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News Release from: Orlin Technologies | Subject: Squiggle motor
Edited by the Engineeringtalk Editorial
Team on 31 October 2007
Tiny linear motor tolerates harsh
environments
With very few parts and no gears, Squiggle motors are smaller, more precise, less expensive and more efficient than conventional electromagnetic motors.
Orlin Technologies has been chosen to represent New Scale Technologies' line of miniature piezoelectric Squiggle motors in the United Kingdom The Squiggle motor is the world's smallest linear motor
This article was originally published on Engineeringtalk on 24 Oct 2005 at 8.00am (UK)
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With very few parts and no gears, Squiggle motors are smaller, more precise, less expensive and more efficient than conventional electromagnetic motors.
Squiggle motors also operate reliably in extreme environments such as vacuum, cryogenic temperatures and high magnetic fields.
They have very low power requirements, which makes them suitable for battery-operated devices.
Applications include tiny 'focus and zoom' optics in mobile phone cameras and other imagers; electronic locks and intelligent fasteners; nano-scale fluid control including lab-on-a-chip systems; medical devices including miniature drug pumps and endoscopes; automotive modules; lasers; aerospace and defence systems; cryogenic and MRI-compatible instruments; and consumer electronics including micro fuel cells.
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