Launching things with electromagnetism is pretty fun, with linear induction motors being a popular design that finds use from everywhere in hobby designs like [Tom Stanton]’s to the electromagnetic ...

TA ElectroForce manufactures dynamic mechanical testing systems, used to characterize Medical Devices, Biologic, and Engineered materials. The TA ElectroForce test instruments are based on unique ...

For half a century, Americans have marveled at launches from the massive aircraft carriers that are prime emblems of American military might. The roar of engines, the puffs of steam, the jarring and ...

The integration of rotary and linear motions within a single actuation system has emerged as a transformative development in modern electromechanical engineering. Rotary-linear actuators combine the ...

The bustling halls of the Shenzhen International Industrial Manufacturing Technology and Equipment Exhibition (ITES 2026) have once again become the epicenter of global industrial innovation. At the ...

Industrial linear motors offer design engineers the possibility of constructing machines in new ways. Fast, simple, and flexible, linear motors are easy to install and in many cases come with ...

The first linear motor was conceived by Wheatstone more than 100 years ago. But large air gaps and low efficiencies prevented linear motors from being widely used. Though they still have relatively ...

Makers, developers and Arduino enthusiasts may be interested in a new linear actuator and electromagnetic locks driver created by serial Kickstarter entrepreneur and electronics designer Patrick ...

When most engineers hear the term motor they most-naturally think of rotating arrangements such as brushed DC, brushless DC, stepper, or variable-frequency prime movers. But a motor doesn’t have to be ...