Alternatives and equivalents
Replacements and alternatives to motion control brands
Long lead time, a discontinued series or a second source for production? Each guide explains what to check for a true equivalent and compares every listed series with the closest match from our supply network on published figures.
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Need help choosing? Build a specification →Allen-Bradley
For discontinued Kinetix drives, Rockwell names its own successors (Kinetix 5100, 5300 or 5700); for a second source or a new design, servo motors and drives…
See alternatives →Beckhoff Automation
EtherCAT servo drives, AC and low-voltage servo motors, integrated servo motors and CODESYS motion controllers from other makers can meet many Beckhoff axis …
See alternatives →Exlar
High-force rod actuators with planetary roller screws, integrated-motor actuators and hygienic stainless designs from other makers can stand in for many Exla…
See alternatives →FAULHABER
Coreless brushed motors, slotless and low-voltage brushless motors, voice coils and compact DC servo drives from other makers can match many FAULHABER parts,…
See alternatives →Harmonic Drive
Strain-wave gear component sets, hollow-shaft gear units and harmonic servo actuators from other makers can replace many Harmonic Drive parts, provided the s…
See alternatives →HEIDENHAIN
Capacitive, inductive and magnetic encoders from other makers can replace some HEIDENHAIN rotary, angle and exposed linear encoders where the accuracy budget…
See alternatives →Kollmorgen
Frameless torque motor kits, housed direct-drive motors, linear motors, servo drives and EtherCAT controllers from other makers can replace many Kollmorgen p…
See alternatives →LinMot
Ironless and iron-core linear motors, magnet-free linear modules, voice coils and linear motor drives from other makers can meet the force, stroke and speed …
See alternatives →maxon
Coreless and slotless DC motors, low-voltage brushless servo motors, frameless kits, compact servo drives and integrated motor-drives from other makers can m…
See alternatives →Moog
Capsule, through-bore, Ethernet, high-current, fibre optic and marine slip rings from other makers can replace many Moog parts, but equivalence depends on ma…
See alternatives →Renishaw
Magnetic, capacitive and inductive encoders from other makers can replace many Renishaw and RLS encoders where the application's accuracy, resolution, protoc…
See alternatives →Sanyo Denki
Two-, three- and five-phase stepping motors, closed-loop steppers, AC and low-voltage DC servo motors and drives from other makers can meet the published fig…
See alternatives →SCHLEIFRING
Industrial slip rings, fibre optic rotary joints and media rotary unions from other makers can replace many SCHLEIFRING catalogue parts, but medical CT rings…
See alternatives →Servotecnica
Capsule, Faston-terminal, through-bore, rugged, frameless and pancake slip rings from other makers can replace most Servotecnica SVTS series, provided the ci…
See alternatives →Siemens
AC servo motors and servo drives from other makers can replace many SIMOTICS S and SINAMICS S200, S210 and V90 axes, but equivalence depends on torque, speed…
See alternatives →Thomson
Compact 12/24 VDC actuators, industrial electric rod actuators and screw or belt rodless units from other makers can replace many Thomson series, but only on…
See alternatives →WITTENSTEIN alpha
Precision and economy planetary servo gearboxes, right-angle units and flange-output reducers from other makers can meet the published figures of many WITTEN…
See alternatives →Yaskawa
Servo motors and drives, housed direct-drive motors and iron-core linear motors from other makers can meet the published figures of many Yaskawa Sigma-7 and …
See alternatives →Bosch Rexroth
Start with the exact Bosch Rexroth configuration and the machine requirements. Original sourcing and a change to another system need different technical and …
See alternatives →Copley Controls
Start with the exact Copley Controls configuration and the machine requirements. Original sourcing and a change to another system need different technical an…
See alternatives →Delta Electronics
Start with the exact Delta Electronics configuration and the machine requirements. Original sourcing and a change to another system need different technical …
See alternatives →Elmo Motion Control
Start with the exact Elmo Motion Control configuration and the machine requirements. Original sourcing and a change to another system need different technica…
See alternatives →Festo
Start with the exact Festo configuration and the machine requirements. Original sourcing and a change to another system need different technical and commerci…
See alternatives →Kinco
We can help assess original Kinco products and suitable replacement options. The full model code, installation and application determine the right route; a m…
See alternatives →Lenze
Start with the exact Lenze configuration and the machine requirements. Original sourcing and a change to another system need different technical and commerci…
See alternatives →Mitsubishi Electric
Start with the exact Mitsubishi Electric configuration and the machine requirements. Original sourcing and a change to another system need different technica…
See alternatives →Oriental Motor
Start with the exact Oriental Motor configuration and the machine requirements. Original sourcing and a change to another system need different technical and…
See alternatives →Parker Hannifin
Start with the exact Parker Hannifin configuration and the machine requirements. Original sourcing and a change to another system need different technical an…
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