Engineers rely on motion-control devices to improve efficiencies and production rates on automated factory floors, or at least maintain them. One family of such devices, stepper motors, is widely used ...

Stepper motors are increasingly important for positioning tasks in automated systems due to their compact size, cost ...

Claiming to use less power to provide more torque than comparable standard hybrid step motors while reducing overall package size, the CT series step motors also promise to improve operating ...

A maker of bag-in-box packaging machines based in Bruges, Belgium, Pattyn Packing Lines recently introduced the Model Ceflex-21. Operating at speeds to 12 cases/min, it automatically erects corrugated ...

Open-loop stepper motors have held a prominent position in automation applications over the years due to their simplicity, excellent positioning, and low cost. However, as manufacturers utilize faster ...

Find a downloadable version of this story in pdf format at the end of the story. A new controller IC, the L6470 for stepper motors, integrates the power stage along with a digital control core on a ...

Stepper motors are great for projects that require accurate control of motion. 3D printers, CNC machines and plotters are often built using these useful devices. [InventorArtist] built a stepper-based ...

Pre-configured to identify normal, high-vibration, and unstable motor conditions STMicroelectronics (NYSE:STM)GENEVA, ...