Products/Services for Miniature Voice Coil Linear Actuators
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Linear Actuators - (787 companies)Linear actuators are mechanical devices used to move items through a system. The device uses energy to develop force and motion in a linear manner, as opposed to a rotational motion in an electric motor. Linear actuators offer advantages including...Device TypeActuation TypeDrive Specifications -
Voice Coil Actuators and Motors - (28 companies)...of voice coil products: linear and rotary. Linear voice coil actuators and linear voice coil motors provide precision, linear motion over short distances. Rotary voice coil actuators and rotary voice coil motors provide precision, circular motion over... -
Linear Slides and Linear Stages - (490 companies)...and a handwheel. Pneumatic and hydraulic drives can be used for fast actuation that does not require the accuracy and repeatability of a motor driven slide. Types. Linear slides with air bearings ride on a thin cushion of air and provide support in only one... -
Linear Motors - (193 companies)The maximum force of the linear motor. Nominal stator length - The length of the fixed magnet or coil. Slider or carriage travel - The range of travel of the moving coil or magnet. Slide or carriage width and length - The dimensions of the moving coil... -
Inductors, Coils, and Chokes - (1112 companies)Inductors coils and chokes are passive components that are designed to resist changes in current and store energy in the form of a magnetic field. Inductors, coils and chokes are passive devices that are designed to resist changes in current... -
Motion Controllers - (495 companies)Motion controllers range from simple linear controllers to complex, user-programmable modules that act as controllers within complex integrated multi-axis motion systems. Motion controllers are components that range from ON/OFF devices with simple...
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Rotary Solenoids - (78 companies)...solenoids are electromechanical devices that convert axial motion into rotary strokes. These transducers have a higher starting force (torque) than linear solenoids, and are more resistant to shock. Actuators that are mounted on the opposite ends...
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Motor Controllers - (793 companies)...encoders or resolvers are used to provide feedback about position and speed. Linear motors generate force in only the direction of travel. Common technologies include moving coil and moving magnet designs. Many types of stepper motors use motor...
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Motion Control Systems - (280 companies)Motion control systems contain matched components such as controllers, motor drives, motors, encoders, user interfaces and software. Components in these systems are optimally matched by the manufacturer.
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Valve Actuators - (915 companies)...position by converting air pressure into linear or rotary motion. Image Credit: Nuclear Power Training. Similarly, electrohydraulic valve actuators and hydraulic valve actuators convert fluid pressure supply into linear or rotary motion. Actuator...
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GEEPLUS Inc.
Smallest Voice Coil Actuator EVER! The tiny new VM13 voice coil motor from Geeplus is the smallest moving coil actuator that the company has ever produced and is designed for applications where size really does matter!. Naturally suited to projects requiring miniature solutions, the 13mm voice coil motor is particularly suited to delicate but accurate proportional control is required, such as specialized optical systems where functions such as mirror focusing are an intricate part of the process. Voice coil motors from Geeplus... (read more)Browse Voice Coil Actuators and Motors Datasheets for GEEPLUS Inc. -
GEEPLUS Inc.
Custom Voice Coil Actuators GEEPLUS Inc. manufactures custom voice coil actuators to match your specifications. Standard products, or slightly modified versions of, can be used in most applications and will perform their task to a satisfactory standard. They will complete the task, but are not necessarily in the most efficient nor effective way. They are in part designed to be generic so that they can cover a wide range of applications. One of our key competencies is the design and development of advanced solutions which... (read more)Browse Voice Coil Actuators and Motors Datasheets for GEEPLUS Inc. -
GEEPLUS Inc.
Voice Coil Motors are top-of-the-line actuators The VM series of Voice Coils Motors from Geeplus addresses applications where excellent control for short stroke, bidirectional linear actuation is required -in medical or optical equipment, for example. Control, Precision and Negligible Hysteresis. Voice Coil Actuators can develop force in either direction by reversing polarity of excitation. A very important characteristic of voice coils is extremely low hysteresis; typically two orders of magnitude less than in proportional solenoids... (read more)Browse DC Motors Datasheets for GEEPLUS Inc. -
GEEPLUS Inc.
Voice Coil Actuators in Medical Devices Geeplus voice coil actuators are used in advanced medical equipment throughout the world. Because of the precision, control and reliability required in life-sustaining medical equipment, Geeplus products can be found in applications throughout this important industry. Our customized voice coil actuators (designed and manufactured in-house) and proportional solenoids have allowed us to become the worldwide leading supplier of actuators in medical ventilator applications, as the engineers... (read more)Browse Voice Coil Actuators and Motors Datasheets for GEEPLUS Inc. -
GEEPLUS Inc.
Medical & Ventilator Voice Coil Actuators Because of the precision, control and reliability required in life-sustaining medical equipment, Geeplus has found a niche as the worldwide leading supplier of actuators in ventilator applications. Our customized voice coil actuators are found in a healthy percentage of high end medical ventilators today because, well, they are frankly the best in the world -or so we 're told by the engineers that design the most advanced ventilator machines on the market today. Essential Benefits... (read more)Browse Voice Coil Actuators and Motors Datasheets for GEEPLUS Inc. -
GEEPLUS Inc.
Voice Coil Actuator Provides Multi-Axis Motion Geeplus has added a new, multi-axis voice coil actuator to its menu of world class actuation devices. Designed for the steering of optical beams, and ideally suited to the use of data transmission between tall buildings or other structures subjected to movement, the new VMXY80 voice coil actuator provides rotational deflection about two axes. Although designed for a specific purpose - namely steering laser and light beams - the new VMXY80 voice coil actuator could have additional applications... (read more)Browse Voice Coil Actuators and Motors Datasheets for GEEPLUS Inc. -
GEEPLUS Inc.
