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Linear Actuator ProductsSerapid Push Pull Rigid Chain System to Transfer Nuclear Waste  Serapid recently provided a stainless steel push/pull Rigid Chain system with the unique feature of providing both horizontal and vertical motion using a single motor. This solution proves Serapid's unrivaled flexibility in delivering linear movement from discrete locations, over great distances, and around corners. The customer required a mechanical linear actuator for a guided carriage transporting 6000 pounds of nuclear waste. The load moves horizontally through 200 inches of travel, with multiple stop points. At each stop point, the carriage locks in place while the 6000 pound load is lifted using a Serapid Rigid Chain actuator. ...More >>Atlanta New High-Thrust Linear Actuators Offer Clean, Precise Positioning  ATLANTA Drive Systems, Inc. is pleased to announce a new range of High-Thrust Linear Actuators, offering clean, precise linear positioning by means of rotating or non-rotating spindles. Linear speeds up to 550 inches per minute can be achieved and strokes up to 20 inches are available standard. Axial load capacities up to 36,000 lb. are possible, with higher load capacities reached by using two actuators in tandem to share the loads. Applications requiring precise, controlled linear motion with a high degree of safety are perfect for these drives. Typical applications include sheet metal bending, hydraulic cylinder replacements, conveyor tensioning, and scissor-lift table drives. ...More >>Haydon Switch & Instrument & Kerk Motion Products Merge, Form HaydonKerk Motion Solutions  Haydon Switch & Instrument, Inc., a worldwide leader in motor miniaturization, announces a merger with Kerk Motion Products, one of the world's largest manufacturers of non-ball lead screw, linear rails, and actuator systems. Together, the two companies will become HaydonKerk Motion Solutions; retaining both Kerk® and Haydon product lines and jointly offering the world's broadest range of linear motion products. For nearly 50 years, Haydon Switch & Instrument, Inc. has been building electric motors and stepper motor based linear actuators. ...More >> Haydon has New Size 11 Double Stack Hybrid Linear Actuators  Haydon Switch & Instrument, Inc. is proud to introduce the 28000 series (Size 11) double stack hybrid linear actuators, which are based on some of the most advanced technology in the world today. The 28000 series double stack hybrid linear actuators are available in three designs - captive, non-captive and external linear versions. ...More >> New Size 14 Double Stack Captive Hybrid Linear Actuator by Haydon  Waterbury, CT - Haydon Switch & Instrument, Inc. is introducing the 35000 series (Size 14) double stack captive hybrid linear actuator. The captive linear actuator, designed with an internal anti-rotation mechanism, is especially well suited for applications in which external anti-rotation methods would be difficult or impossible to employ. ...More >> New Compact and Robust SMAC Programmable Electric Cylinder is Only 12 mm in Diameter  SMAC Inc is launching its new CAL12 series of electric actuators. The CAL12 series have 12mm diameter with a stroke length of 10mm. They have been designed to offer a long life cycle and much more precise & repeatable force control and positioning, and are the first linear motors to challenge conventional LVDT devices. ...More >> MotiCont Offers a Linear DC Motor Actuator for Positioning Applications  The Linear DC Motor Actuator is used in positioning applications where high speed and high accuracy are required. The actuator may be used in the following industries; Semiconductor, Disk Drive, Automotive, Medical, Industrial, Optical, Test and Mfg. ...More >> Zaber Technologies Spotlights the T-LA - Linear Actuator Series  Zaber is proud to spotlight its T-LA - Linear Actuator Series. The T-LA series of computer controlled linear actuators has been Zaber's flagship product since its development a decade ago. ...More >> LA35 - LINAK Perfects Movement with a New Linear Actuator Solution for Industry  A new and powerful electric linear actuator is on the market. Carefully refined, the LA35 solves a number of challenges met in extreme conditions. The improvements are countless. ...More >> SMAC Electric Actuators Replacing Pneumatics in Glass Manufacturing Applications  SMAC electric