EYE ON NPI - Johnson Electric’s linear DC solenoids
This week's EYE ON NPI is clicky-clacky with Johnson Electric’s range of linear DC solenoids (https://www.digikey.com/en/product-highlight/j/johnson-electric/linear-dc-solenoids) in various sizes and voltage ratings. Solenoids are a nifty type of motion control element - most folks think of motors or servos when thinking about motion control (and Johnson Electric does make motors too) but motors and servos are best used for rotation motion. You can convert them to linear motion but usually you need to gear them down a lot to get a reasonable torque - force conversion. Some use a…
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