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Inchworm Motor Technology

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Inchworm Motor Technology

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Inchworm motors aren’t steppers or servos so there’s no backlash or mechanical drift, and no rotational motion, gearboxes or hydraulic lines. Inchworm motors are solidstate linear positioning devices that provide a superior motion profile with no loss of resolution at high speeds or any loss of force or smoothness of motion at low speeds. Patented in 1974, Inchworm technology has set the standard for ultra-high resolution positioning. Inchworm motors use compact piezoelectric (PZT) ceramic actuators to achieve nanometer-scale positioning steps over hundreds of millimeters. You won’t find this capability anywhere else.

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