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Surgical Power Tools
From: maxonDescription: When surgeons perform operations in the operating room, they reach for battery-powered tools. These tools must be precise and reliable and withstand over a thousand autoclave cycles. This places tough ...
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The Big Spring Cleaning in Space
From: maxonDescription: They are used in communications, weather forecasting, or research: Satellites improve our quality of life. However, there will soon be too many of them, and disposal is difficult. In the future they ...
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Twenty-twenty Vision
From: maxonDescription: While robotic assistance systems are available for most types of surgery today, eye surgery used to be an exception. A Dutch company has changed that. A world first in eye surgery. ...
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Under Power: Electro Cars
From: maxonDescription: From 0 to 100 km/h in 1.513 seconds - that's a new world record for electrically powered vehicles, set by AMZ's "grimsel" race car in June 2016. Their latest vehicle is named "gotthard." ...
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Watt Balance: Redefining the Kilogram
From: maxonDescription: The prototype kilogram - the standard for today's kilogram - is getting a little long in the tooth. There are plans to redefine the unit on the basis of a natural constant. At the Swiss Federal Office ...
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Why You Probably Don't Need a Pancake Motor
From: Groschopp, Inc.Description: Flat motors are undeniably useful in applications with limited space and odd orientations. However, beyond the size issue, many other DC, AC, Brushless, and Universal motor types can be customized to ...
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20 Factors To Consider When You Buy an Electric Motor
From: Groschopp, Inc.Description: When searching to buy an electric motor or gear motor for your application, it is important to consider requirements beyond speed, torque, power and voltage. In this article, we will discuss 20 ...
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How to Use a VFD (Variable Frequency Drive)
From: Groschopp, Inc.Description: Before learning how to use a VFD, one must first understand what it is and what purpose the control serves within an application. ...
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On the Trail of Wild Animals
From: maxonDescription: Elephants, lions or entire herds of antelopes - with a digital camera specially designed for documentaries, wild animals can be captured quickly. Motors made by maxon ensure that there are no ...
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One Wheelchair for All Situations
From: maxonDescription: Students at ETH Zurich have developed a wheelchair that can climb stairs. Is this the future for people with walking disabilities? ...
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6 Reasons Your Motor is Overheating
From: Groschopp, Inc.Description: Selecting the right motor can be a challenging task, and finding a motor that matches your speed, torque and power requirements is not enough. There are many factors that need to be taken into ...
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Gearbox Efficience Factors
From: Groschopp, Inc.Description: Load capacity, usable life, envelope size, and cost: all are very important considerations when designing a gearbox. However, accurately accounting for efficiency losses is a frequently forgotten ...
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Is Your Motor Overrated?
From: Groschopp, Inc.Description: When buying a standard, off the shelf motor, it can be difficult to find the correct motor size and performance for a given application. The natural reaction is to err on side of "bigger is better" so ...
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Slow Speed Applications Using a Soft Starter
Description: Slow speed plays a big role for workers and machinery during startup. Alignment of moving machinery at a slow speed helps reduce the number of trials to see whether adjustments are correct without ...
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Gearmotors: Achieving the Perfect Motor and Gearbox Match
From: Groschopp, Inc.Description: Focusing on how to choose the right motor/gearbox combination for your OEM application; Engineering Manager, Seth Hulst and Design Engineer, Loren Kamstra explain cost optimization, performance and ...
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How to: Test & Evaluate Motors in Your Application
From: Groschopp, Inc.Description: A thorough comprehension of the of the task requirements in a motion application is vital to the successful launching of a product to market. When one element is overlooked it causes delays and added ...
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OEM Design Checklist and Application Data Worksheet
From: Groschopp, Inc.Description: Use this design checklist, along with the Ingress Protection (IP) and Temperature Class charts to gather data about your application. The speed vs. torque comparison graph is helpful in selecting the ...
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Finding the Best Motor for Intermittent Duty Applications
From: Groschopp, Inc.Description: It is important to understand your application and duty cycle requirements because applications running intermittently can fit into smaller motor packages than those running continuously at the same ...
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Oil Or Grease: 7 Factors to remember
From: Groschopp, Inc.Description: The oil versus grease debate is much more complicated than simply thick or thin, long lifespan versus short, easy maintenance procedures versus harder ones. There's a good possibility that you might ...
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Understanding Continuous Speed in DC Motor Applications
From: Groschopp, Inc.Description: Brushed and Brushless DC motors have two traits that make them easy to control for several applications. The first is the relationship between voltage and speed, and the second is the relationship ...
