Stepper Motor Applications
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Overview
Stepper motors are used in a wide variety of applications in industry, including computer peripherals, business machines, motion control, and robotics, which are included in process control and machine tool applications. A complete list of applications is shown below.
Computer Peripherals
Application | Use |
Floppy Disc | position magnetic pickup |
Printer | carriage drive |
Printer | rotate character wheel |
Printer | paper feed |
Printer | ribbon wind/rewind |
Printer | position matrix print head |
Tape Reader | index tape |
Plotter | X-Y-Z positioning |
Plotter | paper feed |
Business Machines
Application | Use |
Card Reader | position cards |
Copy Machine | paper feed |
Banking Systems | credit card positioning |
Banking Systems | paper feed |
Typewriters (automatic) | head positioning |
Typewriters (automatic) | paper feed |
Copy Machine | lens positioning |
Card Sorter | route card flow |
Process Control
Application | Use |
Carburetor Adjusting | air-fuel mixture adjust |
Valve Control | fluid gas metering |
Conveyor | main drive |
In-Process Gaging | parts positioning |
Assembly Lines | parts positioning |
Silicon Processing | I. C. wafer slicing |
I. C. Bonding | chip positioning |
Laser Trimming | X-Y positioning |
Liquid Gasket Dispensing | valve cover positioning |
Mail Handling Systems | feeding and positioning letters |
Machine Tools
Application | Use |
Milling Machines | X-Y-Z table positioning |
Drilling Machines | X-Y table positioning |
Grinding Machines | downfeed grinding wheel |
Grinding Machines | automatic wheel dressing |
Electron Beam Welder | X-Y-Z positioning |
Laser Cutting | X-Y-Z positioning |
Lathes | X-Y positioning |
Sewing | X-Y table positioning |
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Reader Comments | Submit a comment »
application of this motor to metering
is this motor is applicable for meterig
arrangement for the use of electricity
boards. i.e. in electronic maters if we
replace the LCD display with number
dials in that matter this motor is useful
for movement of numbers dials
- shashi_smartee@yahoo.com - Oct 18, 2006
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