Allient
"Solutions for Motion, Control & Power"
NASDAQ-listed (ALNT) global supplier of precision motion and control — motors, drives, controllers and actuation for robotics and automation.
Allient, Inc. (NASDAQ: ALNT), formerly Allied Motion Technologies, is a global designer and manufacturer of precision motion, control and power-quality solutions for OEMs and end users across aerospace and defense, industrial, medical and vehicle markets. The company organizes its offerings under three technology pillars. The Allied Motion pillar covers motion components and integrated systems, including brushed and brushless DC and AC motors, gear motors, servo motors, frameless motors (inner-rotor, outer-rotor, axial-flux and slotless), linear motors, servo drives (motor-mounted, panel-mount and PCB-mount), motion controllers, steering and traction actuators and wheel drives, and precision motion stages and hybrid hexapods.
The Allient Controls pillar (Spectrum Controls) provides industrial automation I/O modules, protocol gateways and industrial displays. The Allient Power pillar (TCI and SNC Manufacturing) supplies harmonic filters, drive output filters, line reactors, EMI filters and custom transformers for power-conversion reliability. Allient operates a family of brands including Allient Rochester (formerly ORMEC), Airex, ALIO Industries, Dynamic Controls, Sierramotion, ThinGap, HeiDrive and FPH.
The company markets dedicated motion solutions for emerging applications such as humanoid robotics, where it supplies advanced actuation systems enabling continuous closed-loop control and real-time disturbance correction, as well as customizable motors and electronics for drones/UAV/UAS. Recent products include the SA Series frameless axial-flux motors and the Pyxmos module servo drive for embedded motion control. Allient runs solutions centers in North America (Buffalo, New York), Europe (Bromma, Sweden) and Asia (China), and serves customers worldwide through its unified motion-control-power portfolio.
Primary type & automation activities this supplier delivers:
SA Series Frameless Axial Flux Motors
Low axial-profile slotless frameless axial-flux motors with integrated encoder, in scalable sizes.
Pyxmos Module Servo Drive
Compact servo drive module engineered for seamless integration into embedded motion control systems.
Humanoid Robotics Motion Solutions
Advanced actuation systems for humanoid robotics enabling closed-loop control and disturbance correction.
Drone / UAV / UAS Application Motors
Customizable brushless motors for drones with special KV, mechanical features, controls and electronics.
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https://allient.com/PHONE
+1 716 242 7535HEADQUARTERS
United States
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Component Supplier
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North America
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