actuators based on Moving Coil Technology are rapidly replacing pneumatic and electro-pneumatic conventional solutions in such glass manufacturing operations as scoring and bevelling of solar panels - LCD panels and inline glass production. ...More >> The LA44 Actuator by Linak is made to Handle Extra Heavy Loads  LINAK is launching a new type of linear actuator that meets demands caused by the worldwide trend of obesity. With a 12,000 N lifting capacity, the LA44 is extremely powerful. ...More >> New Size 11 Double Stack Non-Captive Hybrid Linear Actuator by Haydon  Waterbury, CT - Haydon Switch & Instrument, Inc. is proud to introduce the 28000 series (Size 11) double stack non captive hybrid linear actuator, the latest addition to its continuously growing hybrid motor line. Equipment designers and engineers now have an even more compact option for their linear motion applications. ...More >> New Size 11 Double Stack External Hybrid Linear Actuator by Haydon Switch & Instrument  Haydon Switch & Instrument, Inc. is proud to introduce the new 28000 series (Size 11) double stack external hybrid linear actuator. The rotating acme stainless steel lead screw is incorporated into the motor's rotor. ...More >> Catalog: Precision Linear Actuators Driven by Piezo Motors, Servo & Stepper Motors  PI (Physik Instrumente) L.P. -- a leading manufacturer of ultra-precision motion-control and sensing equipment for semiconductor, astronomy, medical technology, nanotechnology, photonics, and life science applications -- has released a new brochure on Precision Linear Actuators. The brochure presents a variety of sub-micron to sub-nanometer precise compact actuators, featuring novel ceramic piezo motors as well as classical motors. ...More >>Size 14 Linear Actuators with Integrated Connector from Haydon Switch & Instrument  Haydon Switch & Instrument, Inc. (Haydon) is proud to announce that its size 14 hybrid linear actuators are now available with an integrated connector. ...More >>Serapid LinearBeam: The Heavy Load Actuator  Serapid’s LinearBeam functions as a rodless linear actuator, but the similarity between it and other rodless actuators ends there.
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MXE Electric Actuators from Tolomatic Now Available in 12 Models to Solve a Broader Range of Applications  Tolomatic announces the introduction of three new body sizes to its MXE Series of rodless screw drive electric actuators, the latest addition to the company’s rugged MX family of products. ...More >>Parker Updates HPLA/HLE Linear Actuators  Parker product now offered with the popular and powerful MPP motor options Parker’s Electromechanical Automation Division, a leading supplier of motion control technology, announces the addition of the powerful MPP motor options to the HPLA and HLE configurables. Designed for the demanding applications found in today’s high-performance servo systems, MPP motors offer lower inertia and higher power, all in a smaller package than conventional motors. The addition of these motors to the HPLA and HLE belt-driven product configurables makes creating a complete system – from actuator to gearhead to motor – easier than ever. ...More >>Zero-Wear Piezo Flexure Actuators Replace Classical Leadscrew Actuators by PI  Piezo specialist PI’s flexure-based piezo actuators such as the P-601 series provide up to 10 times larger travel ranges than classical piezo stack actuators a in low profile package, with virtually unlimited resolution and lifetime. The stiff construction allows for fast response with rise times much shorter than one millisecond. The design involves no friction, no lubricants and no wear. Because of the many advantages over motor/leadscrew-driven positioners, more and more flexure actuators are used in fast-valve actuation mechanisms, and for other precision positioning tasks, ranging from automotive to data storage and biotech applications.
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DC Motor - Low-cost Powerhouse by MicroMo Electronics  22mm Low-cog DC Micromotor with Graphite Commutation Micro-Drives announces the Series M2232U. The low-cog DC micromotor has an 22 mm external motor-diameter with a 32 mm length. The low-cog rotation is achieved through a combination of skewed laminations and a tapered permanent magnet system. The DC micromotor can achieve a stall torque of 25.62 mNm and speeds of up to 10,000 rpm.
