Brushless DC motors are common place in RC Vehicles. They are small, light, fast and can be inexpensive. [Raynerd] wanted a new spindle for his CNC machine and thought that a brushless DC motor would ...

In this article we look at Nidec projections for HDD spindle motor demand and analyze what this may mean for HDD demand this year and into 2024 and 2025. We also look at a recent announcement by ...

OMAG’s Blade5 machining center for stone is based on an application-specific 5-axis CNC system from NUM, and driven by an powerful, liquid-cooled spindle motor also developed by NUM. The new five-axis ...

Modern machine tools continue to make technical advances, thanks in large part to ongoing improvements and fine-tuning in computer numerical control (CNC) machining. Over the past 60 years or so, CNC ...

In this article, I’ll dig into a couple of things you need to know when it comes to using salvaged hard disc drive spindle motors. Most electronics hobbyists think that such hard disc drive spindle ...

The compact MSR60 is a CNC turning center with front-facing 6-inch/8-inch chucks equipped with a Y-axis. It has a single 10-station turret, an X-axis stroke of 240 mm, a Y-axis stroke of ±60 mm, a ...

Packing a motor and machining spindle in one unit lets engineers at Weiss GmbH in Germany eliminate couplings, belts, and gearboxes. Packing a motor and machining ...

I know very little about electronics but I decided to have some fun using old parts. After taking apart a hard drive I wanted to make the motor spin and this is where my question comes in. My electric ...