Brief Introduction to Stepper Motors
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Discover Your Advantage! Technical Brochure for Engineers Everything You Need to Know About Stepper Motors Outstanding reliability: The stepper motor’s real advantage! The reliability of stepper motors is sometimes underestimated, and most people are surprised to learn that they are in fact just as reliable as servomotors. This brochure introduces the true strengths and advantages of stepper motors. CONTENTS A motor with real benefits Discover Your Advantage! Everything you need to know about stepper motors What is a stepper motor? Five-minute guide to the basics of stepper motors Addressing the cost problem A case in point Is there a way to reduce costs? Discover Your Advantage Which offer better stopping accuracy: stepper motors or servomotors? Pinpoint positioning Stepper Motors Pulse signals are precisely synchronized, and position and speed controlled accurately just by sending pulse signals from controller to driver. Our stepper motors’ low-speed yet high-torque, lowvibration operation makes them ideal for applications that require short-distance, short-time interval positioning. Free brochure:

Discover Your Advantage Everything You Need to Know About Stepper Motors There are a lot of people who think servomotors outperform stepper motors – but nothing could be further from the truth. In fact, stepper motors are used in a wide range of devices, from cutting-edge equipment to everyday automatic machinery. So, why should people choose stepper motors? Instead of using technical data, we’ll explain using the perspective of actual users. Illustrated by Yoriyuki Suzuki New 5-phase stepper motor and driver package Our newest model combines a high-efficiency 5-phase stepper motor with a...

Outstanding stopping accuracy Ideal for mid- and low-speed operation Stepper motor stopping accuracy is the equivalent of ±0.05° when measured in the same units as a ball screw mechanism Stepper motors have especially high torque at mid- and low-speeds, as the representative characteristic graph (below left) makes clear. For example, a product with 85 mm attachment dimensions running at 1000 r/min has rated torque equivalent to a 400 W servomotor. At low speeds it can generate up to more than 5 times the torque. Generating high torque at mid- and low-speed is crucial to short distance...

Great for these uses, too! Excellent adaptability! The synchronized operation of multiple motors is easy to set up Low-rigidity mechanisms Substrate conveyor Frequent starts and stops Stepper motor RPM Time Positioning time (Open-loop control) Runs in sync with operation commands the other hand, is not flat. The mid- and low-speed torque curve is relatively high, while torque drops at higher speeds. Besides providing stable rotation at the very low speeds that servomotors have trouble handling, stepper motors generate high-torque at the high-speeds necessary for short-stroke (low-RPM)...

Five-minute guide to the basics of stepper motors Basic 1 Do you want to learn about stepper motors but have no time? If you are one of those busy people without time to go into the details, here is a short explanation of stepper motors. By reading this, you will become familiar with the basics. followability than servomotors and also produces no shaft vibration, or “hunting.” This makes stepper motors ideal for low-tension belt mechanisms. Utilizes both speed control and positioning control Stepper motor rotation moves in fixed angle units like the second hand on a clock. The motor’s...

Is there a way to reduce costs? Every manufacturer is concerned with reducing costs, so for this project, we attempted to push this to limit. We sought to set up a ball screw mechanism with improved specifications and reduced costs. Although this is just one example, we hope it gives you an idea of our approach to solving problems and pursuit of cost reduction. For a linear motion mechanism: Increase speed and reduce cost! 1. Increase speed 2. Achieve real cost reductions Original conditions for the subject device Mechanism: ball screw + servomotor with load, speed, lead, etc. criteria as...

Which offer better stopping accuracy: stepper motors or servomotors? Oriental Motor Customer Support Center employee Oriental Motor Sales Division employee To learn more, we spoke to Ms. Tell – a customer support center employee popular for her contributions to our company info magazine “New Motion.” During our visit, she gave a lecture about stepper motors to Mr. Lerner – a young sales division employee. Ten-year company veteran, Mary Tell Rising star with three years’ experience, Paul Lerner Ms. Tell: What’s the matter Paul? You look troubled. fact, we have data for stepper motor and AC...

High performance that will change the way you think about stepper motors. What’s more, this is high performance starting at an affordable 377 Euro. New 5-Phase Stepper Motor and Driver Package Closed-loop Stepper Motors Stepper Motors with Electric Actuators Value-added pre-assembly and a wide range of standard products Easy selection and next day delivery Stepper motors make minute and precise positioning easy. Oriental Motor’s diverse stepper motor lineup includes 2-phase and 5-phase models, as well as models such as using our exclusively developed closed-loop control. We also have a...