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New Size 11 Double Stack Captive Hybrid Linear Actuator by Haydon Switch & Instrument  Waterbury, CT - Haydon Switch & Instrument, Inc. is proud to introduce the 28000 series (Size 11) double stack captive hybrid linear actuator, the latest addition to its continuously growing hybrid motor line. The compact frame size is only 1.1” (28 mm) square. The various linear actuator options deliver unmatched capabilities, opening avenues for equipment designers who require performance and endurance in a compact package. Built for long life (several million cycles) and superior performance, the size 11 linear actuator features engineering thermoplastics in the rotor drive nut and a stainless steel Acme lead screw, which has made the Haydon products so popular. ...More >>High-Dynamics Solid State Linear Motor Actuator for Continuous Laser (Grating) & Spectrophotometer Tuning  Precision Actuators: Key Components in Tunable Lasers & Spectrophotometers Many of today’s tunable lasers rely on the performance of a micropositioning or nanopositioning actuator to position a diffraction grating with extreme precision and repeatability. While the virtually unlimited resolution and extremely fast response of piezo stack actuators is very desirable in these applications, their limited travel (typically <100 µm) is often a K.O. criterion. To overcome the limited range, DC-motorized micrometers and stepper-motor-driven leadscrew actuators have been employed by laser manufacturers in the past ...More >>Parker Introduces Cover Seal for the PROmech™ Series Linear Actuators  Parker’s Electromechanical Automation Division, a leading supplier of motion control technology, announces the release of a cover seal for the PROmech™ series linear actuators. The new cover seal protects the screw from particulate matter and other debris, resulting in longer product life, a cleaner running solution and an aesthetically appealing design. The PROmech series is now a more well-rounded solution for light industrial OEM applications with more protection than ever. Available in two models, the LP28 and the LD28, PROmech series actuators are designed for OEM instrument manufacturers working to speed their time to market and reduce the overall installed cost for linear motion axes. ...More >>SMAC Linear Slide Actuators Offer a High Degree of Speed & Position Repeatability to Improve Your System  SMAC linear slide actuators (Moving Coil Technology) such as LASW20 series are successfully used in high speed bowl feeder & escapement mechanism.
SMAC linear slide actuators are also ideal for very demanding applications such as scanning, bottle ejecting, labeling, positioning, gauging and inspection ...More >>Tiny Ceramic Linear Motor by Physik Instrumente Moves Fast with Nanometer Precision  PI (Physik Instrumente) L.P. — a leading manufacturer of nanopositioning and piezo-based precision motion-control equipment for semiconductor, bio-nanotechnology and photonics applications - introduces the N-310 NEXACT® miniature ceramic linear motor actuator. ...More >>New Size 14 Double Stack Hybrid Linear Actuators  Waterbury, CT - Haydon Switch & Instrument, Inc. is proud to introduce the 35000 series (Size 14) double stack hybrid linear actuators, which are based on some of the most advanced technology in the world today. This is the newest addition to our extensive hybrid motor line. These linear actuators occupy a minimal 1.4" (35mm) square space and include numerous patented innovations that provide customers high performance, endurance and new linear motion design opportunities in a small package. ...More >>Linear Actuator - Size 11 Linear Actuator with Integrated Connector  Haydon Switch & Instrument, Inc. (Haydon) is proud to announce that its size 11 hybrid linear actuators are now available with an integrated connector. Offered alone or with a harness assembly, this connector is RoHS compliant and features a positive latch in order for high connection integrity. The connector is rated up to 3 amps and the mating connector will handle a range of wire gauges from 22 to 28. This motor is ideal for those with space constraints or that want to plug in directly to pre existing harnesses.
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Linear Actuator - Long Travel Motorized Linear Slides by Zaber  Zaber Technologies Inc. is proud to announce the launch of its T-LSR series of computer controlled motorized linear slides. These slides extend the range of Zaber’s line of precision motion control products offering travel up to 300mm with resolution down to 0.25 um. Zaber’s fastest and strongest slides, the T-LSR series can handle loads up to 20kg at speeds up to 20mm/s.
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Linear Actuator - New 0.9 Degree Size 14 Linear Actuators  Haydon Switch & Instrument, Inc. (Haydon) is proud to announce their newest addition to the family of linear actuators; the size 14 hybrid linear actuators are now available with a 0.9 degree step angle. Like the 1.8 degree version, this actuator is available in all four designs; captive, non-captive, external linear, and linear rotary.
