What follows are instructions for filling out the HSI Linear Motor Application Sheet. All fields do not have to be filled out but the more information that is provided to us, the better we will be able to recommend an appropriate motor for the customer’s application.

In the upper right hand corner fill in the date that you create the application, leave the P/N field blank until an HSI part number has been assigned. In the application name box, please fill in the how we should refer to the application. This should be a name that all parties involved (the customer, the agent, and the employees of HSI) can use to refer to the application. Next fill out the contact name and contact information for the person at the customer who has design responsibility for this application. Under motor style, please check the appropriate box (boxes) for the type of motor that the customer is looking for.

Please fill out the application requirements as thoroughly as possible and be sure to check the units box (Metric or English) that applies to data below. If a particular field is not applicable to the application please note so by enter “N/A” in that field. Refer to the diagram below for instruction on how to fill out the individual fields in this section.

1a. For each move required by the actuator in the application indicate the amount of load that that it will be subjected to or the required actuator output force. Keep in mind that to completely describe a cycle, a minimum of 2 moves is needed (one forward and one backward). There is space provided for up to five moves to be described. If the motion is more complex, please use the bottom of the page to add any additional moves.

1b. For each move profile enter the distance that the actuator must travel under the load conditions described in 1a.

1c. Enter the preferred step resolution for the motion.

1d. Enter the time in which the motor must accomplish the motion.

1e. Enter the pause time (if any) between moves. This is the time between the end of this motion and the start of the next one.

1f. Enter the direction of the motion. Extension (motion away from the body of the motor) is positive while retraction should be indicated by a minus sign.

2a. Enter the amount of side load (if any) that will be present in the application

2b. Enter the maximum force under which the motor must not back-drive when the coils are unenergized (no power to the motor).

2c. Does the load reverse directions (push/pull application) or is it always in the same direction?

2d. Is there any shock or impact loading present in the application and if so how much?

3a. Please enter total annual volume in number of motors expected when the application goes into production.

3b. Please enter the target production cost for the motor

3c. Enter the time frame in which production is expected to occur.

3d. Enter the number of motors per device or system.

4a. Please enter the minimum and maximum operating temperatures that the motor will be subject to.

4b. Please describe any foreign contamination that might be present in the application

4c. Is the motor required to operate in a moist environment?

5a. What is the life expectancy required from the motor? Please indicate life as total number of cycles, where a cycle would be defined a one complete iteration of the move profile described in section 1.

5b. What type of electrical connector (make & part number) would the customer prefer the motor be provided with?

5c. If an encoder is desired, please note it here as well as the number of counts per revolution.

5d. Use this field if the customer wants to include a switch or sensor for home positioning.

6. If the application requires the body of the motor to be within certain dimensional limits, you should use these fields to record that information

7a. Enter the desired type of stepper motor coil winding- either unipolar or bipolar.

7b. Enter the type of drive that the customer plans on using with the motor – either constant current (chopper) or constant voltage (L/R).

7c. Enter the maximum voltage per phase that the motor will be driven with.

7d. Enter the maximum current per phase that the motor will be driven with.

7e. Please enter the power supply voltage here – amount to voltage available to the drive (not the motor).

8. Please write a brief description of the application and what the motor does in the application. If a sketch can be provided, please include it with the application sheet and fax the entire package to our attention at (203) 756-8724.