Baldor provides industry with the widest range of linear motors, linear stages and controls. Being a leader in linear motor design and manufacturing, Baldor continually develops advanced products and innovations to meet a variety of linear motion applications.
Linear motors provide unique speed and positioning performance advantages. Linear motors provide direct-coupled motion and eliminate mechanical transmission devices.
They offer substantial improvements over applications using ball screws, timing belts, etc. The rugged mechanical design provides accurate motion and precision positioning for hundreds of millions of cycles. Baldor linear motors and stages are used in thousands of successful applications worldwide.
Linear motors provide the following advantages:
- High repeatability - resolution to 0.000004 inch (0.1 microns) - this makes sure all parts produced are accurate and identical
- Highly accurate - to 0.0001 inch/ft (2.5 micron/300 mm) - provides precise machine operation for precision parts
- No backlash - direct drive has no backlash such as with lead screws, gears, etc. this improves the accuracy of the part or operation
- Faster acceleration - from 1 to over 10 G's - this leads to shortened cycle times and improved productivity.
- Higher velocities - speeds to over 300 inches/second (8 meters/sec) - to position the payload faster
