Brushless DC motors are common place in RC Vehicles. They are small, light, fast and can be inexpensive. [Raynerd] wanted a new spindle for his CNC machine and thought that a brushless DC motor would ...

OMAG’s Blade5 machining center for stone is based on an application-specific 5-axis CNC system from NUM, and driven by an powerful, liquid-cooled spindle motor also developed by NUM. The new five-axis ...

In this article we look at Nidec projections for HDD spindle motor demand and analyze what this may mean for HDD demand this year and into 2024 and 2025. We also look at a recent announcement by ...

Scientists have gained new insight into the formation of the spindle, which is the molecular machine that divides up genetic material prior to cell division. Their work focuses on the motor protein, ...

Modern machine tools continue to make technical advances, thanks in large part to ongoing improvements and fine-tuning in computer numerical control (CNC) machining. Over the past 60 years or so, CNC ...

In this article, I’ll dig into a couple of things you need to know when it comes to using salvaged hard disc drive spindle motors. Most electronics hobbyists think that such hard disc drive spindle ...

We are observing an unprecedented expansion of Nidec in the EV segment. The Japanese electric motor specialist is already supplying drive units for multiple electric car models and now enters the ...

I know very little about electronics but I decided to have some fun using old parts. After taking apart a hard drive I wanted to make the motor spin and this is where my question comes in. My electric ...

Packing a motor and machining spindle in one unit lets engineers at Weiss GmbH in Germany eliminate couplings, belts, and gearboxes. Packing a motor and machining ...

The GP6S micro spindle gear has a diameter of six millimeters and is now also available in a metal version to provide a spindle drive with optimized value. The GP6S micro spindle gear has a diameter ...