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How Growing Need for Precision is Aiding in Stepper Motor Market Growth?

Also known as a stepping motor or a step motor, a stepper motor is an electromechanical device that utilizes electrical pulses to achieve mechanical movements. Rather than requiring a continuous applied voltage, stepper motors are driven by digital pulses. Their main use is to control motion, i.e., positional control — linear or rotational.  These motors are extensively used across various industries, ranging from medical and semiconductors to packaging & labeling machinery and industrial equipment.

Technological advancements have led to the miniaturization of many equipment and devices, which has further led to the demand for miniaturized components. Keeping the size constraint of new-age electronics in consideration, the demand for scaled-down stepper motors, in terms of size, is rising. These motors are used as a component in electronic toys, digital cameras and lenses, industrial automation systems, automotive electronics, and computer peripherals.

A study conducted by P&S Intelligence predicted that the stepper motor market will achieve a 4.6% CAGR in the near future, generating $2,556.3 million revenue. Stepper motors are based on the following technologies — variable reluctance, hybrid, and permanent magnet. All throughout the 2013–2017 period, permanent magnets were most extensively used to manufacture stepper motors due to their low resolution and cost. A permanent magnet is placed on the rotor of the motor, which operates as a result of attractive or repulsive forces between the rotor, stator electromagnets, and the permanent magnet. 

Traditional stepper motor controls — microcontrollers and microprocessors — are unable to perform multiple, real-time controls of hybrid stepper motors due to their limitations, such as increased delay in sequential processing, which can be addressed using field-programmable gate arrays (FPGAs). Motors integrated with this circuit incur low manufacturing cost and offer a high processing speed, thereby delivering a much superior programmability than traditional stepper motors.

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