For many years now a source for some of the smallest and cheapest home made CNC mechanisms has been the seemingly never-ending supply of surplus CD and DVD-ROM drives. The linear actuator that moves ...

Size plays a key role in miniaturization and automation, where smaller is usually better. Conventional electromagnetic motors have certain restrictions when it comes to reducing dimensions while ...

The aim of minimal invasive surgery (MIS), as the name suggests, is to cause minimal discomfort to patients. Here, endoscopes play a vital role. However, conventional Chip-on-the-Tip endoscopes that ...

August 29, 2015, Auburn, MA – PI (Physik Instrumente), a leader and solution provider in motion control and precision positioning components and systems, is releasing an inclusive catalog of over 200 ...

This video shows the Q-Motion Miniature Linear Positioning Stage Q-521 from Physik Instrumente (PI). The Q-521 is a compact, high resolution, and cost-efficient miniature linear stage. It offers ...

Modular devices offer better planarity, force rating, and direct linear motion over comparable parts The DM01 miniature shape memory alloy linear actuators offer a 0.5-in. stroke in a package ...

The L2018 mini linear actuator from Nanotec Electronic is now available with linear slide. The L2018 mini linear actuator from Nanotec Electronic is now available with linear slide. This model is ...

(Nanowerk News) PI’s family of miniature micro and nanopositioning stages is expanding with the new RS-40 rotary stage and M-111 linear stages as engineers gave specific consideration to material ...

The demo shows high speed scan and alignment https://www.pi-usa.us/en/tech-blog/search-blog-posts-by-category/photonics/ motion with two direct-drive linear stages ...

Engineers who have designed motion control systems have most likely worked with pulse width modulated (PWM) drives. These drives are the default choice in most day-to-day motion control jobs, thanks ...

All Uhing Model RG linear drives now feature a manual pitch control which permits a 10:1 adjustment of the linear pitch of the drive unit. All Uhing Model RG linear drives now feature a manual pitch ...

These direct-drive Linear translation stages use linear motors and are designed with high load, high speed industrial precision automation in mind. The V-817 motorized translation stage family is ...