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4 Tips for Using an Electric Motor During the Winter Months
From: Groschopp, Inc.Description: As temperatures drop well below freezing in many parts of the country and snow continues to fall, winter equipment gets more and more use. For salt spreaders, pumps and other applications using ...
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Synchronous & Induction Motors: Discovering the Difference
From: Groschopp, Inc.Description: Induction and synchronous motors, while both classified as AC, have some rather diverse constructional and operational characteristics, with the presence of slip being the most prominent factor. ...
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What to Know When Customizing a Universal Motor
From: Groschopp, Inc.Description: The golf course, the cheese factory, the printmaking shop and the carnival-these are all places (plus many more) where universal motors will be found. Similarly, just as the location of these ...
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Efficiency in Fractional HP Motors & Gearmotors
From: Groschopp, Inc.Description: Efficiency in Fractional HP Motors & Gearmotors" provides overview of efficiency as it relates to other design considerations such as power source, operating cost, temperature, purchase cost and size. ...
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The Basics of Motor Selection
From: Groschopp, Inc.Description: The Basics of Motor Selection? whitepaper is written to assist readers in the motor selection and customization process. Focusing on four electric motor types (AC Induction, PMDC, Universal and ...
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Brushed vs. Brushless DC Motors: An Overview
From: Progressive AutomationsDescription: A brushed DC motor is one of the simplest types of motors. It consists of a few main components which in conjunction with a DC power supply create a rotating motor ...
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Five Ways Servos Improve Packaging Machines
Description: Upgrade your next machine design with servo motors to decrease downtime, decrease footprint, increase throughput, make equipment last longer, and provide better diagnostics. ...
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Evaluating Servo Performance
Description: Servo system selection criteria involves more than just wattage and price. Other important servo criteria to consider include rated torque, rated speed, overload time, torque-to-inertia ratio, ...
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DC Linear Actuators vs DC Linear Motors
From: maxonDescription: Factory automation and robotic application engineers are often faced with the challenge of requiring fast, accurate and powerful linear actuation within a small allocated volume. The two most commonly ...
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Machine Optimization Through DC Motor Selection
From: maxonDescription: There are so many motors on the market today, from heavy-duty AC motors to tiny DC brushless and stepper motors. To use any of the motors users must have a full understanding of the application ...
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Understanding the Concept of High Efficiency Motors
From: maxonDescription: To understand the concept of high efficiency motors, you must first know how to calculate efficiency and the losses associated with the motor components themselves. ...
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Linear Motors Application Guide
From: Aerotech, Inc.Description: Let's start with mass and weight. Mass is the unchanging quality of a body, while weight is the force that mass exerts in a gravitational field. ...
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Brush DC Motor Basics
From: PortescapDescription: Brushed DC ironless motors are found in a large variety of products and applications such as medical, robotics, factory automation, security and access, civil aviation and aerospace products. The ...
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Overview of Different Piezo Motor Design Principles
Description: Piezoelectric motors are used in many industrial and commercial applications. Various piezoelectric motors are available in the market. All of the piezoelectric motors use the inverse piezoelectric ...
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Miniature Motors for Medical Ventilation
From: PortescapDescription: The medical sector today mandates mechanical ventilation in cases where a patient's spontaneous ventilation is inadequate to maintain life. This is done to prevent an imminent collapse of other ...
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Understanding Inertia Ratio On Machine Performance
Description: In this white paper, we will discuss how the ratio of load inertia to motor inertia affects performance, how additional factors such as compliance come into play and how proper sizing, combined with ...
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Selecting the Right Motor Technology for Miniature Pumps
From: PortescapDescription: Miniature pumps are devices that utilize different technologies (diaphragm, gear, vane, peristaltic) to pump a fluid or create pressure or a vacuum. These pumps are typically less than 5" in height ...
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Soft Starter Bypass Technology in SmartMotor Controllers
Description: Use a soft start bypass, either internal or external, to allow an application to run continuously after the start in a closed contactor mode and to open once a stop or fault command has been provided. ...
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When to use a Soft Starter or an AC Variable Frequency Drive
Description: A common question when deciding between a soft starter or a drive is, which one to select? The purpose of this publication is to show similarities and differences between the soft starter and the ...
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How to wire an AC motor circuit
Description: AC motor circuit wiring diagram ...