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Linear Actuator - New 0.9 Degree Size 23 Linear Actuators  Haydon Switch & Instrument, Inc. (Haydon) announces that their size 23 hybrid linear actuators are now available with a 0.9 degree step angle. This new step angle is designed for higher resolution and allows for a full step linear movement of 0.0000625” (1.6 microns). Like the 1.8 degree version, this actuator is available in all four designs; captive, non-captive, external linear, and linear rotary. Combined with a stainless steel lead screw, the linear actuator delivers an extremely smooth, precise motion. Haydon’s linear actuators are designed for applications that require long life, reliability, precise positioning and rapid motion.
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Linear Actuator - Linear Actuator with Encoder Feedback  Haydon Switch & Instrument, Inc. announces that their size 8 hybrid linear actuators are now available with encoder feedback. Simplicity and low cost make the encoders ideal for both high and low volume motion control applications. The encoder module incorporates a lensed LED light source and monolithic photodetector array with signal shaping electronics to produce the two channel bounceless TTL outputs.
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Linear Actuator - Nanopositioning Actuators Combine High Speed, Resolution & Force  Nanopositioning Specialist PI, provides the M-2x series of high-precision motorized linear actuators for applications requiring very high resolution, high force and high speed. Unique Combination of Speed, Resolution and Force The units provide design resolutions to 4 nanometers, pushing forces to 120 N (26 lbs) and speeds to 50 mm (2 inches) per second. A piezo-tip featuring 1 nm minimum incremental motion is available as an option. Designed for OEM and Research Applications The M-2x series actuators are self-contained packages consisting of a DC or stepping motor connected to a ball screw or lead screw.
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Linear Actuator with Encoder Feedback  Haydon Switch & Instrument, Inc. (Haydon) is proud to announce that their size 11 hybrid linear actuators are now available with encoder feedback. The compact optical incremental encoder design is available with two channel quadrature TTL squarewave outputs. An optional index (3rd channel) output is also available for many resolutions. The encoder is offered in resolutions ranging from 200 to 1,024 cycles per revolution (CPR) or 800 to 4,096 pulses per revolution (PPR). The encoder operating temperatures are -40° to +100°C.
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Linear Actuator - Compact and Precise Actuator - Accuracy in your hand  New from Reliance Precision Mechatronics LLP, a range of ‘palm size' actuators for the miniature mechatronics market. Haydon Switch & Instrument, Inc., (Haydon) Announce the Launch of Their Newly Designed Website  The site has been completely redesigned to improve the user's ability to find what they are looking for, regardless of their knowledge level of the product, in a minimum number of clicks. New features include: •· Easy navigation, the site offers three general levels; home, summary and detailed pages •· A dynamic left side navigation bar that shows you where you are in relation to other products at all times. ...More >>alpha's Integrated Intelligent Actuator System  Ternary is an all-in-one linear system that merges mechanics with intelligence, integrating several separate components: electronics, precision mechanics, feedback, control and software. Ternary is ideal in all situations where a pneumatic cylinder isn’t enough and a servo is too expensive and too complicated. alpha’s linear system allows multiple positions to be controlled with utmost precision, yet costs very little. Compactness, strength, intelligence and precision are the hallmarks of the linear actuator. All linear actuators can be used on a Profibus DP, CanOpen or DeviceNet fieldbus, whereby both parallel and serial control facilitate simultaneous starting.
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Linear Actuator - Roh'lix® Linear Actuators Convert Rotary Motion Into Linear Motion  Zero-Max Roh'lix® Linear Actuators Are Ideal For Positioning Operations In All Types Of Machinery Call 1-800-533-1731 For FREE Brochure Roh’lix® linear actuators from Zero-Max convert rotary motion to linear travel and carry loads at speeds up to 70 inches per second depending on size. They are ideal for positioning operations in all types of machinery and are a less costly alternative to ball screws. Designed to handle thrust rated between 5 and 200 lbs., loads can be easily attached to the Roh’lix carrier block using two cap screws.
