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Voice Coil Linear Actuators

Single Axis Linear Stepper Motor

Dual Axis Linear Stepper Motor

AC Linear Induction Motors

DC Linear Brushless Motors

DC Linear Brush Motors

Limited Angle Torque Motors

Positioning Stages

Voice Coil Positioning Stages (VCS)

Linear Stepper Stages

Single Rail Stages (SR)

Dual Rail Stages (DR)

Air Bearing Stages (AB)

Crossed Roller Stages (XR)

Belt Stages (BL)

Lead Screw/Ball Screw Stages (SC)

Multi Axis Gantry Systems

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Motion Control System Integration

Permanent Magnet Brakes

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Linear Motors


	Brushless		Brush	Voice Coil
	Ironless	Iron Core		Moving Coil	Moving Magnet
Positioning Type	Closed Loop	Closed Loop	Closed Loop	Closed Loop	Closed Loop
Continuous Force	71 lbs (315 N)	631lbs (2805 N)	60 lbs (266 N)	100 lbs (444 N)	100 lbs (444 N)
Peak Force	240 lbs (1068 N)	2214 lbs (9839 N)	180 lbs (800 N)	300 lbs (1333 N)	300 lbs (1333 N)
Stroke	Unlimited	Unlimited	120 in (3 m)	2 in (76.2 mm)	4 in (101.6 mm)
Velocity	240 ips (6 m/s)	240 ips (6m/s)	100 ips (2.5 m/s)	50 ips (1.27 m/s)	50 ips (1.27 m/s)
Acceleration	12 g's	12 g's	12 g's	20 g's	20 g's
Accuracy (Typ)	0.0001 in/ft (8.3 µm/m) w/ Encoder	0.0001 in/ft (8.3 µm/m) w/ Encoder	0.0001 in/ft (8.3 µm/m) w/ Encoder	0.0001 in/ft (8.3 µm/m) w/ Encoder	0.0001 in/ft (8.3 µm/m) w/ Encoder
Repeatability (Typ)	0.0002 in (5 µm)	0.0002 in (5 µm)	0.0002 in (5 µm)	0.0002 in (5 µm)	0.0002 in (5 µm)
Amplifier or Drive Type	3 Phase Brushless Servo, Trapezoidal or Sinusoidal	3 Phase Brushless Servo, Trapezoidal or Sinusoidal	Brush Type PWM Servo	Linear/PWM Servo	Linear/PWM Servo
Bearing Type	Customer Supplied	Customer Supplied	Customer Supplied	Customer Supplied	Bushing, Linear
Options	Air, Water Cooling	Air, Water Cooling	Stationary Cables, Water Cooling	Custom Mounting, Custom Windings, Transducers	Custom Mounting, Custom Windings, Transducers

Linear Motors Cont.
	Stepper		Induction
	Single Axis	Dual Axis
Positioning Type	Open + Closed Loop	Closed Loop + No Positioning	Closed Loop + No Positioning
Continuous Force	50 lbs (222 N)	43 lbs (190 N)	43 lbs (190 N)
Peak Force	65 lbs (289 N)	214 lbs (950 N)	214 lbs (950 N)
Stroke	144 in (3.6 m)	Unlimited	Unlimited
Velocity	80 ips (2 m/s)	1800 ips (45 m/s)	1800 ips (45 m/s)
Acceleration	1 g	5 g's	5 g's
Accuracy (Typ)	0.001 in/ft (85 µm/m)	0.005 in/ft (416 µm/m)	0.005 in/ft (416 µm/m)
Repeatability (Typ)	0.0004 in (10 µm)	0.002 in (50 µm)	0.002 in (50 µm)
Amplifier or Drive Type	Microstepping	AC Line Voltage, Var. Freq. or Vector Drive	AC Line Voltage, Var. Freq. or Vector Drive
Bearing Type	Air / Roller	Customer Supplied	Customer Supplied
Options	Custom Mounting, Custom Cables, 2 and 4 Phase	Air, Water Cooling	Air, Water Cooling

