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New brushless motor from Portescap delivers balance of speed, torque

December 5, 2017 By Miles Budimir Leave a Comment

brushless dc motor

Portescap has expanded their new Ultra EC range of brushless motors with the introduction of the 22ECP35 two pole brushless DC motor. As part of the Ultra EC platform of brushless slotless mini motion solutions, these motors offer 30% more continuous torque and 100% more power over similar comparative motors without compromising the smooth operation […]

Filed Under: Brushless Motors, Featured, Motors Tagged With: Portescap

High-torque, brushless dc motors for orthopedic applications from Portescap

October 5, 2017 By Miles Budimir Leave a Comment

brushless dc motor

Portescap’s newest surgical motor for large-bone orthopedic powered hand tools is a size 12 (31.5 mm diameter) mini motor available in 9.6-V, 12-V and 14.4-V. With cannulated and non-cannulated options, these motors can deliver peak torques of up to 1,720 mNm in a compact envelope. These drives are suitable for various applications such as orthopedic […]

Filed Under: Brushless Motors, Motors Tagged With: Portescap

New mini motors from Portescap offer high torque in a compact package

June 30, 2017 By Miles Budimir Leave a Comment

dc motor

Portescap has added a new 22-mm diameter motor to its DCT line of Athlonix Brush DC motors. The new 22DCT motor features proven energy efficient coreless design with an optimized self-supporting coil and magnetic circuit, delivering higher performance in a compact package. The motor is capable of reaching a continuous torque up to 13.29 mNm […]

Filed Under: DC Motors, Motors Tagged With: Portescap

New 17-mm, high-torque miniature DC motor from Portescap

August 18, 2016 By Miles Budimir Leave a Comment

DC motor

Portescap expands the newly launched DCT range of Athlonix™ Brush DC motors with the introduction of the 17DCT brush dc mini motor. The 17DCT motor features Portescap’s energy efficient coreless design with an optimized self-supporting coil and magnetic circuit that enables higher performance in a compact 17-mm diameter size. With high torque carrying capabilities reaching […]

Filed Under: DC Motors, Motors Tagged With: Portescap

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

Electric motor miniaturization, connectivity, and customization

March 16, 2016 By Lisa Eitel Leave a Comment

Updated November 2019 ⚙️ Leading trends in electric motors for motion designs are migration to custom solutions; heightening emphasis on efficiency; and (where suitable) more use of motors that allow for miniaturization (with power-dense designs) and connectivity for IoT capabilities. “As reshoring picks up steam, we see more mass-customization,” said Scott Evans, director of product […]

Filed Under: AC Motors, Brushless Motors, DC Motors, Gearmotors, Industry News, Motors, Piezo Motors, Servo Motors, Stepper Motors Tagged With: Moog, Portescap

New brushless DC slotted mini motors for surgical tools sterilizable, high-speed high-torque

January 15, 2016 By Andrew Zistler Leave a Comment

Portescap is excited to announce the launch of application specific motors for surgical powered hand tools – arthroscopic shavers, ENT microdebriders and large bone drills. Prototypes will be available to ship within 3 weeks of order placement. Based on 20 years of experience in surgical motor design, application specific motors are designed to precise performance […]

Filed Under: Brushless Motors, DC Motors, Motors Tagged With: Portescap

22DCP brush DC motors delivers cost-efficient, speed-to-torque performance

December 21, 2015 By Andrew Zistler Leave a Comment

Portescap introduces the next generation of Athlonix high power density brush DC motors. Athlonix DCP motors offer an optimized price-to-performance solution ideal for a broad spectrum of applications. Available in a 22mm diameter, the new 22DCP motor will feature an energy efficient coreless design with an optimized self-supporting coil and magnetic circuit, which delivers maximized […]

Filed Under: DC Motors, Motors Tagged With: Portescap

Portescap pairs superior accuracy and feedback positioning

August 24, 2015 By Jennifer Calhoon Leave a Comment

PortescapTH

Portescap introduces the new M Sense B Encoder, designed specifically for applications that require high accuracy in a compact design. The M Sense B is the first in its class to offer accuracy in the range of 1-1.5 degrees, covering a resolution band of up to 1024 lines with an integrated line driver resulting in […]

Filed Under: DC Motors, Encoders, Motors Tagged With: Portescap

New trends in electric motors: Efficiency, power density, torque

March 4, 2015 By Miles Budimir Leave a Comment

Baldor-Ac-Motor

If there’s one trend that’s prevalent in motors of all kinds, it’s the theme of increasing performance, more specifically a trio of highers: higher efficiency, higher power density and higher torque density. These are incremental improvements in motor performance that are at least partly driven by the Department of Energy (DOE) energy efficiency requirements, said […]

Filed Under: DC Motors, Linear Motors, Motors, Servo Motors, Stepper Motors Tagged With: ABB, AMETEK, Groschopp, Incremotion, Kollmorgen, LinMot, pittman, Pittman Motors of AMETEK, Portescap, Schneider Electric

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