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Updated: Trends in electric motors Part IV — More on miniaturization and the special case of medical applications

April 11, 2016 By Lisa Eitel Leave a Comment

There’s a general consensus that the medical industry currently looms largest for innovation in electric motors. That’s what many industry experts we recently interviewed told us. Here, the trend is towards designs that are smaller, lighter, more efficient and cheaper. “The need for portable medical devices is being driven by a more mobile aging population who need machines […]

Filed Under: Brushless Motors, DC Motors, Gearmotors, Motors, Piezo Motors, Sensors + Vision, Servo Motors Tagged With: Animatics, maxonprecisionmotors, Moog, NK Technologies, Portescap

Animatics Introduces the Class 5 SmartMotor™

January 19, 2011 By Heather Brown Leave a Comment

Animatics introduces the world’s most powerful integrated servo: the Class 5 SmartMotor featuring patent-pending Combitronic technology.  In 1994, Animatics introduced the first fully integrated SmartMotor servos featuring an internal brushless motor, encoder, controller and amplifier, and have been improving and perfecting the technology ever since.  Building upon nearly 15 years of innovation and advancement, the […]

Filed Under: Controls, Encoders, Motors, Servo Motors Tagged With: Animatics, SmartMotor

Animatics Corp. Publishes New Motion Systems Catalog

June 23, 2009 By Motion Control Tips Editor Leave a Comment

Animatics Corporation has published a new 145 page catalog on their expanded line of Motion Systems Products and Peripherals. This comprehensive catalog includes eight product segments fully detailing SmartMotor™ specifications, FieldBus Protocols, Brake Options, Connectivity, Peripherals, Power Supplies, Gear Heads, and Software. Included is an expanded, dynamic fold out selection chart comparing all the different […]

Filed Under: Fieldbuses, Motors, Networking + IoT, Software Tagged With: Animatics

Small Integrated Servo Breaks 1HP Barrier

March 27, 2009 By Motion Control Tips Editor Leave a Comment

Santa Clara, CA – Animatics Corporation announces the latest release in their OEM Series of SmartMotors™, the new SM3416DT-PLS2™. The SM3416DT-PLS2 features an innovative new 8-pole, segmented stator design with higher copper filling factor compared to conventional techniques and the new design achieves a higher energy density as well as better efficiency that results in […]

Filed Under: Motors, Servo Motors Tagged With: Animatics

Animatics Corporation’s Integrated Servos

November 26, 2008 By Motion Control Tips Editor Leave a Comment

Santa Clara, California – Animatics Corporation, pioneer of Integrated Servo Technology has taken their best selling Integrated Servos, the SM2315D and SM2315DT and added power and functionality, while lowering the cost. The new products are called the SM2316D-PLS2 and the SM2316DT-PLS2.

Filed Under: Motors, Servo Motors Tagged With: Animatics

Harmonic Linear Drive

November 26, 2008 By Motion Control Tips Editor Leave a Comment

Santa Clara, California – Animatics Corporation, through OEM Dynamics Linear Division, has expanded its product line into the Linear Actuator market with the release of the Harmonic Linear Drive Series. The Harmonic Linear Drive™ (HLD) is an innovative linear belt drive solution providing high accuracy and low cost without the need for a gearhead or […]

Filed Under: Linear Motion Tagged With: Animatics

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