[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 ...

Motor controllers in general and especially closed-loop controllers have come a very long way in the past few years. Control flexibility, adaptability, and strategies that were only dreamed of or very ...

Stepper and servo motors have different attributes when considered for motion applications. Torque curves play an important role in selecting the proper size and type of motor for an application.

Applied Motion Products introduces a range of UL-Listed and CSA- Certified stepper motors and servo motors for use in applications requiring certifications in North America and Canada. Units are ...

TRINAMIC extends its portfolio of TMCM embedded motor control modules. Following the success of the TMCM-351 triple axis board, the TMCM-3351 is designed to be as easy to use as its sibling, but with ...

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 ...

When we discuss high-tech industries, agriculture probably isn’t top of mind. But as a new Machine Design article points out, farmers have long been at the forefront of technology, and with the ...

Junma AC Servo, designed to provide an alternative to traditional stepper technology at a comparable price, uses a new plug-and-play design concept that requires no parameter settings or gain ...

A new open source servo stepper designed for makers and developers has been launched via Kickstarter this week offering industrial reliability in an affordable open source design. The AnanasStepper ...