What is a Voice Coil Motor? What is a Voice Coil Motor?. Characteristics and Selection of Voice Coil Motors. Voice Coil Motors are highly controllable electrical actuators suitable for applications needing only limited displacement. They offer the following features: * Fast operation - Low electrical inductance, and low moving mass enable fast inflow of current and high acceleration. Acceleration of >500G is possible with custom devices. * Controllability - Force is proportional to applied current, and is uniform through... (read more)Browse Brushless Motors Datasheets for GEEPLUS Inc. -
GEEPLUS Inc.
4-Pole Voice Coil Actuator w/High Force Response With the new 4-pole voice coil actuator from Geeplus, both the speed and the precision required to create complex curvatures and optical finishes on both lenses and mirrors, is now easily achievable. Developing the high forces necessary for processes of this type, this new voice coil actuator, size for size, operates at very high speeds, offering high acceleration from activation. Manufactured using magnet assemblies and coils from their own UK facility, Geeplus is able to maintain complete... (read more)Browse Voice Coil Actuators and Motors Datasheets for GEEPLUS Inc. -
GEEPLUS Inc.
New Voice Coil Motor Boasts Large Radial Clearance Offering a very large radial clearance, the new VM32C voice coil actuator from Geeplus is ideally suited to applications where excellent control for short stroke, bidirectional linear actuation is required, as in medical or optical equipment. With the ability to develop force in either direction by reversing the polarity of excitation, a very important characteristic of voice coil actuators is their extremely low hysteresis - typically two orders of magnitude less than in proportional solenoids... (read more)Browse Voice Coil Actuators and Motors Datasheets for GEEPLUS Inc. -
GEEPLUS Inc.
Redesigned Fast-Acting VM102 Voice Coil Motor Geeplus has redesigned the powerful and fast-acting VM102 voice coil motor using a highly optimized magnet assembly and a new, more flexible termination. Already known for its ability to produce exceptional force/mass ratio for high acceleration in dynamic applications, the new VM102 voice coil motor now benefits from a radial magnet assembly, making it even more competitive with conventional devices of comparable force performance. Learn more. (read more)Browse Voice Coil Actuators and Motors Datasheets for GEEPLUS Inc.
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A Large-Displacement and Decoupled XYZ Flexure Parallel Mechanism for Micromanipulation
The actuation is accomplished by three linear voice coil actuators MGV 52- 25 ( miniature Guide Voice Coil Module) connected directly with Wi joints.
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Miniature, high-speed imaging transform spectrometers and advanced sampling algorithms
Small linear Lorentz force voice coil actuators , fast piezoelectric actuators, flexures, and miniature precision position and tip-tilt measurement systems are implemented and characterized.
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Romansy 16
However, a voice - coil linear actuator produces relatively small output forces (or poor force sensitivity), which limit its applications to light-duty tasks such as pick-n-place of miniature parts and micro-EDM etc.
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Introduction to Biomechatronics
In contrast, voice coil actuators provide a reasonably efficient method of generating linear motion, with open-loop positioning accuracies good to fractions of a millimeter. .... hearing devices (MEIHDs), power ventricular assist devices (VADs), and even control the focus in miniature optical prostheses.
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2009 Index IEEE Transactions on Magnetics Vol. 45
…TMAG Oct. 2009 4384-4387 Control-Based Reduction of Detent Force for Permanent Magnet Linear Synchronous Motor. .... Zhu, Y.-W., +, TMAG June 2009 2827-2830 Design and Characterization of Miniature Auto-Focusing Voice Coil Motor Actuator for Cell Phone Camera Applications.
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Development and evaluation of an impact vibration actuator using an unstable mass for mobile devices
In this paper, to overcome the limitations of the linear resonance type actuator with a stable structure, a new im- pact vibration actuator with an unstable structure was pro- posed. .... To realize the unstable mechanism in the miniature actuator, the structure of the voice coil motor was cho- sen, because the structure has been fully proven in terms of reliability, power consumption, and production costs in commercial mobile devices.
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A piezoelectric single-crystal ultrasonic microactuator for driving optics
The actuator converts its high-frequency microscopic displacements (nanometer to micrometer scale) into a macro- scopic, centimeter-scale linear movement of a slider via fric- tional force … mN/mm3 (which is ~100 times higher than a voice coil motor and ~4 times … work shows the feasibility of using piezoelectric single-crystal-based ultrasonic microactuator for miniature drive of optics…
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Advanced Research on Biochemical Materials and Nanotechnology Application
…machine is obtained by a zero Abbe offset arrangement with three plane mirror miniature interferometer, a surface .... The three linear stages are driven by voice coil actuators .
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Perceptual space of amplitude-modulated vibrotactile stimuli
Such compact devices usually include a miniature variable-reluctance actuator (an enhanced voice - coil ac- tuator with added mass for stronger output [6]). .... An example is the currently popular linear resonant actuator (LRA).
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Nonlinear Modeling Method of a Large-Displacement and Decoupled XYZ Flexure Parallel Mechanism
The actuation of the flexure mechanism is accomplished by three linear voice coil actuators connected directly with Wi joints. .... MGV 52-25 ( miniature Guide Voice Coil Module) is used, together with MC4000 LITE control card. III.
