Finding just the right off-the-shelf part to complete a project is a satisfying experience – buy it, bolt it on, get on with business. Things don’t always work out so easily, though, which often ...

Ultra-compact, lightweight and stepper motors with improved torque and low backlash join the PKP Series. PKP Series 2-phase Flat Type Oriental Motor is pleased to expand the PKP Series stepper motor ...

Ultra-compact, lightweight and stepper motors with improved torque and low backlash. Oriental Motor is pleased to expand the PKP Series stepper motor product line-up with the introduction of a 51 mm ...

Penn State engineers have developed a low- cost, high-torque rotary motor, based on "smart" materials, that can be configured in a wide range of formats, including one as flat and thin as a CD case.

SAN JOSE, Calif. &#151 Azores Corp. has incorporated a new staging system for its flat-panel stepper that claims to boost the overall reliability within the tool. The 5200 PanelPrinter from Azores ...

The world is digital today, and most information is represented in numbers. However, human nature is more “analog” and better represented in the old-fashioned way, using pointer gauges and bar graphs.

[Frank Herrmann] had an interesting idea to turn a geared DC motor into a servo motor assembly, but with a stepper motor-like interface. By stacking some small PCBs behind the motor body, it was ...

It is an engineering truism that there is no such thing as a perfect solution—just the best solution for the problem at hand. That holds particularly true for servo motors and stepper motors. Both are ...

A group of researchers from JSR Corp. and the University of Tokyo created and tested flat lenses known as Fresnel zone plates ...