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Posted: April 15, 2018Selecting the right DC motor is an important aspect of optimizing medical machine performance. There are so many motors on the market today, from heavy-duty AC motors to tiny DC brushless and stepper motors. To use any of the motors users must have a full understanding of the application parameters, including power, speed, torque, physical size, efficiency, lifetime expectations, and other requirements.
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Posted: February 26, 2018An HMI or Human Machine Interface is needed in many motion control applications. These devices are used to allow a user to instruct a machine on what to do without the need of a full PC. There are many sources for HMIs and many can cost thousands of dollars. With the arrival of the Raspberry Pi Foundation and its Raspberry Pi models, a small but powerful option arrived. Adding to this, the official Raspberry Pi 7” touchscreen display, and the Galil application programmer interface this powerful trio form the foundation for an inexpensive but fully capable HMI that can be customized for any motion control application.
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Posted: August 20, 2017Download theTolomatic e-book: A Resource on Electric Linear Actuators: What a machine designer needs to know
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Posted: March 02, 2017Does your machine need a power upgrade or do you want to expand an existing design? Coupling two linear motors is an easy and effective way of increasing the available force. Herewith you are not just limited to using identical motors. Various combinations can be made, as long as the motor force constant is the same. This Application Note discusses some details of a ‘coupled application’.
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Posted: September 05, 2016Electronic gearing in motion control allows for a slave axis to follow a master axis with a programatically set gear ratio. There are certain applications that obviously lend to an electronic gearing solution, but there are some challenging applications where the functionality of electronic gearing can greatly simplify a solution in a manner that may not seem obvious at first. This series of three papers will discuss how electronic gearing can provide simple solutions to different motion control challenges.
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Posted: August 24, 2016Mechanical components intended to run in clean rooms for wafer fabrication must comply with uniform industry standards that dictate the number and size of particles they can generate.
As the computer and electronics industries pack more circuits on semiconductor wafers, particle generation in the clean rooms where they are processed becomes more critical with each generation. In many applications, mechanical positioning stages are a large contributor to contamination. Suppliers are required to follow special design criteria that ensure a positioning stage’s cleanliness according to certain standards…
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Posted: June 21, 2016In many devices lead screw assemblies are used to convert motion from rotary to linear and vice versa. Historically these assemblies have had poor efficiencies and relied on grease for improved performance.
Over the past few decades the advent of engineered polymers and new manufacturing capabilities have changed the game for the conventional lead screw assembly making it a powerful solution for motion based design challenges.
At first glance lead screw assemblies seem rudimentary, but they are designed to perform a very specific function, and even with the latest developments in materials and manufacturing processes having a basic understanding of how lead screws operate can be the difference between a successful design and catastrophic failure.
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Posted: May 23, 2016
This comprehensive handbook with illustrations and descriptions, contains formulas, terms, and explanations for the calculations concerning drive systems. It makes use of a flow chart that supports quick selection of the correct drive. A valuable tool for design engineers when selecting a drive system.
Click HERE to download the Free Formulae Handbook.
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www.electromate.comCategories: Technical Support- Posted: April 25, 2016
There are many applications that require movement in planar space, or movement along two perpendicular axes. This two dimensional system can be fitted with additional motors to increase the number of degrees of freedom. These types of applications can range from specimen positioning for a microscope and 3D printers to product packaging and material application.
Categories: Technical Support - Posted: April 07, 2016
Estimating how long a piece of equipment will last in an application is critical information in the specification process. This step-by-step guide examines how to estimate the life of an electric actuator, utilizing ball or roller screw technology, in applications that require constant or varying (changing) loads.
In addition, you will learn how to calculate life in units of time (days, years, etc.) and how to compare the expected life of two different solutions.
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