Low-maintenance planetary gearboxes come fully assembled and integrated with MDrive high-torque stepping motors with on-board electronics. The planetary gearbox option expands the application range for the MDrive product line by increasing torque at lower speeds, promising better inertia matching, and boasting finer positional resolutions.

Intelligent Motion Systems Inc., 370 N. Main St., Marlborough, CT 06447. 860-295-6102. www.imshome.com.

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