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Air Cushion Systems for Comfortable Flights
From: maxonDescription: To achieve the highest possible level of comfort for air passengers, Lantal from Switzerland developed a pneumatic air cushion system. This system replaces the customary cushion foam with air-filled ...
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Artificial Stars Created with Laser Technology
From: maxonDescription: There is still a long way to go before we can make our own stars. However, in scientific applications, the technology is already in use today. The Netherlands Organization for Applied Scientific ...
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Guardbot Rolls into Position
From: maxonDescription: As an unmanned vehicle, the Guardbot is able to travel over most terrains, including snow, sand, mud, and water for a wide variety of applications with special security needs. ...
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Hexapedal Robot
From: maxonDescription: Whether traversing over the sands of Mars, or walking up a stone path, this robot was designed to move easily and quickly, to jump, and even to flip over. ...
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Intelligent Robots for Research and Soccer
From: maxonDescription: The robot named DARwIn-OP (Dynamic Anthropomorphic Robot with Intelligence-Open Platform) is used mainly for research and education purposes. The user can easily program the robot according to his own ...
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maxon motors in the Formula Renault 3.5
From: maxonDescription: The Formula Renault racing series has become one of the most important racing series for future world-class Formula 1 drivers. Since 2012, a new, more powerful V8 engine has been roaring under the ...
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Pipe Inspection with Top Power Density
From: maxonDescription: Imagine the drain is clogged and not a single drop is flowing down any more. A common problem - the cause can be hidden in the far corners of a sewage system. This is where inspection robots come into ...
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Service Robots Use Flat Motors
From: maxonDescription: Service robots being designed for the disabled must be reliable, safe, and easy to use. Having the right motion system components is essential for these highly specific applications. ...
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Surgical Robots for Minimally Invasive Procedures
From: maxonDescription: The latest, next generation surgeries are being performed today using Intuitive Surgical Inc.'s (Sunnyvale, CA) da Vinci™S HD Surgical System, which allows surgeons to perform the most minimally ...
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Wing-flapping Aircraft Hovers and Flies
From: maxonDescription: Life-sized hummingbird-like unmanned surveillance aircraft weighs two-thirds of an ounce, including batteries and video camera. ...
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Hull Cleaning Robot for Large Ships
From: maxonDescription: Specially designed robotic crawler navigates around the underwater portion of a ship to remove the biofilm layers that accumulate there. As a battery operated, autonomous vehicle, component selection ...
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Implantable Medication Delivery Systems: Where Every Microliter Counts
From: maxonDescription: Implantable medication delivery systems can have a decisive influence on the quality of life of the patients. In many cases, such delivery systems are vital for the survival of the patients - the ...
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The Dark Energy of the Universe
From: maxonDescription: The HETDEX project is the first major attempt to find "dark energy" in the universe. With special spectrographs, the three-dimensional positions of one million galaxies are recorded. In the summer of ...
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Android Blinks Thanks to maxon Drive Technology
From: maxonDescription: Imagine you enter a room and see a twin in front of you. It is not made of flesh and blood, but the humanoid robot already bears an uncanny resemblance to its human counterpart. In China, this ...
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Keeping Muscles in Shape
From: maxonDescription: For paraplegic people, rehabilitation is frequently a long process; this is why methods and technology that optimize these measures for the patient are so important. At the Bern University of Applied ...
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Please Smile with maxon motors
From: maxonDescription: Digital SLR cameras can deliver extremely sharp photos - regardless of whether the photo-grapher is a professional or a hobbyist. Not only does the skill of the photographer, but also the technology ...
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Project Pegasus: Gallop Like a Horse
From: maxonDescription: The Pegasus robot, which was created by students of the ETH Zurich during a research project, does not have wings like the famous horse from Greek mythology. But instead, the autonomous robot has ...
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Staying on Track
From: maxonDescription: Driver assist systems can help save lives by alerting driver of potential danger. ...
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Taking to the High Skies with maxon motors
From: maxonDescription: At an altitude of 11 kilometers above the surface of the earth, the air is very thin. Modern pressure cabins and an environmental control system (ECS) ensure a pleasant atmosphere in commercial ...
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This Arm Lends a Strong Hand
From: maxonDescription: Hard and repetitive work weakens the body. The consequences are chronic back pain and other ailments that keep workers off the job, resulting in high costs to employers. The Cobot robotic arm is aimed ...
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Trusting the Next Step
From: maxonDescription: Enjoying life to the fullest - Taking carefree strolls through shopping malls, cycling with friends or perhaps going on a mountain hiking tour. With the right leg prosthesis, being active can be part ...
