Design Your Own 3-D Printer by Using NEMA Hybrid Stepper Motors

Posted by Jack Wang on July 20th, 2015

Building a 3D printer is a huge investment, so it only makes sense to use only the highest-quality parts for it. NEMA hybrid stepper motors are among the crucial materials needed to build a good 3D printer. Manufacturers use NEMA stepper motors to make 3D printers because they are easy to use and provide the lowest amount of heat and vibration. A basic 3D printer would require five NEMA 17 stepper motors, so you can provide one for the Y axis, X axis, and extruder, and two for the Z axis.

A stepper motor is typically a DC electric motor that is brushless and divides a 360-degree rotation into equal steps. On the combination of VR and PM techniques to achieve optimum power, the hybrid stepper is one of its four main variants, and its name is based, despite its small size. Hybrid steppers are highly modern with soft iron cores and permanent magnets.

NEMA hybrid stepper motors can be used as a six-wire unipolar or a four-wire bipolar. There are manufacturers and suppliers with their own engineering and design teams to design custom NEMA motors. NEMA hybrid stepper motors can be made with custom housing to suit specific dimensional requirements, or custom shaft options to make the product appropriate for hollow, cross drilled, slotted, or extended shafts. Custom NEMA hybrid stepper motors can have bespoke winding to match a specific application.

A NEMA hybrid stepper motor can be customized with a specific lead wire in a particular length or material, like Teflon, connectors, pins, cable harnesses, or heat shrink. In case of humid or high temperature situations, bearing and lubricant options can be added to the hybrid stepper motor. There are suppliers that can provide pulley, sprocket, gearbox, and encoder installation to help you save time and speed up your manufacturing process.

Your 3D printer may perform better with NEMA hybrid stepper motors. The stepper motors are virtually maintenance free, so you can keep creating prototypes with your machine while saving on maintenance costs. NEMA hybrid stepper motor is high performance parts that promise cost efficiency in running the 3D printer. Each motor has compiled REACH and ROHS hazardous substances norms and is CE certified. Be sure to buy NEMA hybrid stepper motors that are completely traceable. This means that all motors had their serial numbers and supplied with unique torque data. Buy NEMA hybrid stepper motors from a reputable supplier of small electric motors, and be sure to explore the company's selection of steppers to see the available options.

About the Author:

This article is written by Jack Wang who is associated with GEMS Motor. Jack got his Bachelor's degree in Mechanical Engineering and Master's degree in Electrical Engineering, specialized in electric motor design and motor driver development. Jack was born in greater Shanghai area, China, and had several years of study and work experience in the United States. With the deep knowledge of electric motors and great bilingual skills in Mandarin and English, Jack helps market our electric motor products worldwide. Jack currently holds the position of Director of Marketing at GEMS Motor.