Stepper motors, gear trains and timing belts from old ScanJets can be found for pocket change any day of the week. For cheap and accurate linear motion, we couldn’t come up with a build that ...

We admit that this project doesn’t have very many details available, but it was just too neat for us to pass up. It’s a small linear motor which [ligonapProduktion] built after seeing a… ...

Linear Induction Motors The linear induction motor (LIM) was the first invented (US patent 782312 – Alfred Zehden in 1905). It consists of a “primary” composed of a stack of electrical steel ...

When most engineers hear the term motor they most-naturally think of rotating arrangements such as brushed DC, brushless DC, stepper, or variable-frequency prime movers. But a motor doesn’t have to be ...

Industrial linear motors offer design engineers the possibility of constructing machines in new ways. Fast, simple, and flexible, linear motors are easy to install and in many cases come with ...

Iron-core motors: Iron-core motors are most common, and suitable for general automation applications. Iron-core refers to this motor's coil construction, which consists of iron-core laminations.

Linear drive systems have been used for thousands of years, as far back as the ancient Egyptians who used tree trunks to move heavy blocks of stones, providing the precursor to linear motion solutions ...

The new linear motor modules (LMM) from Bosch Rexroth are available in sizes 140, 180 and 220 and feature a zero-backlash direct drive. They complement the existing linear motion technology portfolio ...

New synchronous linear motor technology from Siemens that eliminates the magnets on the secondary track is opening the door to a new class of cost-effective, longer travel distance applications. Ideal ...

Linear Labs makes some enormous claims about its innovative electric motor design: two to five times the torque, three times the power, 20 percent greater efficiency, less complex powertrains, no ...