Motors & Drives

DC Motor Selection for Dynamic Motion Control Applications

May 5, 2015

Sponsored by Maxon

Finding the right motor is one of the core elements in the selection of dynamic drive components. Due to their high starting torque maxon DC motors with or without brushes are the perfect matches for highly dynamic servo applications. Once the requirements of the application are specified and a general motion control strategy is established, there are a few rules to be respected to get the optimum motor and they are outlined in this article.Read more...

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