OVERVIEW

High Current Brushless Rotating Electrical Connectors for Reliable Power & Data Transfer

  • Capable of transferring high currents up to 35 amps per channel / conductor
  • Combine power and data in one assembly
  • Highly configurable to specific applications needs

ROTOCON brushless high current slip rings are designed to mount at the end of a workpiece. The ROTOCON MY/MZ Series features a higher ampacity rating and channel count for high current or high channel count uses. For applications with less than 30 channels / contacts or less than 20 amps per contact, we recommend our ROTOCON MX-Series.

ROTOCON brushless high current slip rings are often used in thermoforming, packaging, water treatment, centrifuge, and many other industrial and scientific applications. They provide a maintenance-free and stable rotating electrical contact for high channel count and higher current applications. They provide clean electrical power and signal with no measurable electrical noise, and remain unaffected by machine vibration, rotational speed, and total number of revolutions.

All ROTOCON brushless high current slip rings are environmentally sealed and constructed with durable materials, making them the perfect solution for manufacturing, R&D, and other high-performance applications. Their rugged industrially-oriented design ensures dependable, long-lasting performance, eliminating the downtime and frequent maintenance typically required by traditional brushed slip rings.

ROTOCON brushless high current slip rings are highly configurable to suit the specific requirements of your application. Available options include mechanical mounting, electrical terminations, and other value-added features. Furthermore, Meridian Laboratory provides cost-effective and efficient solutions for Custom ROTOCON Slip Rings, accommodating both prototype and production quantity volumes.

Advantages

Why choose ROTOCON High Current Slip Rings?

BRUSHLESS SLIP RING TECHNOLOGY PROVIDES SUPERIOR PERFORMANCE

ROTOCON high current slip rings are brushless by design, functioning through a molecularly bonded, viscous metal film contact to transfer electrical power and signal. ROTOCON brushless high current slip rings exhibit near-zero electrical resistance while stationary, or during rotation – regardless of rotational speed, or total number of revolutions.

  • NO INTERNAL WEAR PARTS
  • NEAR-ZERO ELECTRICAL NOISE, STATIONARY OR ROTATING
  • HIGH POWER CAPABLE WITHOUT FLUCTUATION IN CURRENT DELIVERY

MAINTENANCE FREE SLIP RING OPERATION

Traditional, brushed slip rings rely on metal-on-metal contact to transfer power between stationary and rotating components. ROTOCON brushless high current slip rings do not have any internal wear parts, and therefore do not require any maintenance, adjustment, or replacement of parts during the lifetime of their use.

  • OUTLAST TRADITIONAL, BRUSHED SLIP RINGS
  • NO METAL-ON-METAL CONTACT
  • 100% MAINTENANCE-FREE PERFORMANCE
  • ROUTINELY SURPASS 500M+ TOTAL REVOLUTIONS

RELIABLE, HIGH-SPEED ETHERNET PERFORMANCE

ROTOCON brushless high current slip rings transmit high-speed Ethernet based communication up to 100 Mbps reliably and without bit errors or crosstalk. They are capable of transferring many signal types and communication protocols, including Etherlink, Profinet, EtherNet/IP, Profibus, Modbus TCP/IP, Powerlink, CC-Link IE, SERCOS III, SynqNet, MECHATROLINK-III, ControlNet, RS485, RS432, RS422, EtherCAT, and more.

For higher data speeds, up to 1000 Mbps (1 Gbps) – please contact Meridian Laboratory.

  • GUARANTEED ETHERNET TRANSMISSION WITHOUT BIT ERRORS OR CROSSTALK
  • HIGH SPEED CAPABLE UP TO 100 Mbps
  • COMPATIBLE WITH MANY OTHER DIGITAL COMMUNICATION PROTOCOLS

PERFECT SLIP RING SIGNAL INTEGRITY, STATIONARY OR ROTATING

ROTOCON brushless high current slip rings are unique in their ability to provide excellent analog signal transmission, without fluctuation or noise – whether stationary or while rotating. They are the ideal choice for sensitive electrical signals such as encoders, thermocouples, strain gauges, and more.

