Motion and Controls Reference Materials

Description: Contrary to common opinion electric actuators actually have a lower total cost than hydraulic cylinders. Although the upfront costs of an electric linear actuator can be more than a hydraulic system, ...

Description: The high speed vacuum cleaner brushless DC motor platform is designed for specifically hand-held vacuum cleaner, hand dryer and other similar air flow applications. This BLDC motor platform is ...

Description: A linear actuator is a device used to move or control the circular motion linear-direction using a centralized control signal. The control signal helps the motor to move forward and backward any ...

Description: When it comes to measuring and dispensing a specific volume of any liquid, pipettes are essential in today's laboratory environment. Different types of pipettes are commonly used depending on the ...

Description: Modern motion applications require high accuracy both during and at the end of the move. But even if your PID settings are carefully optimized the motion at the end effector is never perfect. This ...

Description: Most of vacuum cleaners in the market now adopted AC motor or PMDC motor, because the limitation of the carbon brush, AC motor, and PMDC motor get disadvantages of short life, big size, heavyweight, ...

Description: As a soft tissue rehabilitation tool, the Massage gun has been populared for athletes and fitness easy to portability since its showed in the 2018 NBA All-Star Game. At present, there are many ...

Description: Fuel management systems are critical to support efficient propulsion and operation of aircrafts by providing optimum flow and pressure to the engine. Typical applications for fuel management systems ...

Description: Missile defense systems require extreme agility to navigate and intercept enemy targets while exposed to extreme environments. Wide temperature range and vibration are some of the critical conditions ...

Description: Powered Air Purifying Respirator (PAPR) applications have many critical requirements including high air flow with a blower and drive system. As well, due to the portability and wearable nature of ...

Description: Linear actuators provide important functions to a range of medical devices such as medical beds, operating tables, and dental chairs. A linear actuator is a mechanical device that converts energy to ...

Description: The "PT30 self-made automatic assembly line 2 " project, which was established in December 2019, is an efficient automatic growth line independently designed and developed by Power Motor. With the ...

Description: What is an IGBT? Why is FWD required? How do I mount a module? Get the answers to your questions! ...

Description: Moving a patient in a hospital or medical facility doesn’t always involve racing down a hallway with the patient in a wheelchair or on a gurney. Very often, a patient simply needs to be moved ...

Description: When you would select a stepper motor product from 3X Motion, the following parameters need to be considered ...

Description: This paper is an overview of the different types of linear motors available, including their principles of operation, history of development of permanent magnets, design methods for linear motors and ...

Description: Automotive seat back angle adjustment motor uses 12V DC gear box motor, high starting torque, long life, low noise, but also with position memory function. Shenzhen Power Motor has 20 years of ...

Description: Surgeons worldwide prefer surgical hand tools that utilize the most advanced technology to deliver the highest performance and improve patient outcomes. To keep the cost of procedures down, the most ...

Description: This article is focused on the stepper motors which is a type of brushless DC motor with a high number of poles. This technology is generally driven in open loop without any feedback sensor, meaning ...

Description: Medical device companies are under extreme pressure to deliver new and improved products to the market ahead of the competition. While the overall process for a medical device takes years, most of ...

Description: For powered reusable surgical tools, reliability is paramount. Due to the presence of electronic components and materials susceptible to corrosion, moisture is often a cause of premature failure, ...

Description: Magnetic encoders allow for high resolution feedback, enabling precise motion control profiles. Understanding how these devices work and their advantages compared to traditional feedback methods (such ...

Description: Machines that operate on Cartesian coordinate systems have been staples in factories for decades. 3D printers, laser-cutters, and CNC machines are examples of devices that use the same principle as ...

Description: When it comes to dispensing a specific volume of liquid in a lab environment, pipettes are essential. Electronic air displacement pipettes have taken the lead due to the need for a high level of ...

Description: The relationship between commutated and non-commutated rotor resistance can be expressed by: RC = FC R ...

Description: The enduring popularity of coreless brushed DC motors comes from a combination of their simplicity of design, fast transient responses, negligible iron losses and ease of control. With speed ...

Description: Improve Your Solar Panel Cleaning Robot TCO with DC Coreless Motors & Gearheads ...

Description: Unmanned Aerial Vehicles (UAVs) or drones, as they are generally known, are becoming more common. This technology is adding value in many markets including aerospace and defense, agriculture, ...

Description: Surgical hand tools require a minimum level of power for a given application, and higher power requirements generally necessitate larger motors. This in turn leads to a heavier and bulkier tool that ...

Description: Not all encoder/feedback technologies are the same. Here are some situations that call for an encoder as part of a drive system ...

Description: Advancements in automation and artificial intelligence are driving innovation in robotics. New developments in vision systems and sensor technologies require inventive applications for robots in the ...

Description: Disposable tools are a fast-growing segment within the surgical hand tool market, driven by cost and hygiene benefits. For tool design engineers, the motor technology is often a critical choice, ...

