Nidec Develops AC Servo Motor Equipped with Zignear®, the Location Detection Technology that Accommodates 17-bit Resolution, for the Industrial Robot Market
Nidec Corporation (TSE: 6594; OTC US: NJDCY) (the “Company” or “Nidec”) announced today that it and Nidec Sankyo Corporation have jointly developed an AC servo motor (resolution: 17bit) equipped with Zignear®, the position detection technology that can be applied to industrial robots and replace encoders.
This motor:
Uses a similar number of components to a magnetic encoder, with simila