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Underwater Inspection on Twelve Wheels
From: maxonDescription: Inspecting flooded pipes of power plants requires skilled, high-precision handling. And the robotic vehicles have to be optimized accordingly, for example to dive 20 m deep. The new seawater ...
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When Every Tenth of a Second Counts
From: maxonDescription: Triathlon and time trial racing are gaining more and more fans every day. Technological innovations, such as an electronic drivetrain, are highly sought-after components when every second counts on ...
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Gearmotor builds OEM's reputation for reliability
Description: Modular Packaging Systems relies on Brother gearmotors to build reliable, worry-free packaging machinery for its demanding pharmaceutical customers. ...
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Actuators in aviation.
From: maxonDescription: In the aviation industry, a wide range of applications is controlled by actuators. For example, they are used to control and limit velocity and engine speed by adjusting levers and flaps. In many of ...
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Autonomous Robots Provide Green Logistics
From: maxonDescription: The upcoming company YLOG builds autonomous robots for transporting containers at logistics companies. The Autonomous Intelligent Vehicle (AiV) helps to cut energy costs and to optimize the use of ...
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Efficient Pump System for Improved Quality of Life
From: maxonDescription: Implantable pump systems are used to treat many medical conditions - including ascites. Severe disorders are frequently the cause for this symptom. To control the fluid that has collected in the ...
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Guardians between Two Worlds
From: maxonDescription: The kinetic sculptures of the Korean artist U-Ram Choe are composed of acrylic resin, stainless steel and moving elements, and have been fascinating people for two decades. To breathe life into his ...
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Over Rough and Smooth - Robots on a Mission to Explore
From: maxonDescription: Intelligent robot systems are increasingly being used in disaster control, rescue missions and salvage operations - wherever it is too dangerous for humans. Robots that can look for survivors after an ...
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The Mars Mission - Technology for Another World
From: maxonDescription: We did not find any little green men on Mars, but we did find dried out lakes and river beds. The NASA missions keep discovering new secrets of the red planet. Always on board: Reliable DC motors by ...
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Beauty Through Technology
From: maxonDescription: For the past three decades, French company LPG has been offering a special treatment for tightening skin and tissue, using mechanical stimulation powered by maxon motors. ...
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Brushless DC Motors for Down Hole and Directional Drilling
From: maxonDescription: The recovery of petroleum and natural gas requires constant innovation and improvement of technology. This technology used for deep drilling processes are exposed to extreme environmental conditions. ...
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Circulatory Support without Surgery for Heart Failure Patients
From: maxonDescription: Intra-aortic pump powered by miniature brushless DC motors provides heart failure patients an aid to help hearts rest and heal. ...
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DC Motor Selection for Dynamic Motion Control Applications
From: maxonDescription: Finding the right motor is one of the core elements in the selection of dynamic drive components. Due to their high starting torque maxon DC motors with or without brushes are the perfect matches for ...
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Getting a Second Grip on Life
From: maxonDescription: Losing a hand in a tragic event turns everyday tasks into a constant battle. Nothing is the way it was before and even small things suddenly seem impossible. The high-tech Michelangelo Hand prosthesis ...
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Kenshiro: Strong Robot with 160 Muscles
From: maxonDescription: The tendon-controlled humanoid robot created by the University of Tokyo has more than 160 artificial muscles and is the result of many years of experience. Around 100 brushless maxon motors ensures ...
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maxon motors for Better Door Security
From: maxonDescription: Around 5.5 million burglaries are committed worldwide every year - more than ten per minute on average. Using secure doors significantly reduces the risk of a house being broken into. The Spanish ...
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Pocket-sized Delta Robots
From: maxonDescription: oday, various microassembly tasks present ever greater challenges to drive technology. Whereas the microcomponents and systems are continuously getting smaller, the development of production systems ...
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Respiration Therapy with maxon motors
From: maxonDescription: There are a multitude of sleep diseases and sleep disorders - therefore there is also a large range of available therapy options. Respiration devices for use in clinics and those for home use have one ...
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Vacuum Compatible maxon motors for Extreme Conditions
From: maxonDescription: maxon motor spent several months working alongside Instrument Design Technology (IDT) to customize a small, brushless motor to perform in the extreme vacuum conditions of the synchrotron. This article ...
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The Next Generation of US Energy Efficiency Motor Regulations
From: ABBDescription: The U.S. efficiency regulations for industrial electric motors have been in place since October 1997 when the Energy Policy Act of 1992 (EPAct 92) set minimum efficiency levels for 1- through ...
