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Linear Shaft Motor Stage Offers Nanoprecision

June 29, 2011 By Miles Budimir Leave a Comment

Radford, Va. – Nippon Pulse America’s new SCR100 stage is an ultra high precision, compact single axis stage that integrates a slide guide, encoder, and Linear Shaft Motor. It offers a wide range of advantages for ultra high performance and accuracy applications. The Linear Shaft Motor is a coreless direct drive linear motor which has […]

Filed Under: Linear motors, Stages + gantries Tagged With: linear motion, Linear Motor, linear stage

Miniature Linear Vibration Actuator from Nidec Copal

June 20, 2011 By Miles Budimir Leave a Comment

Torrance, Cal. – Nidec Copal’s new LD14 miniature linear vibration actuator uses a new voice coil technology to develop an acceleration output of 1G at 150Hz operated by square wave output. The actuator is a compact 0.552” (14mm) long by 0.433” (11mm) wide by 0.10” (2.5mm) high, with only 2V and 77mA needed to excite […]

Filed Under: Linear actuators (all), Linear motors Tagged With: Linear Actuators, Linear Motor

35mm Linear Stepper Motor from Nippon Pulse

May 4, 2011 By Miles Budimir Leave a Comment

Radford, Va. – Nippon Pulse’s PFL35T LINEARSTEP® tin-can type linear actuator gives engineers the ability to design a linear motion system simply and at a low cost. Nippon Pulse’s LINEARSTEP series offers direct linear motion without the need for any mechanical transformers, allowing users the ability to design a simple system at a low cost.  […]

Filed Under: Linear actuators (all), Linear motors Tagged With: Linear Actuators, Linear Motor

Nippon Pulse Linear Shaft Motor Features Sub-Micron Resolutions

April 6, 2011 By Miles Budimir Leave a Comment

Radford, Va. – The Nippon Pulse Linear Shaft Motor is designed and constructed for ultra high-precision applications needing sub-micron resolutions. Because of its design features, the Linear Shaft Motor is more energy efficient and can achieve motion profiles that similar linear motors can’t. The design of the Linear Shaft Motor maximizes use of magnetic flux, […]

Filed Under: Linear motors Tagged With: Linear Motor

Linear Shaft Motor caters to ultra high-precision market

March 28, 2011 By admin Leave a Comment

Nippon Pulse (www.nipponpulse.com) has introduced the first linear motor that is constructed and designed with the intention of catering the demands of ultra-high precision market. The Linear Shaft Motor’s distinct features are more energy efficient compared to similar linear motors of its kind. Achieving motion profiles that similar linear motors fail to achieve, the Nippon […]

Filed Under: Linear motors Tagged With: linear motion, Linear Motor, linear shaft motor, nippon pulse

Heason releases new MMG-AL linear motor driven positioning stage

March 15, 2011 By admin Leave a Comment

Heason Technology (http://www.heason.com) has introduced an all-new high throughput version of the Mini-MAG linear motor driven positioning stage from distribution partner Dover Inc. (www.dovercorporation.com). While the new, ultra-compact MMG-AL still incorporates the main design and dimensional characteristics of the range, it replaces the stainless steel base and top plate with an optional single phase linear […]

Filed Under: Slides + guides (all), Stages + gantries Tagged With: heason, linear motion, Linear Motor, linear stage, mmg-al, stage

High Speed, High Force, Sub-micron Positioning, Voice Coil Stage Features 20 mm Aperture

March 4, 2011 By Miles Budimir Leave a Comment

Sunnyvale, Calif. – Equipment Solutions’ VCS-2020 Voice Coil Stage features a 20 mm diameter aperture, 20 mm (0.7874 in.) travel, and sub-micron (1.1811 10-6 in.) positioning resolution. An integrated Analog position feedback sensor assures 100 nanometer (3.937 10-6 in.) repeatability.  The cross-roller voice-coil stages are self contained, compact, and can be mounted in a horizontal […]

Filed Under: Linear motors, Slides + guides (all), Stages + gantries Tagged With: Linear Motor, linear stage

New Linear Motor Line from Siemens

February 9, 2011 By Miles Budimir Leave a Comment

Elk Grove Village, Ill. – With the recent introduction of its 1FN6 Linear Motors, Siemens now offers three models of Linear Motors for seamless integration with all Sinumerik or Simotion control systems using Sinamics drives. The three new motors are the 1FN3 Peak Load Motor, 1FN3 Continuous Load Motor, and the1FN6 Magnet Free Secondary. The […]

Filed Under: Linear motors Tagged With: Linear Motor

Linear actuator for automation applications

January 21, 2011 By Heather Brown Leave a Comment

PILine ultrasonic piezo drives offer an affordable alternative to electromagnetic linear motors and motor-leadscrew combinations when small dimensions and/or high speed are important. With velocities of up to 200mm/s, these drives are fast, compact and readily integrated. In addition, PIline motors are self-locking at rest with zero heat generation, eliminating the need for an additional […]

Filed Under: Encoders + sensors (linear) + I/O, Linear actuators (all), Linear motors Tagged With: Linear Actuators, Linear Encoders, Linear Motor, physik instrumente, pi

Aerotech ANT130-5-V Vertical Lift Stage

July 29, 2010 By admin Leave a Comment

Aerotech’s ANT130-5-V is a linear-motor-driven wedge-style vertical lift stage that provides the exceptional resolution, accuracy, and in-position stability required in nanopositioning applications, all while offering travel up to 5 mm. It is a precision stage that is perfectly at home in industrial applications. The ANT130-5-V was designed for stand-alone use or can be seamlessly integrated […]

Filed Under: Linear motors, Slides + guides (all), Stages + gantries Tagged With: aerotech, ant130-5-v, Linear Motor, stage, vertical lift stage

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