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Top 5 Blog Posts of 2024
As we welcome 2025, it's the perfect time to reflect on the past year's highlights. From exploring new markets to unveiling cutting-edge motor technologies, 2024 was a year of innovation and growth. Let's take a moment to revisit our top 5 most popular blog posts of 2024:
1. Guidelines for Selection and Integration of Strain Wave Gearing with a Motor
Most commonly used in robotics, automation, and other applications, strain wave gears are used when a precision, high torque, compact package is required. Strain wave gearing consists of three components: a wave generator, a flexspline, and a circular spline. The wave generator is supplied loose, while the flexspline and circular spline are assembled units. This blog post discusses the selection of a strain wave gearing unit and includes the key considerations for assembly with a motor.
2. Exploring Autoclave Trends in Minimally Invasive Surgery
The world of surgical power tools is evolving significantly, driven by the increasing popularity of minimally invasive surgery techniques. These techniques offer patients various benefits such as smaller incisions, quicker recovery times, and reduced scarring. However, with these advancements comes a crucial emphasis on sterility, especially concerning the reusable instruments integral to these procedures. This emphasis brings autoclave trends to the forefront.
3. Frameless Motors are Revolutionizing Surgical Robotics
Recent advancements in robotics have greatly enhanced surgical procedures, enabling minimally invasive techniques that reduce tissue damage and improve patient recovery times. Much of this innovation is being driven by the increasing utilization of surgical robots, which in turn is demanding the evolution of motion control solutions and the continual miniaturization of components. These advancements are further characterized by the need for seamless, steady, precise, and responsive motion within compact and lightweight envelopes. While these solutions can take many different form factors, one such envelope that has recently emerged to support surgical robotics is the frameless motor.
4. Choosing Between Slotted and Slotless Motors for Aerospace Applications
In the world of aerospace, the need for robust and reliable designs that can withstand extreme environmental conditions is critical. This is particularly true of the motion solutions driving these applications forward, as they must not only deliver the necessary power and long life required for these applications, but must do so in a small, lightweight envelope. Two of the most popular motor technologies utilized throughout the Aerospace industry are slotted brushless DC motors, where the wire coil is inserted into lamination slots, and slotless brushless DC motors, which use a self-supported coil design. Here we cover the unique advantages that each of these motor topologies bring to aerospace systems.
5. Micro Motors Play Pivotal Role in Insulin Delivery
In the realm of diabetes management, insulin therapy stands as a cornerstone for regulating blood sugar levels. As the need for reliable and tailored insulin delivery grows, an increasing number of individuals are transitioning toward insulin pump systems. These sophisticated devices offer a personalized, dependable, and precise approach to administering insulin promptly—an essential aspect in maintaining stable glucose levels. At the core of these insulin delivery mechanisms lies the motion solution, a combination of motor, gearbox, and feedback device.
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