motion the magazine with drive 1/2018
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THE MAGAZINE WITH DRIVE HIGH PERFORMANCE IN THE PALM OF YOUR HANDS

CONSUMER Beacon lights of the modern age Drive technology ensures reliable flashing on countless lighthouses MEDICAL SCIENCES Warmth, quiet and comfort The medical technology specialist relies on fan motors from FAULHABER for air conditioning in the incubators ANNIVERSARY 04 i Ahead for 30 Years FAULHABER PRECIstep celebrates its 30th year CONSUMER 06 Presto fortississimo Linear motors from FAULHABER give pianos more sound volume ROBOTICS Smart logistics TORU picker robot from Magazino increases efficiency in the areas of logistics and material flow NEWS High performance in the palm of your...

Dear readers, Modern medicine performs amazing things and helps to sustain and protect life every day. Especially with premature babies, it is essential that the conditions absent from the womb be simulated with an incubator in the best possible man- Publisher / Editor: DR. FRITZ FAULHABER GMBH & CO. KG Schönaich · Germany Phone: +49 (0)70 31/638-0 Fax: +49 (0)70 31/638-100 Email: info@faulhaber.de www.faulhaber.com ner. Constant warmth and consistent humidity are just as important here as a quiet environment to protect the sensitive body and organs from damage and thereby facilitate normal...

A STEP Ahead FOR 30 YEARS FAULHABER PRECIstep is celebrating its 30th anniversary: in 1988, Messrs Arnoux and Richard founded their company Arnoux Richard SA Porte Echappement or "ARSAPE", in La Chaux-de-Fonds, one of the world's capitals of the Swiss watch industry in the canton of Neuchatel in western Switzerland.

makers, the growth of the company was also mirrored in a relocation: In 2015, the company moved to a larger, modern industrial building in order to continually meet the required production standards as the leading company on the market for high-quality miniature stepper motors.  Established as a management buyout for the purpose of taking over the manufacture of clock drives, the first 1- and 2-phase stepper motors were designed with a performance/volume ratio and level and a precision that were a step ahead of conventional drive technology. These were motors that could drive larger...

Nowadays, concert pianists are required to render top athletic performances. Particularly when it comes to major piano concerts, pianists often explore the outer boundaries of finger strength and concert piano mechanics. Physicist and amateur pianist Dr Antoine Letessier-Selvon aims to push these limits - with the help of a linear motor from FAULHABER.  You are a well-known particle and astrophysicist who works primarily in cutting-edge research. Where does your interest in playing piano come from? Before I decided on physics, my goal was to become a concert pianist. My children play the...

How does it work from a technical standpoint? We fasten an acceleration sensor to the hammer handle, which moves due to the pressure applied to the piano key. It records the movement of the stroke very precisely in terms of force and speed. Its signal is transmitted by the electronic control to a lin­ ar e motor. The motor translates this into a hammer movement with very high precision. The hammer is situated on the axis of the motor, in the same location below the string, just like in traditional mechan­ ics. I would like to point out that we are not endeavouring to design a self-playing...

the motor standby current. This is in the range of just a few hundred microseconds, so clearly below a millisecond. I am certain that the pianist will not perceive a delay. Where are you now at with the research project? Last year we started with a monochord, which is just a single string, in order to check the feasibility of the technology. Since then we know for certain that we have found the right acceleration sensor and motor. FAULHABER has developed an accelerationoriented control that suits the instrument better than the traditional speed controller. We are now in the process of...

Lighthouses: The structures may appear old and dignified, but the technology inside is modern and robust. Availability as well as low operating costs with long maintenance intervals are the decisive criteria when selecting lamps and the electromechanical design. Anyone who takes a look inside a lighthouse along the French coast has a good chance of experiencing drive technology from FAULHABER. Wtm France is the land of giants. Nowhere else on earth are there so many lighthouses along the coast that stand as tall as 80 metres. The impressive structures are not necessarily due to the fact...

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In the course of ongoing modernisation, Cerema makes use of LED technology – thereby benefiting from the advantages afforded by a long-lasting and robust lighting system. According to information provided by Cerema, an availability rate of approximately 99 percent is achieved. “We would like to reach this level of operation reliability for the drive of the rotating optics as well”, emphasises Laurent Bernicot from the department for navigation and positioning systems at Cerema. “Reliability was a very important criterion for the choice of drive – and led us to FAULHABER.” The result of the...

Should one motor fail, the system in the lighthouse automatically switches to the second motor and reports the malfunction to the control centre. During the design process, the EMF employees selected three different motor types as the standard drive solution. The DC-micromotor of the DC2342 series is tailored for small optics that require only low motor power. Medium-sized optics are put into motion by the graphite-commutated motors of the FAULHABER DC3257 series. For powerful systems with high light intensity and correspondingly heavier construction, the brushless, four-pole servomotors of...

MEDICAL SCIENCES If a child is born too early, its development has not yet been completed in the womb. Providing it with the protective environment needed to catch up is an incubator, such as those available from Tende Elektronik. The medical technology specialist from Ankara relies on fan motors from FAULHABER for air conditioning in the incubators. A normal pregnancy lasts 40 weeks. During this time, the baby gets everything it needs in the womb. It receives oxygen and nutrients through the umbilical cord; the amniotic fluid and the body heat of the mother ensure the ideal temperature....