  • PERFECT SIGNAL INTEGRITY – REGARDLESS OF SPEED
  • NEAR-ZERO ELECTRICAL NOISE
  • EXCELLENT FOR ANALOG SIGNAL TRANSMISSION

ENVIRONMENTALLY SEALED SLIP RINGS DELIVER SAFE AND LONG LASTING OPERATION

ROTOCON brushless high current slip rings are environmentally sealed to provide a superior rotating electrical connection. They are sealed from the outside environment and remain unaffected by dust and liquids, as well as from humidity and other environmental factors that conventional, brushed slip rings are challenged by. They are arc-free internally making them the ideal choice for clean rooms and wet, dust-filled, or other challenging operating environments.

  • ENVIRONMENTALLY SEALED DESIGN
  • UNAFFECTED BY LIQUIDS, DUST, AND OTHER FACTORS
  • ROBUST DESIGN FOR HARSH ENVIRONMENTS

CUSTOMIZABLE DESIGNS TO MEET YOUR EXACT NEEDS, QUICK AND COST EFFECTIVELY

ROTOCON brushless high current slip rings are modular by design and are able to be configured in quick and cost efficient ways to meet your exact needs. A variety of mechanical mounting and electrical termination options are offered to make for the most optimized slip ring for your unique application. Meridian Laboratory also offers additional rotating accessories such as fiber optic rotary joints, rotary unions, encoders, and more to integrate with ROTOCON brushless slip rings.

  • MODULAR DESIGN ALLOWS FOR SIMPLE AND FAST CUSTOMIZATIONS
  • WIDE VARIETY OF MECHANICAL AND ELECTRICAL OPTIONS
  • INTEGRATABLE WITH FIBER OPTIC ROTARY JOINTS, ROTARY UNIONS, ENCODERS, AND MORE

COMBINED POWER & SIGNAL WITHOUT INTERFERENCE

Traditional slip rings struggle to accommodate power and signal within a single assembly, and suffer from noise and interference. The unique design of ROTOCON brushless high current slip rings allows for lossless signal without electrical interference during operation.

  • AC/DC power and signals compatible within the same assembly
  • Reliable Ethernet, encoder, strain gauge, and other sensitive signals
  • Zero noise or dynamic contact resistance introduced into your system

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CONFIGURATIONS

Brushless High Current / Capacity Slip Rings

    26 to 48 Channel High Current Slip Rings

    MY/MZ-26 to MY/MZ-48

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    6 to 24 Channel High Current Slip Rings

    MY/MZ-6 to MY/MZ-24

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    Custom Slip Rings Series

    Custom Rotating Electrical Slip Rings

    Key Features

    • Ability to easily modify standard ROTOCON brushless slip rings and rotary electrical connectors
    • Custom solutions with no minimum order quantity and short lead times
    • Highly customizable ROTOCON brushless slip rings to meet unique mechanical, electrical, and environmental requirements.
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Applications & Uses

Common Uses for High Current Slip Rings

CPG Processing & Packaging

CPG Processing & Packaging
P: ROTOCON high current slip rings are used for heated rollers and other general I/O signals in production and packaging equipment. They remain unaffected by changes in humidity, contact with liquids, and other environmental conditions.

Testing & Validation

ROTOCON high current slip rings are used in automotive dynamometer and centrifuge testing facilities providing a high channel count rotary connection of up to 60 contacts for signals and power to be transferred simultaneously.

Industrial Machinery & Equipment

ROTOCON high current slip rings are commonly used in wastewater treatment facilities, battery production lines, semiconductor equipment and many other applications which demand a reliable and long lasting slip ring connection for high current use.

Industries

Industries that use ROTOCON Brushless High Current Slip Rings

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Manufacturing & Production

Application & Uses

  • Battery Slurry Mixing Equipment
  • Rotary Heat Sealers
  • Thermal Embossing Rollers
  • Semiconductor Wafer Coating Systems
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Automotive & Transportation

Application & Uses

  • Dynamometer Test Cells
  • Rotary Indexers
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Aerospace

Application & Uses

  • Centrifuges
  • Helicopter Blade Testing

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