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Actuator - New Rodless Actuator Offers 96 Percent More Thrust  TOL-O-MATIC has introduced an advancement in rodless cylinders with the B3W Series electric belt drive actuator. In most applications the B3W can be used as a direct drop-in replacement for TOL-O-MATIC’s B3B actuator, allowing users to accelerate larger loads faster, without additional cost. “For the B3W we took the same proven bearing structure of the B3B and made the belt wider for longer strokes at greater speeds,” said Phillip Cinq-Mars, Mechanical Engineer for TOL-O-MATIC.
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New Absolute Position Feedback (APF) Option for Tol-O-Matic Actuators Eliminates Homing Routines on Reset  Tol-O-Matic has announced its new Absolute Position Feedback (APF) technology, the first fully-integrated linear actuator sensor that eliminates the need for homing routines. APF-equipped Tol-O-Matic actuators provide analog feedback to the controller or PLC to determine actual load position. Work point variances can also be accommodated throughout the cycle, eliminating stoppage for manual set-ups. Systems with APF provide position feedback as soon as power is applied, allowing immediate resumption from shutdowns, resets and power losses. The APF option is currently available for Tol-O-Matic BC3 pneumatic and B3S electric series actuators, and unlike fixed length sensors, can be ordered in incremental stroke lengths from 2 to 156 inches.
“APF is fully integrated within the actuator body, eliminating the need for complex mounting and also reducing the chance of damage to the transducer,” said Michael Dornfeld, Tol-O-Matic Project Engineer.
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Parker Hannifin Introduces Its PROmech Series Linear Actuators  Designed for OEM instrument manufacturers working to speed their time to market and reduce the overall installed cost for linear motion axes, Parker Hannifin’s new PROmech™ Series linear actuators are a complete linear motion solution. PROmech Series actuators come completely assembled and tested and include linear bearings, drive screw, thrust bearings, motor mount, coupling and motor. The LP28 and LD28 are the first in the series to be released. Because PROmech Series actuators are a pre-engineered positioning package, OEMs can significantly reduce their time to market with minimized design, procurement, assembly, and qualification of all the parts necessary to build a linear motion axis from scratch. Moreover, OEMs can significantly reduce manufacturing costs and assembly time with preassembled PROmech Series actuators. With “build it yourself” linear axes, all the different parts required to build the axes must be ordered, tracked, received, inventoried, assembled, and tested. The PROmech Series is a pre-tested, single-piece solution.
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Linear Actuator Systems from Alpha Gear Drive: a Credible and Convincing Alternative  The alpha actuator system - an innovative alternative The alpha actuator system is based on a combination of several innovative elements, which only have the desired effect when united in this way: - Production and test engineering for rack-and-pinion units facilitate an unprecedented degree of precision - Innovative servo motor and transmission technology - Calculation, simulation, etc. of the complete system in tandem with other innovations (e.g. the type of connection between various system elements) The actuator system consists of a high-precision rack-and-pinion unit (positioning accuracy: < 12 microns) and a rotary actuator which moves the load on this unit.
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Haydon Switch & Instrument has a New 31 mm Metric Stroke Offering  Haydon Switch & Instrument, Inc. is pleased to announce a new metric stroke of 31mm available on the Z26000 captive linear actuators. The simplified design and metric dimensions make the Z26000 series ideal for the global marketplace. This new extended travel offering is available in a wide variety of resolutions ranging from 0.0127mm to 0.1016mm per step and offers up to 4.5 Kg of force.
Utilizing rare earth magnets, the Z-series linear actuators consistently deliver exceptional performance based on an innovative new design which dramatically reduces costs without compromising performance. Providing an elegant solution for linear movement, OEM's can reduce components and simplify designs by replacing rotary motors which generate linear movement through belts and pulleys or rack and pinions with the Z26000.
All Z series linear actuators are designed for low or high volume applications.
