Stepper Motor World - Your Resource for Stepper Motor Information

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What is a Stepper Motor?

First of all, there are many names for a stepper motor.  They typically range in power from 0 to 500 watts, but a few really high end models can go up to 1000 watts.  They are commonly referred to as stepping motors, step motors, tin can motors, pm motor, hybrid steppers, and sometimes wrongly, servo motors.  The most common stepper types are listed below. 

Where can I buy Stepper Motors?

There are dozens of manufacturers and companies that sell stepper motors.  Most companies do not stock motors or list there prices on the internet - one company that has a broad selection, low online pricing, and actually stocks them is Anaheim Automation - the often have deals on stepper motor products.

Stepper Motor Technical Guide

A great resource that goes over the finer details of the technology in how stepper motors work is this Introduction and Guide to the Stepper Motors

Stepper Motor Glossary of Terms

Click Here for a Stepper Motor Glossary of Terms

Stepper Motor Ingress Protection Ratings (IP Ratings)

A Stepper Motor usually has an IP rating of IP54.  Basically this is for office environments and in industrial machinery.  If the motor is going to be used outside or in a harsh machine environment, then a higher rating is required.  Manufacturers will make these modifications in the step motor to increase it's IP Rating:  Shaft Seals, Epoxy Coatings, O-Ring Seals.

Stepper Motor Standard Wire Color Codes

It would be nice if all manufacturers stuck to a standard set of wire color coded.  Unfortunately, they don't all communicate with one another and there are many different 'standards' or 'not-so-standards'.  Here is a list of different manufactures and their wire color codes.

Stepper Motor Guide

A great resource that goes over the finer details of the technology in how stepper motors work is this Introduction and Guide to the Stepper Motors

Stepper Motor Introduction

A great resource that goes over the finer details of the technology in how stepper motors work is this Step Motor Introduction.
 
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Many people that use stepper motors also use a linear guide to create their linear motion.