Linear Motor Driven Positioning Stages


	SR	DR	XR	AB	SC	BL
	Single Rail	Dual Rail	Cross Roller	Air Bearing	Ball/Lead Screw	Belt Driven
Positioning Type	Closed Loop	Closed Loop	Closed Loop	Closed Loop	Open + Closed Loop	Open + Closed Loop
Continuous Force	165 lbs (733 N)	445 lbs (1978 N)	71 lbs (316 N)	71 lbs (316 N)	1000 lbs (4448 N)	50 lbs (222 N)
Peak Force	550 lbs (2444 N)	1335 lbs (5933 N)	240 lbs (1067 N)	240 lbs (1067 N)	3000 lbs (13345 N)	150 lbs (667 N)
Stroke	120 in (3 m)	160 in (4 m)	12 in (0.3 m)	80 in (2 m)	72 in (1.57 m)	144 in (3.65 m)
Velocity	240 ips (6 m/s)	200 ips (5 m/s)	100 ips (2.5 m/s)	200 ips (5 m/s)	10 ips (0.25 m/s)	200 ips (5 m/s)
Acceleration	12 g's	9 g's	9 g's	9 g's	2 g's	2 g's
Load Capacity	55 lbs (25 kg)	442 lbs (200 kg)	100 lbs (45 kg)	22 lbs (10 kg)	1300 lbs (588 kg)	1300 lbs (588 kg)
Accuracy (Typ)	+/-0.0007 in/ft (+/-58 µm/m)	+/-0.0007 in/ft (+/-58 µm/m)	+/-0.0004 in/ft (+/-33 µm/m)	+/-0.0002 in/ft (+/-16 µm/m)	+/-0.004 in/ft (+/-333 µm/m)	+/-0.006 in/ft (+/-500 µm/m)
Repeatability (Typ)	+/-0.0004 in (+/-10 µm)	+/-0.0003 in (+/-7.5 µm)	+/-0.0002 in (+/-5 µm)	+/-0.0001 in (+/-2.5 µm)	+/-0.002 in (+/-50 µm)	+/-0.004 in (+/-100 µm)
Flatness	+/-0.0012 in/ft (+/-100 µm/m)	+/-0.0008 in/ft (+/-66 µm/m)	+/-0.0005 in/ft (+/-41 µm/m)	+/-0.0001 in/ft (+/-8 µm/m)	+/-0.0005 in/ft (+/-41 µm/m)	+/-0.002 in/ft (+/-165 µm/m)
Straightness	+/-0.0013 in/ft (+/-108 µm/m)	+/-0.0009 in/ft (+/-74 µm/m)	+/-0.0005 in/ft (+/-41 µm/m)	+/-0.0001 in/ft (+/-8 µm/m)	+/-0.0005 in/ft (+/-41 µm/m)	+/-0.0013 in/ft (+/-108 µm/m)
Motor Type	Linear Brushless	Linear Brushless	Linear Brushless	Linear Brushless	Rotary Stepper or Servo	Rotary Stepper or Servo
Bearing Type	Linear	Linear	Cross Roller	Air	Linear	Linear
Options	Table or Wall Mount, Multiple Slides, Compound Configurations	Table or Wall Mount, Multiple Slides, Compound Configurations	Custom Mounting	Table or Wall Mount, Multiple Slides, Custom Mounting	Table or Wall Mount, Compound Configurations	Table or Wall Mount, Compound Configurations

Rotary Motors


	Limited Angle Torque Motors
Positioning Type	Closed Loop
Winding	Single Phase
Continuous Torque	500 oz-in (3.5 Nm)
Peak Torque	1500 in-oz (10.5 Nm)
Angular Displacement	170 Degrees
Speed	-
Acceleration	5000 rad/sec.
Accuracy (Typ)	1 arc sec
Repeatability (Typ)	0.5 arc sec
Amplifier	Linear/PWM Servo
Options	Custom Designs, Housed or Kit

Motion Control Electronics


	Stepper
	Single Axis Stepper Driver	Multi Axis Stepper Driver/ Indexer
Integrated Controller Communications	No	Yes
Interface	-	RS232, RS485
Supply Voltage	12 - 45 VDC	90 - 265 VAC
Output Voltage	12 - 44 VDC	44 VDC
Peak Output Current	-	-
Continuous Output Current	3 Amps	5 Amps
Feedback Type	-	Encoder
Control Voltage	Step & Direction	-
Switching/ Update Frequency	50 kHz	50 kHz

Permanent Magnet Brakes

H2W Technologies designs and builds linear permanent magnet brakes that offer fail safe, power free, braking when used in conjunction with a metal reaction plate.

Permanent Magnet Brakes

• Fail safe

• Custom Designs

• No Power Required

• Ceramic or Rare Earth Magnets

• Single Sided With Large Attractive Force

• Double Sided With Zero Attractive Force