Sizing linear motors and drives for motion-control jobs can be done by crunching through a few dozen equations on a calculator, or in a lot less time with the Parker Linear Sizing & Selection Tool.

This video showcases PI’s Direct Drive Linear and Rotary Motors. The PI Linear Motors and Voice Coils are used for nano-meter level motion control, precision automation, and high-speed actuation. Air ...

Precision automation systems and instrumentation equipment manufacturers depend on motion components in applications from micro-mechanical assembly to optical scanning. PI offers a wide range of ...

The Precision Motion Drive System from Amacoil/Uhing is a Model RG rolling ring linear drive with a motion controller for precise, linear motion. The fully programmable drive delivers 7 to 899 lb of ...

The Accretech Surfcom 1900SD/DX surface/ contourmeasuring device uses a linear motor with a noncontact drive and simple structure (no lead screw or gear box) for stable, vibration-free operation over ...

Improvement in the design of medical equipment for better-streamlined functionality and performance is influenced by a number of critical factors. The research, design, modeling, testing, prototyping, ...

Piezoelectric motors are increasingly popular for linear motion, but the design of the accompanying drivers is very different from those used by traditional electromagnetic motors. Employing the ...

The team, based at MIT's Microsystems Technology Laboratories, demonstrated the system by printing an electric linear motor – the type that generates straight-line motion instead of ...

For brushed dc motors, Rohm has developed a pair of driver ICs. BD60210FV is for two 8 – 18V 1A motors (4A peak) and comes in a 5 x 6.4mm 16pad SSOP. It has a number of modes, including ...