These are basically a stepper motor that’s been unrolled and made flat — traces on the PCB act as the coils and tiny magnetic “robots” act as the rotor. If you want to try this concept ...

As a result they can be found just about anywhere where accurate, step-based movement is desirable, such as (3D) printers and robotics. For each application the right type of stepper motor and ...

The company has upgraded its online selection tool for stepper motor linear actuators (SMLAs ... and verticals from medical to factory robotics. Some examples are pipetting in lab automation ...