Description: When NASA Langley Research Center hired Honeybee Robotics Spacecraft Mechanisms Corporation to develop a totally mechanical tool changer, Honeybee was ready. The tool changer was for the end of what ...

Description: In high-speed brushless motors, EMC problems are often the focus and difficulty of the whole project, and the optimization process of the whole EMC takes a lot of time. Therefore, we need to correctly ...

Description: From a mechanical standpoint, one of the more challenging applications in linear motion has traditionally been to move two or more loads independently, as is required in some handling, transport, and ...

Description: Gantries differ from other types of multi-axis systems (such as Cartesian robots and XY tables) by using two base (X) axes in parallel, with a perpendicular (Y) axis connecting them. While this dual ...

Description: In Part 1 of this post, we looked at various methods of driving the X axes in gantry systems and how the drive method can influence the gantry’s tendency to experience racking. Another factor ...

Description: An auto-tune helps a variable frequency drive (VFD) control the motor with specific motor settings, and there are many ways to get the best results for a specific setting and situation. See five ...

Description: There are several types of linear servo motors and knowing the strengths and weaknesses of each, along with the application they're best-suited for, is critical. ...

Description: Servo motors and robots are transforming additive applications. Learn the latest tips and applications when implementing robotic automation and advanced motion control for additive and subtractive ...

Description: Achieving precision motion at the micron level is an impressive feat: a carefully choreographed waltz of experiment design, instrumentation, and a keen eye for detail. It stands to reason that ...

Description: Greater operational efficiency is required in manufacturing today and it requires a comprehensive look at everything, starting with how things are purchased. See four clarifications on consolidated ...

Description: Drones for defense and surveillance missions require extreme agility for navigation and are regularly exposed to critical environments. These UAV (unmanned aerial vehicle) applications demand ...

Description: After a year in the making, Portescap is pleased to announce the opening of our newest Engineering Lab in our Mumbai, India office. Our team worked very diligently over the past year, including ...

Description: Voice Coil Motors are highly controllable electrical actuators suitable for applications needing only limited displacement. They offer the following features: ...

Description: Gantries differ from other types of multi-axis systems (such as Cartesian robots and XY tables) by using two base (X) axes in parallel, with a perpendicular (Y) axis connecting them. While this dual ...

Description: There are various motors in the world. Large motors and small motors. A motor that moves back and forth instead of rotating. A motor which can't see the reason why it is so expensive at first glance. ...

Description: Linear motion systems - consisting of a base or housing, a guide system, and a driving mechanism - are available in a wide variety of designs and configurations to suit almost any application. And ...

Description: Unipolar and bipolar motor assemblies each have their advantages and limitations. ...

Description: Medical device companies are under extreme pressure to deliver new or improved products ahead of the competition. Engaging with specialist suppliers at the very earliest stages of product design can ...

Description: Today, motion solutions through miniature motor and gearbox are used in several applications like medical, industrial, robotics, aerospace, etc. Most of these applications use planetary gearboxes ...

Description: Industrial rotary knives, usually servo-driven, cut a continuously-fed web into desired lengths. Software helps size and configure the servo for rotary knife applications. ...

Description: Today, significant engineering work in the field of rotary motion conversion has yielded a diverse class of linear mechanical actuators which are useful for a broad range of advanced automation ...

Description: With the development of society, automatic doors are used more and more widely in people's lives because of their superior convenience. Automatic doors are divided into electric rolling gates, ...

Description: From aerospace to machine tooling, glass cutting, medical and more, manufacturing processes depend on reliable motion control. Delivering the speed and precision required by these applications are ...

Description: Actuator torque is a numerical expression of the amount of torque that an actuator is capable of generating. Torque is a term used to define the extent to which a motive energy twists an object around ...

Description: When it comes to linear actuators, electromechanical devices are becoming the option of choice over their pneumatic cousins due to their speed, precision, and size. Over recent years, demands have ...

Description: Stepper motors are commonly used to translate motion from rotary to linear. Selecting the right combination of electrical and mechanical components is complicated by the various options for precision ...

Description: Building a successful linear motion system starts with choosing the appropriate actuator. Between the different sizes, technologies, and qualities, hundreds of options exist. The trick is to winnow ...

Description: Guide to Linear Motion SystemsMasa Tsuchiya2018-02-28T13:10:15-06:00 Linear motion bearings are bearings that are made to move in a particular direction, and they come in a wide array of different ...

Description: Typically performances from a coreless brush DC is dependent upon the overall electromagnetic volume. The higher the performances needed, the higher the electromagnetic volume which results in an ...

Description: This new motor concept from Portescap is capable of providing linear and rotary motions simultaneously which is ideal for applications needing robotics automation. If you go the conventional way of ...

Description: When referring to linear bearings, we generally think of devices that incorporate ball bearings - meaning friction is reduced between moving parts by recirculating balls. Bushings, ball splines, ...

Description: DC coreless motors that are fully enclosed are the perfect solution for powering Solar Panel Cleaning Robots. These motors are light in weight, energy efficient, long lasting (reduce the overall cost ...

