MERIDIAN LABORATORY is a US-based global designer and manufacturer of machine components, providing motion control and automation solutions since 1963MERIDIANLABORATORYisaUS-basedglobaldesignerandmanufacturerofmachinecomponents,providingmotioncontrolandautomationsolutionssince1963
Key Products/TechnologiesKeyProducts/Technologies
ROTOCON® Rotary Electrical Connectors (Slip Rings and Rotary Grounds): Brushless, maintenance-free, high-performance rotating electrical contact technology. Suitable for high-current (up to 10,000A), high-voltage (up to 10,000V), and ultra-high-speed (up to 40,000 RPM) applications, supporting various industrial communication protocols such as EtherCAT, Profinet, EtherNet/IP, PROFIBUS, and Modbus TCP/IP.ROTOCON®RotaryElectricalConnectors(SlipRingsandRotaryGrounds):Brushless,maintenance-free,high-performancerotatingelectricalcontacttechnology.Suitableforhigh-current(upto10,000A),high-voltage(upto10,000V),andultra-high-speed(upto40,000RPM)applications,supportingvariousindustrialcommunicationprotocolssuchasEtherCAT,Profinet,EtherNet/IP,PROFIBUS,andModbusTCP/IP.
ML6® Precision Polyurethane Products: Precision-molded polyurethane materials with high friction and low wear characteristics, utilized in drive wheels, rollers, and coated grippers.ML6®PrecisionPolyurethaneProducts:Precision-moldedpolyurethanematerialswithhighfrictionandlowwearcharacteristics,utilizedindrivewheels,rollers,andcoatedgrippers.
Core AdvantagesCoreAdvantages
Proprietary ROTOCON® Brushless Technology: A maintenance-free solution eliminating arcing, friction, greasing, and adjustments common in traditional brushed methods, offering extremely low contact resistance and stable current delivery unaffected by RPM or total revolutions.ProprietaryROTOCON®BrushlessTechnology:Amaintenance-freesolutioneliminatingarcing,friction,greasing,andadjustmentscommonintraditionalbrushedmethods,offeringextremelylowcontactresistanceandstablecurrentdeliveryunaffectedbyRPMortotalrevolutions.
Extensive Custom Engineering Capabilities: Over 50 years of experience and more than 5,000 custom designs, meeting high-voltage (up to 10,000V), high-current (up to 10,000A), and high-speed (up to 10,000 RPM) requirements, including IP68 environmental sealing and integration with rotary unions and Fiber Optic Rotary Joints (FORJ).ExtensiveCustomEngineeringCapabilities:Over50yearsofexperienceandmorethan5,000customdesigns,meetinghigh-voltage(upto10,000V),high-current(upto10,000A),andhigh-speed(upto10,000RPM)requirements,includingIP68environmentalsealingandintegrationwithrotaryunionsandFiberOpticRotaryJoints(FORJ).
Seamless Support for Industrial Communication Protocols: Guaranteed zero bit errors and zero packet loss for major industrial Ethernet-based protocols such as EtherCAT, Profinet, EtherNet/IP, PROFIBUS, and Modbus TCP/IP, ensuring reliable real-time data transmission.SeamlessSupportforIndustrialCommunicationProtocols:GuaranteedzerobiterrorsandzeropacketlossformajorindustrialEthernet-basedprotocolssuchasEtherCAT,Profinet,EtherNet/IP,PROFIBUS,andModbusTCP/IP,ensuringreliablereal-timedatatransmission.
High-Performance ML6® Polyurethane Material: A unique material technology providing superior friction and durability in demanding environments, used in the cable industry, mail sorting systems, printing operations, plastics manufacturing, glass production equipment, aircraft assembly, helicopter rescue hoists, non-destructive testing equipment, and robotic grippers.High-PerformanceML6®PolyurethaneMaterial:Auniquematerialtechnologyprovidingsuperiorfrictionanddurabilityindemandingenvironments,usedinthecableindustry,mailsortingsystems,printingoperations,plasticsmanufacturing,glassproductionequipment,aircraftassembly,helicopterrescuehoists,non-destructivetestingequipment,androboticgrippers.
Over 55 Years of Industry Leadership and Strong Customer Relationships: Deep expertise in industrial automation and motion control since 1963, building long-standing partnerships with hundreds of the world's largest companies, demonstrating reliability and innovation capability.Over55YearsofIndustryLeadershipandStrongCustomerRelationships:Deepexpertiseinindustrialautomationandmotioncontrolsince1963,buildinglong-standingpartnershipswithhundredsoftheworld'slargestcompanies,demonstratingreliabilityandinnovationcapability.
Target IndustriesTargetIndustries
Industrial automation and motion controlIndustrialautomationandmotioncontrol
Defense and aerospace (radar systems, satellite communications, guided missiles, military aircraft, bomb diffusing robots)Defenseandaerospace(radarsystems,satellitecommunications,guidedmissiles,militaryaircraft,bombdiffusingrobots)
Research and development laboratories and endurance testing (turbines, jet engines, turbocompressors, propellers, motors, machine tools, bearings)Researchanddevelopmentlaboratoriesandendurancetesting(turbines,jetengines,turbocompressors,propellers,motors,machinetools,bearings)
Road and rail vehiclesRoadandrailvehicles
Major MarketsMajorMarkets
United StatesUnitedStates
Certifications/PatentsCertifications/Patents
Meridian Laboratory holds proprietary technological expertise in ROTOCON® brushless slip ring and rotary ground technology, and ML6® precision polyurethane materials.MeridianLaboratoryholdsproprietarytechnologicalexpertiseinROTOCON®brushlessslipringandrotarygroundtechnology,andML6®precisionpolyurethanematerials.
These technologies ensure maintenance-free operation, extremely low contact resistance, high reliability, and durability in extreme environments, securing a distinct competitive advantage in industrial automation and motion control.Thesetechnologiesensuremaintenance-freeoperation,extremelylowcontactresistance,highreliability,anddurabilityinextremeenvironments,securingadistinctcompetitiveadvantageinindustrialautomationandmotioncontrol.