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Linear Servo Motors
Linear shaft motors. Direct linear motion without a leadscrew or belt — the forcer rides the shaft itself. Stroke, diameter, pitch, and winding voltage are all configurable for OEM builds.
Key Specifications:
- Various stroke lengths available
- Multiple diameter options
- Customizable thread pitches
Linear Stepper Motors
Direct linear motion via stepper. No rotary-to-linear conversion, no backlash to fight. Pitches at 0.48mm, 0.96mm, or 1.2mm. Force ratings to match. Custom windings on request.
Key Specifications:
- Direct linear motion
- No rotary-to-linear conversion needed
- Custom winding options
Rotary Servo Motors
Compact rotary servos — MDS-2006 and MDS-2018. High torque density, low cogging, multiple feedback options. Custom windings if your application has a weird voltage rail.
Key Specifications:
- Models: MDS-2006, MDS-2018
- High torque density
- Low cogging torque
Rotary Stepper Motors (Tin Can)
The "tin can" — compact permanent magnet steppers. Small frame, surprising torque, runs forever. Show up in medical pumps, printers, and packaging equipment where there's no room for NEMA frames.
Key Specifications:
- Compact tin-can design
- Permanent magnet technology
- Multiple frame sizes
Rotary Hybrid Stepper Motors
Hybrid steppers — the workhorse design that takes the holding torque from PM and the resolution from variable reluctance. Standard 1.8° step, NEMA sizes, multiple shaft options. CNC and 3D printer territory.
Key Specifications:
- NEMA standard sizes
- Step angle: 1.8° standard
- High holding torque
Nanopositioning Linear Stages
SCR S050 stage. Sub-micron repeatability, closed-loop, integrated motor and encoder. Microscopy and semicon inspection use these because nothing else holds that resolution at that footprint.
Key Specifications:
- Model: SCR S050
- Sub-micron repeatability
- Closed-loop control
High Precision Linear Stages
SCP series stages. Pre-assembled, tested, multiple mounting options. The "I want a stage that arrives ready to bolt down" pick for inspection cells, pick-and-place, and optical alignment.
Key Specifications:
- Model: SCP Series
- High precision positioning
- Various travel lengths
Commander Controllers
CMD-4CR four-axis controller. Step and direction out, programmable accel and decel, integrated driver circuits on board. Drops into multi-axis builds without a separate driver per motor.
Key Specifications:
- Model: CMD-4CR
- 4-axis control
- Integrated driver circuits
Stand-alone Controllers
Box-level controllers. Power supply built in, USB and serial out, ready to wire up to a motor and an HMI. The fast-path option when you don't want to design a controller board.
Key Specifications:
- Complete control solution
- Built-in power supply
- Multiple I/O options
Board Level Controllers
Board-level controllers for OEMs putting motion logic on their own PCB. Drives included, multiple axis counts. The middle ground between buying a box and rolling chip-level from scratch.
Key Specifications:
- PCB mount design
- Space-saving footprint
- Integrated driver circuits
Chip Level Controllers
Chip-level. As small as it gets. Single or dual axis. For consumer products, miniature devices, and OEM designs where every mm of board real estate matters.
Key Specifications:
- Chip-level integration
- Minimal footprint
- Low power consumption
About Nippon Pulse
Nippon Pulse America is in Radford, Virginia. The parent company has been building motors in Japan since the early '60s. The product line covers linear shaft motors, linear and rotary steppers, hybrid steppers, micro motors, vacuum-rated motors, multi-axis stages, and the controllers to run them.
The interesting thing about Nippon Pulse is that the standard catalog is basically every custom build they've done for an OEM that asked for the same change twice. So if your application needs a weird voltage, a non-standard shaft, a vacuum-rated body, or a winding optimized for low-speed torque — they'll quote it. Most won't.
Medical OEMs, semiconductor builders, and lab automation companies make up most of the customer list. If you can't find what you need on the catalog page, ask. There's a non-trivial chance they've already built it.
Core Capabilities
They'll build it for you
Modified windings, custom mechanics, ground-up designs. Most of Nippon Pulse's catalog started as a custom request from an OEM.
Sixty-plus years at it
Building stepper and servo motors since the early '60s. The current product line is a long stack of customer-driven engineering.
OEM is the whole business
They don't chase consumer or hobby — they build for OEMs, which means the support model assumes you're putting their part in a product.
It works out of the box
Every motor and controller leaves the factory tested. Failure rates are low enough to be a non-event in production.
Need Nippon Pulse?
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