Description: Craniotomy hand tools are high speed drills used in Neuro (Skull) surgeries. These highly complex procedures require very high precision and balancing. Even minor vibrations or jerks could impact the ...

Description: Depending on the procedure and the type of cutter used, the handpiece of a foot care device is used at a wide velocity range combined with high torque. Often the available power is limited, as the ...

Description: This new brushless flat motor uses an outer rotor configuration with an air gap between the coil and the magnetic structure being managed radially. This unique and innovative design delivers very high ...

Description: Certain applications, irrespective of their industry, require linear movements with quick forward and backward motions. This will help them save a lot of process time. Portescap's newest innovative ...

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Description: Designing comprehensive automation for high-speed pick-and-place applications is among the most challenging tasks faced by motion engineers. As robotic systems become more complex and production rates ...

Description: Ultra-precise HEIDENHAIN linear scales aid in the manufacture of hydrogen targets for thermonuclear testing ...

Description: In the increasingly technologically advanced human society, in contemporary family life, who does not have a few indispensable "cooking skills"? Following the soymilk machine and food processor, the ...

Description: Stepper motors use specialized control methods to achieve better precision than standard variable speed motors, while avoiding the expense and complexity of servo systems. ...

Description: The wide application of linear modules has brought a comprehensive innovation to industrial automation. In 2019, we took the lead in launching a miniature screw module with a body width of 30mm, named ...

Description: The water meter motor is used to remotely automatically control the switch and measurement of the water meter to meet the production and life needs of modern people. Usually, the permanent magnet DC ...

Description: Engineers walked three distinct applications, each from a different market. They arrived at three very different end results due to the variations in environment and application details. Application 1 ...

Description: Linear Motors and Piezo Drives Solve Different Problems ...

Description: This XZ gantry incorporates a rack drive in the slide, eliminating the need for a separate rack. The Z axis telescopes, useful when overhead height is limited. ...

Description: This application note describes the LED/IC wire bonder ecosystem (market drivers, architectures, timings...) and focus specifically on the main technical challenges for the motion control part. The ...

Description: As the UK's largest manufacturer of fractional horsepower electric motors, we serve manufacturers operating in pretty much every industry. Each has its own unique requirements that need to be met to ...

Description: Parvalux manufactures a variety of standard electric motors from our three Dorset, UK factories but did you know we also offer a full customization service that enables you to tailor an electric motor ...

Description: Has your electric motor stopped working properly? Is it time for an electric motor repair or a replacement? Knowing which option to choose can sometimes be a bit of a challenge and at Parvalux, we're ...

Description: When positioning-system manufacturers build a gantry system, they typically use special alignment tools during the assembly process to ensure they meet force, precision, and life specifications. Laser ...

Description: Power take-offs, or PTOs, take power from a power source and transmit it to another application. A common example is a vehicle such as a truck or tractor's engine powering attachments or secondary ...

Description: Difference Between Stator and Rotor In the motors or generators, both parts like rotor and stator play a key role. The main disparity between them is that the stator is an inactive part of the motor ...

Description: With the development of society, there is an increasing focus on healthy. Long term work, study, and entertainment on a fixed tabletop, human muscles, and bones are under long-term tension, it is easy ...

Description: Linear motors are very quick and precise for positioning, but are also capable of slow, constant-traverse speed for machine heads and slides, as well as tool and part-handling systems. A variety of ...

Description: Many applications utilizing Portescap's brushed DC miniature motors demand driving the motors at more than one load point or through specific load cycles. Running the motor at usable load points ...

Description: Powered surgical hand tools are a mainstay of the operating room. For decades surgeons and device makers have relied on sterilizable Brushless Direct Current (BLDC) motors to meet the torque, speed, ...

Description: Vincotech offers a wide range of power modules featuring high level of integration and innovation aimed to fully support the Motion Control strategies for industrial applications, including general ...

Description: How to Select a Can Stack Motor ...

Description: The motion needs of the dental industry vary with applications ranging from the movement of dental chairs and dental CNC machines for milling implants to dental radiology and not forgetting ...

Description: What is the need for new gearing technologies? ...

Description: DLA technology will help achieve space and cost savings over conventional motion solutions through the elimination of mechanical components such as gears, belts and separate threaded shafts or screws. ...

Description: COMPOSITION AND VARIATIONS OF CAN STACK MOTORS ...

Description: An electromagnetic brake in combination with a DC motor is a nice solution for holding a load or for safety in case of power failure. ...

Description: Designers getting ready to choose a linear actuator for a specific device or machine should have a list of questions ready to ask suppliers and manufacturers of those devices. These lists usually ...

Description: Machine designers are increasingly asked to build systems that take up less space, operate on less power, and run with higher performance. Thankfully motion controls are answering the call with new ...

Description: In this article we will compare and contrast building a motion controller board for a three-axis gantry using two different design approaches. The first uses PMD's MC58113 Motion Control ICs, and the ...

Description: A plastic bag and converting machine manufacturing OEM is utilizing high performance servo controls for quick axis indexing, handling large inertial loads and simplifying its HMIs with built-in ...