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Will the Small Motor Rule Affect You?
From: ABBDescription: Mark your calendar for March 9, 2015. The United States Department of Energy issued a Final Rule in March of 2010 mandating energy efficiency levels be increased - effective March 9, 2015. The rule ...
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Motor Selection for Electronic Pipetting
From: PortescapDescription: The pipette is a basic fluid control tool for transferring tiny amounts of liquids. Electronic or motorized pipettes are an ergonomic alternative to manual pipettes and an efficient way to increase ...
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THE BENEFITS OF AMETEK CUSTOM PROGRAMMABLE AND CONTROLLABLE MOTORS, BLOWERS, FANS AND PUMPS
Description: Fans, blowers, and other air/fluid movement products have benefitted from many technology improvements in recent decades, primarily with the long life and controllability offered by electrically ...
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Servos Get Up To Speed
From: DieQua CorporationDescription: For many products, the package can cost more than the contents inside. Considering the competi tion for shelf space and consumer attention, package quality is important in marketing the prod uct. To ...
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Radial Piston Motor Assembly and Starting Instructions
From: jbj Techniques LimitedDescription: Drainage line: Before filling the motor with hydraulic fluid. Lay the drainage line in a way that the motor cannot drain off causing air to build up within the housing. Filtering: Max. admissible ...
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Robotic Snake-arm Flies Into Tight Spaces
From: maxonDescription: A robot as agile as a snake can explore almost any hidden nook and cranny. ...
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Relaxed Golfing with maxon motors
From: maxonDescription: Golf is becoming increasingly popular and has become a common recreational sport. In the spring and summer millions of people around the world head to the greens to work on their handicap or to just ...
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What is RoHS Compliance?
Description: RoHS (Restriction of Hazardous Substances) is a directive from the European Union (EU) that restricts the use of six hazardous materials commonly found in electrical and electronic products. In ...
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Model Making: A Dwarf-sized Caterpillar
From: maxonDescription: maxon drives also play an important role in model making - for example, many locomotives run their rounds powered by maxon motors. But even crazier things can be found in the world of model making: ...
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Robotic Rib Spreading Tool to Help Patients Hurt Less and Heal Faster
From: maxonDescription: One advanced technology company is taking on the challenge of developing hand-held, robotic surgical instruments to help patients hurt less and heal faster. High torque maxon motors ensure jerk-free ...
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How to Size Servo Motors: Advanced Inertia Calculations
Description: Inside Machines: To properly select the appropriate servo motor for a motion control application, find the inertia of the load being rotated. Applications, where the center of rotation is on a ...
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Details Drive Choice of Servomotors
Description: In a competitive marketplace, details help differentiate one product from another. A thoughtful feature or a more rugged design can make all the difference. Consumers who buy based solely on price ...
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Small Servomotors for High-Precision Motion
Description: Semiconductor processing equipment is a notoriously demanding application for motion control engineers. Extreme precision, reliability and smoothness are absolute requirements. At the same time, space ...
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Robotic Exoskeleton: For More Quality of Life
From: maxonDescription: Worldwide, an estimated 185 million people use a wheelchair daily. A company based in Auck-land (New Zealand) has developed innovative robotic technology that helps people with mobility impairment get ...
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Microstepping Tutorial
From: Zaber Technologies, Inc.Description: A bipolar stepper motor has two windings. The current through each winding is varied in order to rotate the stepper motor. This article describes microstepping theory, three modes of operation (full ...
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Latest Material and Construction Methods Provide the Highest Quality Rigid-Flex PCB's
Description: With the demand for portable electronics ever increasing, the need to produce more compact devices with ever-increasing capabilities calls for engineering solutions that combine functionality with ...
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Meeting New Energy Star Energy Efficiency Ratings with ECplus and DCplus Motors
Description: Energy Star, the international standard for energy efficiency in consumer products, has mandated that by 2014, refrigerators must use 25% less electricity than current Energy Star models to maintain ...
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Marking of electrical equipment for use in potentially explosive atmospheres
Description: Marking of electrical equipment for use in potentially explosive atmospheres ...
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Improving High-Speed Performance of Hybrid Stepper Motors
From: ElectroCraftDescription: Bipolar drives supply steppermotor windings with current waveforms that look like square waves when fully stepping or sine waves when micro-stepping at a high resolution. The waveforms shown in the ...