Lin Engineering Intros New 211 Series Step Motors
Lin Engineering Inc. (Santa Clara, CA), a designer of step motors, introduced its new 211 Series of compact and lightweight step motors, complete with a small E4 encoder from US Digital. The 1.8° NEMA 11, bipolar stepper and miniature E4 encoder are designed for flexibility in applications with limited space. The 211 motor with E4 encoder is suitable for applications in the medical, robotics, communications and semiconductor industries.
The 211 Series motors measure 1.1 in² and are available in three lengths of 1.24 in, 1.75 in and 1.99 in. The 1.8° NEMA 11 motor provides high torque in a small package. Depending on the length, the 211 motor can produce maximum holding torques of 9.2 oz-in to 16.6 oz-in. The US Digital E4 miniature encoder is designed to provide digital quadrature encoder feedback of motor position as well as stall detection for applications with space constraints. The E4 encoder is capable of tracking 100 to 300 cycles per revolution; 400 to 1,200 pulses per revolution. The E4 encoder will only add 0.9 in of length to the 211 motor.
