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News Release from: Maxon Motor UK | Subject: EC-max brushless DC motors
Edited by the Engineeringtalk Editorial
Team on 09 February 2007
Premium DC motors improve on standard
offering
As design engineers often conclude, brushless (electronically commutated) DC motors offer an extremely effective answer to many problems.
Brushless (electronically commutated) DC motors offer an extremely effective answer to many problems Almost unlimited life, smooth performance with no detent, a very broad speed range and the ability to achieve high speeds even at low voltages are just some of their key advantages
This article was originally published on Engineeringtalk on 30 Aug 2000 at 8.00am (UK)
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Maxon Motor's new premium range of EC motors, the EC-max, adds even greater dynamism, lower inductance and higher efficiency as well as unbeatable reliability.
What's more, developments in the automated production process mean that these top-quality drives are available at a very competitive price.
Like all of the company's motors, they feature the patented Maxon ironless winding.
In the case of EC units, this is stationary rather than rotating.
Instead, it is the powerful neodymium magnet that turns within an electrically generated rotating field produced by the three-phase winding.
Innovations specific to EC-max include a stainless steel motor housing and metal flanges for enhanced temperature stability, heat elimination and shielding against electric fields.
Strain-relieved cables, which can be fitted with almost any type of plug, optimise flexibility when mounting the unit.
They can be directed both radially and axially.
The EC-max family comes in four diameters - 16, 22, 30 and 40mm, and each is available in two lengths.
The longer version is almost twice as powerful as its shorter counterpart.
Power ratings go up to 120W.
The Maxon motor modular construction allows assembly of these drives to gearheads, encoders or brakes.
Given that there are several winding options to suit different operating voltages, that gearheads offer a range of reduction ratios and that encoders use a variety of pulses, the total number of possible combinations is something like 100,000.
"We always welcome the challenges thrown up by each new project", says Keith Ellenden, CEO of Maxon Motor UK.
"That's why Maxon is the first choice for NASA projects, for advanced robotics, for high-tech medicine and for any venture in which high-performance and total reliability are a must".
"It's why we never cease in our pursuit of technological excellence - and why our sales engineers go to such great lengths to find customers the solutions they seek". Request a free brochure from Maxon Motor UK ...
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