- Lin engineering
Lin Engineering is a Step Motor manufacturing firm headquartered in Santa Clara, CA.
The company is one of only a handful of step motor manufacturers that still manufactures its motors in the United States. Though Lin Engineering’s core business is the development and manufacturing of step motors, the company has expanded its product line to incorporate microstepping drivers and controllers as well.
History
Lin Engineering was founded in
1987 by current President and CEO, Ted T. Lin. The company began as a consulting company specializing in step motor applications. In1991 , Lin Engineering expanded its operations to include the manufacturing of its own hybrid step motors.CoLE
In 2007, Lin Engineering began the College of Lin Engineering, otherwise known as CoLE. CoLE was created in order to maintain one of the company’s core ideologies: Continuous Learning. Through the CoLE system, the company is able to train its employees on everything from step motor technology to basics in finance and accounting.Lin Engineering currently budgets for expenditures of up to $80,000 per year on CoLE.
tep motor resources
Visitors to the [http://www.linengineering.com Lin Engineering] website are able to access several step motor resources:
# [http://www.linengineering.com/site/resources/onlinecalculator.htm An online conversion calculator]
# [http://www.linengineering.com/dc/anonymous/Login.aspx?ReturnUrl=%2fdc%2fuser%2fEnterData.aspx An online step motor selection tool guide]The online conversion calculator is a free tool that is used by engineers from various industries. It allows for the easy conversion of Torque, Winding Rating,
Inertia , Various Electrical Parameters, Resolution,Distance , andSpeed .
The online step motor selection tool, nicknamed [http://www.linengineering.com/dc/anonymous/Login.aspx?ReturnUrl=%2fdc%2fuser%2fEnterData.aspx Designer’s Corner] , gives users access to a step motor selection guide. By using the guide, users are able to see the performance of various motors and compare various selections against one another.;Involvement with the Engineering Community:
Application Engineers from Lin Engineering are actively involved with the engineering community. Please see the external links below for links to various white papers written about step motor technology, step motor terminology, how to guides for step motors and so forth.External links
# [http://www.electricmotors.machinedesign.com/ArticleDraw.aspx?artid=57616 T-Connect for Steppers:]
# [http://www.designnews.com/article/CA6423738.html Visualizing Step Motor Differences:]
# [http://www.designnews.com/article/CA6344238.html?industryid=43658 How to Use Microstepping to Get More Torque:]
# [http://www.designnews.com/article/CA632573.html Motion Accuracy Problem:]
# [http://www.designnews.com/article/CA6319616.html?nid=2333&rid=682881263&#_self Strengthening Step Motor Lead Attachment:]
# [http://www.designnews.com/article/CA6320689.html?text=lin+engineering#_self Comparing the Accuracy of Two-Phase vs. Five-Phase Step Motors:]
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