Linear motor
Electric motor that produces a linear force
Linear motor
A linear motor is an electric motor that has had its stator and rotor "unrolled", thus it produces a linear force along its length, rather than a rotational force (torque). However, linear motors are not necessarily straight. Characteristically, a linear motor's active section has ends, whereas more conventional motors are arranged as a continuous loop. Linear motors are used by the millions in high accuracy CNC machining and in industrial robots. In 2024, the market for linear motors was valued at 1.8 billion USD. A typical mode of operation is as a Lorentz-type actuator, in which the applied force is linearly proportional to the current and the magnetic field ( F → = I L → × B →...
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