Small Enclosed Vibrating Motor Helps Mix Powders
Precision Microdrives has launched a 25mm enclosed vibrating motor, designed primarily for mechanical-aid functions such as sorting, sifting and mixing powders and liquids in a benchtop environment. In addition, this motor's mounting fixtures allow it to be used to help move wires, powders and particulate matter along chutes and hoppers. It is the first in a line of enclosed vibrating motors that are easier to integrate into applications due to having no external moving parts.
Enclosed vibrating motors differ from encapsulated vibrating motors. Encapsulated motors are sealed and designed for overmoulding, often with low-temperature and low-pressure plastics, such as silicon. Enclosed vibrating motors, on the other hand, are designed to be bolted onto or into solid structures, where there is a risk of the eccentric mass that generates vibration being obstructed. To aid the mounting, the 325-100 enclosed vibrating motor has M3 fixing points.
Many of the small vibrating motors produced by Precision Microdrives are used in equipment to agitate liquids, powders, jewels, leads, beads, pellets and so on. Because they are too small to operate on an industrial scale, applications are primarily in benchtop machines. Enclosed vibrating motors such as the 325-100 suit this type of use because securing them to the side of a hopper or chute is a simple procedure. Because there are no external moving parts, there is no risk of stray particles fouling the motor mechanism.
Enclosed vibrating motors can also be easier to retrofit into equipment, to offer larger amplitude haptic feedback. In many cases this can be as simple as bolting the vibrating motor to a bulkhead and wiring it to a suitable electrical trigger system. Precision Microdrives also carries a range of encapsulated vibrating motors that are typically smaller, but designed to be overmoulded and are water resistant. The 25mm vibrating motor has solder terminal tags for electrical connections, though Precision Microdrives frequently adds customised leads, harnesses and connectors based on customer specifications. This vibrating motor is also a stocked part and is therefore available in quantities of one and upwards off the shelf.
Enclosed vibrating motors differ from encapsulated vibrating motors. Encapsulated motors are sealed and designed for overmoulding, often with low-temperature and low-pressure plastics, such as silicon. Enclosed vibrating motors, on the other hand, are designed to be bolted onto or into solid structures, where there is a risk of the eccentric mass that generates vibration being obstructed. To aid the mounting, the 325-100 enclosed vibrating motor has M3 fixing points.
Many of the small vibrating motors produced by Precision Microdrives are used in equipment to agitate liquids, powders, jewels, leads, beads, pellets and so on. Because they are too small to operate on an industrial scale, applications are primarily in benchtop machines. Enclosed vibrating motors such as the 325-100 suit this type of use because securing them to the side of a hopper or chute is a simple procedure. Because there are no external moving parts, there is no risk of stray particles fouling the motor mechanism.
Enclosed vibrating motors can also be easier to retrofit into equipment, to offer larger amplitude haptic feedback. In many cases this can be as simple as bolting the vibrating motor to a bulkhead and wiring it to a suitable electrical trigger system. Precision Microdrives also carries a range of encapsulated vibrating motors that are typically smaller, but designed to be overmoulded and are water resistant. The 25mm vibrating motor has solder terminal tags for electrical connections, though Precision Microdrives frequently adds customised leads, harnesses and connectors based on customer specifications. This vibrating motor is also a stocked part and is therefore available in quantities of one and upwards off the shelf.
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