The stepper motor or stepping motor is a permanent magnets electric motor widely used in several fields such as industrial automation and robotics.
Stepper motors are synchronous brushless motors with a high number of poles, typically 50 polar torques. As the stepper motors are synchronous motors, they need an electronic control to regulate the current in the stator phases generating a rotating magnetic field that allows the permanent magnet rotor to rotate.
Stepper motors main feature is the high torque at low rpm (revolutions per minute) and the possibility of a accurate positioning even without feedback sensors.
For years, stepper motors have been considered as low level motors compared to brushless motors; today, thanks to digital electronics and advanced stepper technologies, stepper motors gaining market share in many fields and are widely used by the industrial automation’s designers.
High Efficiency stepper motors: what does it mean?
“High efficiency” is the performance optimization in terms of torque compared to the current absorbed by the stepper motors and therefore to the thermal dissipation. Stepper motors are often used in open loop without any feedback sensor and by setting a fixed maximum current value.
This explains why it is important to have motors (stepper motors) that can deliver high torque even at low currents.
Ever Elettronica developed a wide high efficiency stepper motors range thanks to the use of high quality materials and a design that minimizes the distance between rotor and stator (air gap).
High Efficiency hybrid stepper motors are available in different sizes:
Nema 8 stepper motors, flange 20 mm, up to 0.1 Nm holding torque
Nema 10 stepper motors, flange 25 mm, up to 0.15 Nm holding torque
Nema 11 stepper motors, flange 28 mm, up to 0.2 Nm holding torque
Nema 14 stepper motors, flange 35 mm, up to 0.3 Nm holding torque
Nema 17, stepper motors, flange 42 mm, up to 1Nm holding torque
Nema 23 stepper motors, flange 56 mm, up to 2.7 Nm Holding toque
Nema 24 stepper motors, flange 60 mm, up to 4 Nm holding torque
Nema 34 stepper motors, flange 86 mm, up to 16 Nm holding torque
Nema 42 stepper motors, flange 110 mm, up to 30 Nm Holing torque
All these stepper motors families are available with different customizations: stepper motors with brake, stepper motors with gearbox, stepper motors with IP65 protection, stepper motors with absolute or incremental encoder, stepper motors with special motor shafts or stepper motors with industrial connectors.
Why should I choose an high efficiency stepper motor?
- High efficiency stepper motors have up to 40% more torque than standard stepper motors
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- High-efficiency stepper motors ensure smooth, precise and silent rotation thanks to optimized rotor and stator design
- High efficiency stepper motors are made of high quality magnetic materials ensuring long-term maximum performance durability
- High efficiency stepper motors adopt high quality and dust-shielded bearings
- High efficiency stepper motors are mechanically and electrically customizable to be integrated in the application requested by the customer
- High efficiency stepper motors are offered with 3 years warranty
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