Iron Core and Ironless Linear Servo Motors

• LC Family of Linear Motors Brochure
• LZ Family of Linear Motors Brochure

Logix™ Motion Database

• The Motion Database contains motor files for all current Anorad Linear Motors to enable motion with Allen-Bradley® Logix™ controllers and Kinetix® 6000 or Ultra™3000 drives.
• Start-up Manual Using Logix Motor Database with Anorad Linear Motors

Comparison White Paper

• Read a Comparison of Linear Motor and Rotary Servo Motor Systems White Paper here.
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Ironcore and Ironless Linear Servo Motors

Linear Motor Products

The most complete linear motor product line from the people who invented them. Anorad's direct drive linear motors have high force density, high stiffness, enable extremely smooth velocity control and require minimal maintenance.

Anorad manufactures both zero-cogging ironless linear motor products as well as high-force iron-core linear motor products. To meet the most demanding specifications, some of our linear motor offerings can be made vacuum compatible, we have a linear motor capable of 25 g acceleration and speeds to 6 m/s; air and water cooled linear motor options; plus a variety of windings and custom-built linear motor designs for unique applications.

Iron Core Linear Motor Products

Anorad's iron-core linear motor products provide actuation forces from 30 N (7 lbf) continuous to over 11,000 N (2,500lbf) peak. Their elegant two-part linear motor construction features a 3-phase laminated coil and a single sided magnet track consisting of rare-earth magnets mounted on a rigid steel base plate. They deliver excellent performance in rapid point-to-point positioning applications while virtually eliminating the efficiency-robbing effects of friction, inertia, backlash and wear associated with rotary-to-linear drive mechanisms.

Ironless Linear Motor Products

Anorad's Ironless linear motor products provide actuation forces from 8 N (2 lbf) continuous to nearly 2,000 N (450 lbf) peak. The two-piece linear motor assembly features a 3-phase ironless coil and a balanced dual-sided "U" shaped magnet channel. Their ironless coil design eliminates cogging (magnetic detent) and makes them the optimal choice for extremely consistent velocity control in scanning-type applications and allows them to achieve the highest levels of positioning accuracy, repeatability and resolution.

Vacuum Linear Motor Products

Since the coil and magnet assembly of linear motors do not make contact, they are ideally suited for cleanroom and vacuum compatible environments. Additionally, Anorad's linear motor expertise extends into the realm of custom-built designs and can satisfy the unique requirements of your most challenging linear motor applications.