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Reliance Tubular Rack Helps Swiss Engineers Break New Ground with their Robotic Sampling Station  Offering stainless steel linear tube with helicoidal teeth and a drive component and bearing surface in one. When Engineers at an innovative medical equipment manufacturer in Switzerland were designing their new Robotic sampling station, they needed a miniature, accurate linear actuation system that would comply with rigorous worldwide medical requirements. The Swiss company approached engineers at Reliance because of their expertise in this field. Reliance had no hesitation in recommending the use of tubular rack, one of their specialist components, in the design, knowing that it could benefit their customer in many ways. Reliance Tubular Rack is a stainless steel linear tube with helicoidal teeth. It is both a drive component and bearing surface in one. By using it for the Z-axis of the machine, smaller drive components could be used on the Y-axis.
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Haydon Switch & Instrument Offers The Worlds Smallest Linear Actuator  Haydon Switch & Instrument Inc. is proud to offer a Size 8 hybrid external linear actuator, the newest compact addition to our extensive line of award winning motors. The compact size of 21mm square (0.8") makes this - the world's smallest linear actuator. Haydon's external linear actuator replaces four different components – a motor, coupling, lead screw, and nut. Shaft to lead screw couplers are not needed with this design, thus saving time, money and labor during assembly into the final application assembly. The rotating acme stainless steel lead screw is incorporated into the motor's rotor.This external linear hybrid actuator is available in a wide variety of resolutions ranging from 0.0015mm to 0.04mm per full step and delivers thrust of up to 4.5Kg (10 lbs.) without comprom... ...More >> Rotary Actuator - Size 23 Linear / Rotary Dual Motion Actuator  HSI offers a Size 23 linear/rotary dual motion unit to its hybrid stepper motor products. HSI's line of dual motion actuators provides independent linear and rotary motion from a compact package. The actuator is based on a unique, patent pending design and incorporates HSI's proven motor technology. This unit simplifies bulky and complex mechanisms. A limitless number of operating parameters are offered
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HAYDON SWITCH and INSTRUMENT has the LC Series 15mm Linear Actuator - This is the Smallest Commercially Available Linear Actuator in the World  HSI, a world leader in motor miniaturization for over half a century has taken their technology of manufacturing electric motors to another level. The product line has been extended to offer a 15mm captive linear actuator with a step increment of .02mm (.0079”) per step. Several other sizes will be available soon.The LC series motors are based on an innovative patent pending design, which dramatically reduces costs without compromising performance. Delivering over 4N (1 lb.) of thrust, this product attains a high level of performance and is produced for applications such as: medical instrumentation, hand held devices, office equipment, appliances, optics, machinery automation and other automated devices which require precise remote controlled linear movements in a very small p... ...More >> HAYDON SWITCH and INSTRUMENT has New Size 23 Mounting for Size 17 Motors  HSI now offers a size 23 mounting pattern for its hybrid size 17 linear actuators. The advantage of using this configuration is to replace existing costly, inefficient size 23 linear actuators with a lower cost, high performance size 17.The patent pending, high performance design of this actuator opens up new avenues for equipment designers who previously settled for products with inferior performance and endurance. The use of proprietary manufacturing processes which incorporate engineering thermoplastics in the rotor drive nut and a stainless steel acme lead screw allows the motor to be much more efficient and durable than the bronze nut configuration commonly used today. An additional feature is the bearing preload adjustment, which does not protrude from the motor unlike other d... ...More >> Haydon Switch and Instrument's New Size 17 Linear Actuator  Waterbury, CT - HSI's Size 17 hybrid linear actuator is the newest addition to an extensive line of award winning miniature motors. The high performance design of this actuator opens up new avenues for equipment designers who previously settled for products with inferior performance and endurance. The use of proprietary manufacturing process which incorporates engineering thermoplastics in the rotor drive nut and a stainless steel acme lead screw allows the motor to be much more efficient and durable than the v-thread and bronze nut configuration commonly used today. An additional feature is the bearing preload adjustment, which does not protrude from the motor, unlike other designs. The hybrid motor is available in a wide variety of resolutions - from 0.00012"/step to 0.00192"/step, del... ...More >> |
