Animatics Corporation was founded in 1987 with a vision that motion control providers to the Automation Market were not providing true Solutions, and that one who did, would do very well. In 1989, Animatics released its first products based on a design philosophy that looked less at the motor, and more at the customers total need.

In the following years, Animatics broke record after record. Inc. Magazine ranked Animatics as the 212th fastest growing private company in the nation. The San Jose Business Journal ranked Animatics as the 29th fastest growing private company in Silicon Valley.

All of Animatic's growth was based on products that won unparalleled acclaim from the industries top magazines, including:
Editors Choice Award (Control Engineering Magazine)
Product of the Year Award - amidst 25,000 candidates (Electronic Products Magazine)
Engineering Awards (Product Design and Development Magazine)
Excellence in Design Award (Design News)
Best Products of 1995 (Design News)
Five Star Product of the Month (Design Fax)




 

 

 

 

Starting in 1995, Animatics has focused its control, amplifier and encoder technologies on a product line it considers the quintessential form of motion control: SmartMotor™ is an entire servo motion control system in a single component designed for compact, high reliability O.E.M. equipment. The SmartMotor™ servo is a fully integrated, powerful, compact unit that significantly elevates state-of-the-art motion control technology. It combines a controller, motor drive, encoder, network manager and packs it into the back of a high quality brushless D.C. Servo Motor™. This final level of servo integration allows you to...

Increase MTBF (reliability)
The SmartMotor™ has about 1/4 the number of parts of other servo systems. It is simple - fewer parts and better design mean greater reliability.

Increase Throughput
The SmartMotor™ meets the demands for increased throughput on automation equipment, often by replacing stepper motors. Because the SmartMotor™ will take step and direction commands, and is bolt and shaft compatible; steppers can be replaced with NO SOFTWARE OR MOUNTING CHANGES.

Reduce Costs
Fewer parts cost you less, but that's just the start. Eliminate the drives and controls cabinet from your machine.

Reduce Development Time
With a SmartMotor™ solution you will waste no time integrating and packaging multiple components or dealing with multiple suppliers. It is truly a black box solution that reduces your development to bolting it on and downloading a simple program.

Eliminate Field Service
Lightning strike your unit in the field? No need to send out a technician to troubleshoot a cabinet of controls that doesn't exist. Just swap the motor and you have changed out the entire control system; send a spare and have zero down time.
As a user or integrator of motor control, choosing the right partner can mean the difference between SUCCESS and FAILURE

Animatics is the Right Partner because we lead the industry. When your customer demands change, you can bet someone will deliver. When you are partnered with Animatics, our job is to make sure that someone is YOU.

The Industry's Greatest Power
Animatics offers the SmartMotor RPM ranges to 20,000 and peak ratings to10 HP.
Look at where our competitors leave off.

The Industry's Fastest Motors
What we call a Servo, is really a Servo, not a stepper with an encoder.
That means speeds as low as zero and as high as 20,000RPM.

The Industry's Greatest Array
Motors from 1" wide to 6" wide deliver frame sizes 11, 17, 23, 34, 42 & 56. That's more than double any other offering. What are the chances you won't find the size you need today, or the size you find you need tomorrow?

The Industry's Longest History
Animatics is the recognized pioneer of Integrated servo and has been manufacturing Fully Integrated Servo Motion control products for the past 16 years.

Industries Most Flexible I/O
Animatics SmartMotor has the most multi-functional and expandable I/O of any Integrated Motor.
Series 4 SmartMotors have three communication ports, 7 points of I/O that can be set as Digital and Analog, and a data link to greatly expandable, including interfaces to OPTO-22, LCD Displays, Pendants, and more. Series 5 SmartMotors have 24V Isolated I/O with unlimited expansion capability for any number if Inputs and Outputs. No competing solution even approaches this level of connectivity.

The Industry's Most Powerful Integrated Language Capability
With hundreds of commands you are sure to find the 10 you need. The language gives you the ability to infinitely change gear ratios on-the-fly with the added flexibility of phase offset adjustment. As well, CAM tables can be written to on-the-fly. These are options rarely found in other full size controllers, much less any other integrated motor. Whether you need it now or later it is there and it is free with your SmartMotor.

The Industry's Greatest Value
Animatics delivers the greatest value in two different ways. First, by simply offering the lowest cost true servo solutions to be found with its low cost price leaders like the SM2315 and the SM3416. Second, Animatics delivers the greatest value by having the higher end products that do so much that they eliminate costly peripherals.

The Industry's Broadest Array of Network Protocols
Animatics is again unique in the rapidly growing number of network protocols supported. Whether it is RS-232, RS-485, DeviceNet or Profibus®, you are covered. And with several more currently under development, count on a new protocol being delivered every quarter! While others are sitting and waiting to see which network wins the war, Animatics is delivering them all.

The Industry's Broadest Contouring Solutions
Only the SmartMotor™ has the ability to do high speed interpolated contouring over a single serial link. Use a P.C. and run industry standard G-Codes and coordinated motion interface to CAD/CAM. Linear, Circular and Helical Interpolation are a breeze.

The Industry's Most High-Tech Sales Organization
Animatics has a national and international network of highly technical Automation Solutions Providers, in most cases degreed engineers. These factory trained representatives don't just sell our products, they support them and dedicate themselves to your success.

 
So does Animatics sell motors?.. or does Animatics delivers Total Solutions, and isn't that what you really need when you are on the front lines? When you go to battle in your market place, ally yourself with the clear leader, the first, the best:
Animatics - Defining the Future of Motion Control
 
 
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