What to Know about Torque Motors
Torque motors are commonly used in indexing tables on machine tools. This succinct article helps you evaluate this and other applications in which power transmission for rotation calls for the advantages of a torque motor.
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Torque motors are commonly used in indexing tables on machine tools. This succinct article helps you evaluate this and other applications in which power transmission for rotation calls for the advantages of a torque motor.
Torque motors simplify integration, offer high performance, reduce the cost of ownership and have an extensive working range.
The article was composed by Brian Zlotorzycki, a product specialist at , a Swiss designer and producer of components for direct drive technology. ETEL is part of , a supplier of machine tool CNCs, encoders, touch probes and other products for precise motion control and measurement.
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