Motors & Motion Control

How Motors Are Enabling a Pioneering Cardio Device

An intra-aortic pump delivered by catheter holds promise to help heart failure patients' hearts rest and heal. But it needed the right motor. Qmed Staff Procyrion's Aortix required a special type of motor to do its job. (Image courtesy of Procyrion ) Houston-based Procyrion...

What the Future Looks to Life Sciences Instrument Makers

A recent survey of 302 life science instrument makers and users were given the opportunity to select the technologies that could most benefit their industry. Respondents also weighed in on key trends, including how they are dealing with regulatory and cost pressures. Brian Handerhan Lab-...

Robotics Firm Sets Its Sights on Wheelchairs and Forklifts

A company known as 5D Robotics wants to bring the field of smart robotics to manufacturing, medical technology, transportation, and other sectors. Brian Buntz 5D Robotics' technology could be used to navigate wheelchairs. Image courtesy City of Carlsbad. 5D Robotics' (Carlsbad...

MD&M East Supplier Focus: Portescap

Portescap's 22ECS45 ULTRA EC is a member of the company's Ultra EC series of brushless DC motors. Motor specialist Portescap (West Chester, PA) is featuring its Ultra EC brushless DC motors at MD&M East. Brian Buntz "The Ultra EC brushless motors offer greater power density...

How to Create a Custom Motor in 11 Days

Maxon Motor has created a program designed to speed the assembly of bespoke motors. Brian Buntz Several years ago, engineers at Maxon Motor (Fall River, MA) noticed that the majority of their customers across industries were specifying custom motors. But, in the past, the problem with...

How Tiny Artificial Muscles Could Be Huge Energy Savers

Electroactive polymer technology could help engineers make lighter longer-lasting medical devices. Brian Buntz Parker's EAP technology on display at MD&M West . Imagine a technology that could reduce the amount of energy used to power medical device applications by 25 to...

The X-Y-Zs of Biomedical Imaging

To capture images of biomedical samples, some simple optical rules can be used to optimally configure a system for each application.

Ultrasound Controls Nanomotors Inside Living Cells

Optical microscope image of a HeLa cell containing several gold-ruthenium nanomotors . (Courtesy Mallouk lab, Penn State University) A research team at Penn State University composed of chemists and engineers has successfully introduced tiny synthetic motors inside live human cells, then...

Brushing Aside an Old Style of Medical Device Motors

MedTech designers turn to brushless dc motors for their quieter, more precise traits. New applications are resulting in new needs--as well as innovation--when it comes to medical motors. The workhorse has long been the brushed direct current motor, economical but also in need of maintenance because...

VCS-1010D Linear Positioning Stage

The VCS-1010D linear positioning stage, part of the customizable VCS-10 series of compact voice coil stages available from Equipment Solutions Inc. for high-speed, high-precision optical and laser focusing, features a 10-mm clear aperture and a 1-?m-resolution digital position sensor for submicron...