Medical Case Study – Compact Stepper Drivers for Space Savings

Compact OEM Drivers for Advanced Performance and Space Savings

To save space and reduce costs, it has been common to design, test, manufacture, and rely on in-house designed stepper motor drivers. However, many manufacturers have found that this approach can lead to increased vibration, noise, and other performance challenges as they move standard architecture to newer projects and applications. Another issue with this approach can be the increasing number of electronic components becoming difficult to obtain, making it difficult to procure them, especially since the IC used in the in-house designed drivers leads to production delays. Although ICs can be changed to one from a new manufacturer, quality issues and testing have arisen, leading to a BCP (Business Continuity Plan).

Challenge:

• High Performance at a Reasonable Price
• Standardization
• Quality for a Wide Variety of Axes Considerations
• Space Savings
• Stable Supply
• OEM Products, Reducing Assembly Time

Solution:

• Stable procurement of drivers and reduction of maintenance parts

The CVD Series S type comes pre-installed with the components necessary to drive the motor, such as a microcontroller, FET, current detection resistor, fuse, etc. By simply connecting an aluminum electrolytic capacitor, you can complete a drive circuit similar to that of an off-the-shelf product.

Reducing the number of required parts will also simplify the management of maintenance parts after operation begins.