Motor control, motion and robotics are integral to many automation builds, from simple conveyor speed control, to complex packaging motion control and pick and place systems.
We know you need to continually develop your design, meet customer needs and stay on track, which is why our range is designed to help you optimise your build. We can even help you make cost savings by switching to our own brand, RS PRO, as an alternative to leading brand motor control solutions.
Range highlights from Motors, Motion Control & Robotics
Electric Automation by Festo
Bridging the gap between easy-to-install pneumatics and smart electric automation, this is a complete cost-effective and powerful solution.
ebm-papst Brushless DC Kit
These kits provides everything you need to test the ebm-papst DC motor range. Brilliantly versatile, with durability and intelligence.
Lexium 28 Servo Drives
A small machine optimised servo range for motors up to 24kW with automatic tuning, embedded safety and PLCopen motion library support.
Omron Q2V Inverter Drives
Q2V inverters are compact, cost effective, easy to setup and offer optional remote LCD keypad and Micro SD card for data storage.
Mitsubishi D700 Inverters
A very popular small machine inverter drive with safety built in. Used in packaging and processing machinery across many industries.
AC Motors
3-phase AC motors available in IE1/2/3 efficiency classes, with geared options, suitable for use with or without a variable speed drive.
Soft Starters
Soft starters allow AC motors to have a controlled start reducing drive train loading and wear, as well as potentially saving energy.
DC Motors
Perfect your build with our range of geared & ungeared DC motors from 1W - 500W with brushless options enhanced performance.
Inverter Drives
Core to many automation builds, our range of 1,000+ variable speed drives includes leading brands and cost effective RS PRO options.
Motor Protection
Motor protection circuit breakers and motor overload monitoring devices from all the leading brands and great value RS PRO alternatives.
RS PRO Variable Speed Drives
Need simple, great value 3 phase motor speed control? Look no further than the RS PRO range of inverters with 1 & 3 phase input options.
Industrial Robotics
Accelerate your builds via our range of robotics kits for multi-axis arms and complete 2/3 axis gantry kits to create pick & place systems.
Electric Actuators
Electric actuators can replace pneumatic versions in many applications helping to deliver energy savings and increased productivity.
Servo & Motor Controllers
Find everything from simple DC speed controllers using PWM, to stepper motor and servo motor controllers.
DOL Motor Starters
Find 'ready to use' enclosed DOL starters, DIN rail starter units and fully electronic solid-state DOL starters with overload protection.
DC Injection Brake Modules
When building machines with cutting blades or other rotating tools, using DC injection to quickly & safely stop the machine is crucial.
