By: Jay Schultz, Industry Market Manager and Steve Huard, PhD, Principal Engineer, Parker Hannifin Corporation The case for either the permanent magnet or the induction motor design is unclear, so how do hybrid vehicle OEMs decide which is best? Over the last several years, higher fuel prices, consumer demands for better fuel economy, and government […]
DC Motors
MICROMO Introduces the new FAULHABER 3890 CR DC Motor
MICROMO is pleased to announce the latest addition to the FAULHABER CR DC Motor series. Its graphite commutation, powerful neodymium magnet and particularly high copper content in the FAULHABER rotor winding provide the compact 3890 CR with an enormous amount of power. For drives in applications such as autonomous robot system and electro-mechanical orthotic systems […]
Johnson Electric Launches High Torque Motor for Cordless Impact Wrenches
Johnson Electric announced the industry’s highest power DC motor for cordless impact wrenches. TheCompact P™ – XC8 motor is custom designed for the highest power and efficiency in battery operated tools. The high performance of the XC8 motor provides professional users with high instant torque and long continuous run time to handle the toughest jobs. […]
Understanding dc motor curves and temperature: Part 2
by Dan Montone, PITTMAN Motors/AMETEK Precision Motion Control, Harleysville, PA Motor performance changes with temperature. Understanding the effects of heat and temperature changes will help in selecting the right motor for an application. How much can motor performance change under a given set of conditions? Here we look at a specific example of changes in […]
Johnson Electric Launches Miniature Drive Platform for Insulin Pump
Johnson Electric announced a miniature drives platform for insulin pump. This platform is developed with coreless brushless DC motor technology with an integrated high precision position sensing system and a precise miniature planetary gear box. It is industry’s highest position sensing resolution that enables highest dosing precision for the insulin pumps. Precise and robust mechanical […]
Brushless DC Tachometer/Commutators from ServoTek
ServoTek Products Inc. a member of the Bellofram Group of Companies and a world-renowned manufacturer of instrument-grade DC tachometers and low-cost encoders, announced the successful application of its TachSyn Series brushless DC tachometer/commutator within industrial motor speed monitoring applications. The high-accuracy TachSyn may be used as either a brushless DC tachometer or brushless DC motor […]
Understanding DC Motor Curves and Temperature
by Dan Montone, PITTMAN Motors/AMETEK Precision Motion Control, Harleysville, PA Motor performance changes with temperature. Understanding the effects of heat and temperature changes will help in selecting the right motor for an application. When applying DC motors to any type of application, temperature effects need to be considered in order to properly apply the motor. […]
Dunkermotor’s GEN 4 Solar Tracking Motors
Dunkermotoren, a brand of AMETEK Precision Motion Control, has introduced a new series of tracking motors for the solar industry. The newly extended STM™ (Solar Tracker Motor) product line from Dunkermotoren now includes All-in-One brushless DC motors with optional onboard inclinometer and optional direct inclinometer input. The new options are available on all current STM™ […]
Crouzet Introduces DCmind Brushless Motor Series
Crouzet has introduced the DCmind Brushless direct current motor series, augmenting the recent market debut of the DCmind Brush Series. The latest in the DCmind offering includes the TNi21 and SMi21 brushless motors featuring integrated electronics, power capabilities from 60 to 150 Watts, and high accuracy. A key benefit to the new series’ design is […]
MICROMO Presents the FAULHABER DC Motor Series
MICROMO announces the new FAULHABER high power 0816…SR Series DC‐Micro Motors. Based on the revolutionary FAULHABER ironless rotor winding, the coreless motors deliver best in class performance in a compact 8 mm diameter with continuous torque up to 0.7 mNm and a stall torque of 1.2 mNm. Weighing in at just 4.5 g, the 0816…SR […]
