2. 7-axis semiconductor manufacturing machine that fills, caps and welds axial
leads. The entire machine is controlled by one NEMA 23 SmartMotor.
3. 6-axis machine (one SmartMotor unseen) that cuts off a tape material into
short lengths, stacks the material it just cut, and then deposits material into a
package for consumer use. Product are dissolving breath freshening strips.
4. 2 SM2337D SmartMotors control the folding of
the airplane wings. Wings are folded in for
high speeds and extended is for slow speeds,
take off and landing.
5. This application is for the welding process of a fire main. One SmartMotor rotates the welding
mechanism around the pipe and another SmartMotor moved the welding mechanism up and
down. By utilizing electronic camming, the rotary axis acts as a master rotating the z-axis around
the pipe fitting while the z-axis moves vertically along the path of the needed weld.
15. Glue dispensing where the glue bead width is kept consistent throughout the entire path.
16. Screen shot of SMI (SmartMotor Interface) used to monitor a welding oscillator head controlled
by a SmartMotor.
17. SmartMotor using Phase Offset feature to dampen vibration of the Pan & Tilt System by
creating a differential velocity between the external gyroscopic measurement and the
SmartMotor’s internal encoder.
19. SmartMotor applied to large rotary carousel for positioning plasma screens for a TV studio
20. SmartMotors used on wheels of pipe inspecting robot in Alaska. Each of the SmartMotors
utilized an external differential encoder input to create a ratio of speeds in the drive wheels in
order to steer the pipe crawler along pipes of changing diameters.
22. SmartMotors control the spool that winds and unwinds to open and close claw-like robotic art.
Installation appears in Terminal B of San Jose Mineta International Airport.
23. SmartMotor controlling azimuth and elevation for positioning an antenna with pointing
accuracy better than 0.1 degrees. This level of accuracy accomplished through mature servo
compensation algorithms at the most complex level of tracking.