Need a powerful electric motor on the cheap? [Daniel Simu] and his friend [Werner] show us the ins and outs of using windshield wiper motors. Through many examples and disassembled components, the … ...

Linear motors in general have total electrical degrees equal to 360 times the stroke length of the motor divided by "pole pitch," or twice the distance between adjacent magnets in the slider.

SMAC ’s new LPL80 line of electric linear moving coil actuators were designed for filling machines and come in the standard 80mm size. The actuators use a dc linear servo motor, replace air cylinders ...

Electric linear actuators provide numerous benefits over hydraulic and pneumatic counterparts, but these devices can be somewhat complex to the unfamiliar. This resource provides an in-depth look ...

Back in the day, engineers didn’t have many options for moving an object from one point to another in a straight line. These ...