The reason for the high cost of the linear motor platform is originally that, and the price of the linear motor platform should be higher. Let us first give you an example. For example, in a system with a positioning accuracy of 10 μm, the overall cost of using a linear motor platform is roughly twice that of a ball screw.
In general, the higher cost of a linear motor platform mainly depends on the following aspects:
    (1) Material costs, such as high-performance permanent magnets, copper, etc.; the gap between this material cost and traditional motors is quite obvious, but in terms of use cost, for applications with higher requirements for accuracy, reliability, and longevity, etc., Cost-effective;
    (2) Large-scale, linear motor platforms are also small-volume products, with no scale advantages, so the cost of converting individual products is high; due to the structural characteristics, there is no standard and uniform size specification, and various structural coordination needs to be improved according to practical applications;
    (3) Application cost, linear motor platform supporting system accessories costs higher, such as linear encoders, drivers (difficult to control the movement, although the linear motor platform theoretical speed and acceleration are very attractive, but in fact there is only a reasonable configuration load , drive to achieve the desired results;) The core technology of these products is still in foreign countries, the price will not fall in the short term;
    (4) The immature application technology, the universal application of the linear motor platform requires engineers familiar with its technology, and requires mature application experience and market experience of many manufacturers. These conditions are not yet available.

     Therefore, the application of the linear motor platform is still based on actual needs, and its price and performance advantages can only be reflected in some high-end or special applications, such as long-stroke, high-speed, high-precision, high reliability, single-axis multi-actuators and maintenance-free The application occasions; customers should make reasonable use of linear motor platform technology, such as high-speed, high-precision characteristics of the linear motor platform, determines its rigid demand in the electronic equipment industry: processing a variety of micron-scale, nano-level high-precision products, and The linear motor platform technology is applied to production to greatly increase the production capacity and production level. Consumers need to understand more comprehensive information, make reasonable choices, and rationally consume before they choose to purchase a linear motor platform.

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