AMP’s ruggedized AW Stepper Motors are designed to minimize maintenance and downtime. Source: Applied Motion Products
Last week, Applied Motion Products Inc. introduced its AW Stepper Motors, which have an IP65-rated design to ensure reliable operation in harsh environments. The Morgan Hill, Calif.-based company said these motors are engineered to shield internal components from external contaminants such as dust, dirt, moisture, and grease.
Founded in 1978, Applied Motion Products (AMP) said it is committed to advancing motion-control systems. As a leading manufacturer of components for original equipment manufacturers (OEMs), the company builds high-performance motors and drives for a broad range of applications where precise control of position, speed, and torque is required.
AW Stepper Motors built for endurance
Applied Motion Products claimed that the reliability and long service life of AW Stepper Motors can help minimize maintenance and downtime, enhance production efficiency, and ensure dependable machine performance.
Such motors can ensure continuous and reliable operation in high temperatures, high humidity, dusty conditions, and moderately corrosive environments, it added. The company listed the following features of its AW Stepper Motors:
- IP65 environmental protection level
- M8, M12 industrial connectors
- NEMA (National Electrical Manufacturers Association sizes) 17, 23, 24, 34
- Optional brake
- Optional 1,000-line optical encoder
- Improved abrasion resistance
Applied Motion Products serves a range of industries
The medical, mining, steel, petrochemical, and food processing industries extensively use AW Stepper Motors, noted Applied Motion Products. The company said that its technologies are used for applications including, but are not limited to, robotics and industrial automation, machine control, semiconductor handling, and packaging machines.
In 2014, Applied Motion Products formed a joint venture with Moons’ Shanghai, a leader in motion control and intelligent lighting. This joint venture partnership enables AMP to provide customers with supply chain reliability and vertical integration through a greater range of resources and manufacturing capabilities.
Moons’ and Applied Motion Products said they focus on developing innovative technologies with research and development centers with more than 200 patents for inventions, utility models, appearances, and software copyrights.
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