre so shafts, pipes or cables can pass through, carrying power, signal and fieldbus data. Standard bores run from 12.7 mm to 100 mm and custom bores are offered.
BHR Series Frameless Type (Carbon Brush)
Heavy-duty carbon-brush slip rings for very high current and voltage, with copper-graphite power rings and precious-metal signal rings. Large and heavy by design, but straightforward to maintain.
PR/PSR Series Pancake Slip Ring
Flat, disc-style slip rings for machines with little axial height but room radially, available with or without a through hole. They pass power alongside signals such as USB, Ethernet, audio and video.
HR Series Faston Type Slip Ring
A small analogue power-and-signal slip ring with FASTON quick-connect terminals for fast wiring in dusty, high-cycle machinery. Optional IP65 sealing.
QR Series Pneumatic/Hydraulic Rotary Joint
A rotary union that passes air, gases or fluids through rotating interfaces, optionally combined with electrical circuits in one unit. Size, ports and channel count are customised to the machine.
FR Series Fiber Optic Rotary Joint
Fibre optic rotary joints that carry single-mode or multi-mode optical channels across rotation for high-bandwidth, interference-free data. Channel counts run from one to fifty.
RR Series Radio Frequency Rotary Joint
RF rotary joints that carry microwave signals across rotation for antennas and radar, with one to five channels. Single-channel models run to 50 GHz.
Ethernet Slip Ring
Slip rings with dedicated 100M or Gigabit Ethernet channels alongside power and signal circuits, offered in solid-shaft and through-bore forms.
USB Slip Ring
Slip rings that keep USB and IEEE1394 links working through continuous 360-degree rotation, combined with power circuits.
High Definition (HD) Slip Ring
Gold-contact slip rings for uncompressed HD video (HDMI, SDI) mixed with USB, Ethernet, RF and RS422, rated for 1080P at 60Hz and beyond.
Waterproof Slip Ring
Sealed slip rings rated IP64 to IP68 for wet, washdown and marine settings such as ships and harbour equipment.
Explosion-proof Slip Ring (ER-EX)
Flameproof slip rings certified Exd IIBT4 Gb for hazardous areas in oil, gas, chemical and explosive-dust environments, with a wide operating temperature band.
High Speed Slip Ring
Slip rings built for 800 to 15,000 rpm, mainly used on test rigs and non-destructive testing equipment.
Large Size Slip Ring
Large through-hole slip rings for heavy outdoor plant, with through holes quoted up to 1000 mm and long service life.
Multi-channel Slip Ring
High-circuit-count slip rings that carry hundreds of mixed power, digital, analogue, fibre and RF channels in one unit.
High & Low Temperature Slip Ring
Slip rings using heat-resistant materials for extreme temperatures from -55°C to +250°C, such as hot rollers and heating plant.
Fiber Optic Integrated Electrical Slip Ring
Hybrid units combining fibre optic channels with power and signal circuits, used on electro-optical pod systems.
Pneumatic/Hydraulic Integrated Electrical Slip Ring
Combined units passing hundreds of electrical circuits plus up to 16 gas or liquid channels, with pressures of 10 MPa or more.
RF Integrated Electrical Slip Ring / Cable Reel Slip Ring
Electrical slip rings with up to five built-in RF channels for radar and satellite antennas, grouped in the catalogue with cable-reel slip rings for cranes and masts.
Pumps
MP Series Wet Can BLDC Micropumps
Small sealless brushless DC pumps where the pumped liquid cools and lubricates the rotor, rated for 20,000 hours of continuous duty. Forty-four standard models from 6 to 24 VDC, with seven motor sizes.
WP Series Industrial Wet Can Pumps
Industrial sealless BLDC coolant pumps for thermal management, from 80 W units up to a 4 kW, 600 L/min model, on supplies from 12 V to high-voltage DC buses. Built for 20,000-hour continuous duty with IP67/IP68 protection.
IoT and remote I/O
M-IoT (IoT-Cloud) Remote Monitoring Platform
A cloud platform and app for monitoring, updating and recording machine data remotely, including remote control of Kinco HMIs, PLCs and servo systems via DToolsPro.
RP20 Remote IO
A remote IO coupler for distributed machine IO, with 100 Mbps multi-protocol communication and expansion to 16 modules.
AK Series PLC
A CODESYS-programmable PLC to IEC 61131-3 with EtherCAT motion control for up to 32 axes, used as the controller in IoT-connected machine solutions.
MK Series Integrated HMI/PLC
An all-in-one HMI and PLC with a high-speed CPU, DTools software, Ethernet and USB, and support for expansion modules.
Stepper motors
NEMA 8 High Torque (M20STH)
Miniature 20 mm 2-phase hybrid stepper in five lengths, for compact automation, medical and precision devices where space is tight.
NEMA 11 High Torque (M28STH)
28 mm 2-phase hybrid stepper offered in 28-51 mm body lengths, aimed at small automation and robotics axes where size and cost matter.
NEMA 14 Standard (M35ST)
35 mm 2-phase hybrid stepper with six windings across 34-45 mm lengths; 0.9 degree version on request.
NEMA 16 (M39ST / M39ST..J)
39 mm hybrid stepper in 1.8 degree and 0.9 degree (J suffix) versions, 20-44 mm long, for lab instruments, pumps, printing and vending.
NEMA 17 High Torque (M42STH)
42 mm 2-phase hybrid stepper with 18 standard windings from 29-60 mm long, the general-purpose size for CNC, 3D printing and robotics.
NEMA 23 High Torque (M57STH / M60STH)
57/60 mm 2-phase hybrid stepper, 1-4 Nm, mostly 8-lead for series or parallel wiring, for CNC and automation axes.
NEMA 34 High Torque (M86STH)
86 mm 2-phase hybrid stepper with 22 windings from 2.2 to ~12 Nm, for CNC and heavier industrial axes.
NEMA 42 High Torque (M110STH)
110 mm 2-phase hybrid stepper, 11-33 Nm, for high-torque industrial and CNC axes; pairs with high-voltage AC stepper drives.
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