Stepper Motors
Stepper motors are brushless, synchronous electric motors which convert digital pulses into mechanical shaft rotations. With the motor, multiple coils are organised in groups called phases. Each phase is energised in turn causing the motor to rotate in steps. The motor is sent a pulse for each step and can be commanded to move or hold one of the steps. This stepping characteristic allows for very precise positioning and/or speed control. Such motors have torque ratings, which is a measure of their strength. Stepper motors are categorised according to their motor sizes, the gearing, shaft style and wiring coils. The difference between unipolar and bipolar stepper motors is the varying voltage levels. There is also a multi-phase version which has lower levels of vibration. The most common types of stepper motors are the permanent magnet stepper, the hybrid synchronous stepper and the variable reluctance stepper. Stepper motors have a number of applications. In industry, they can be used for mechanised machinery such as packaging machines. For computer hardware, stepper motors can be found in floppy and hard disk drives and printers. They are also present in slot machines, image scanners, CD drives and camera lenses.
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Intelligent Motion Control Ltd (INMOCO)
View company profileFor over three decades INMOCO has been at the forefront of Industrial Automation and Motion Control offering a comprehensive range of motion control products covering compact Servo Amplifiers, Position Controllers, Gearheads, Stepper Motors and Controllers, Linear Motors, Sensors, and Electric Actuators. More recent additions to the product range include High Precision Linear and Rotary Encoders.
Today, INMOCO not only provides products with application and after sales support, but can also incorporate those products into customer-specified electromechanical sub-assemblies, which also includes testing and calibration. These latest additions to our services not only enables our customers a "Plug and Run" solution, but also enables them to reduce their supplier base.
Our facilities include system engineering, ex-stock sales distribution, building and testing sub assemblies and a class 10,000 clean room facility.