Mercedes’ Axial Flux Motor Weighs Less Than A Toddler And Makes Over 1,000 HP

The UK-based firm, which is owned by Mercedes-Benz that plans to use these motors on its next-gen vehicles like the AMG super ...
Electrek

YASA just destroyed its own record for power density with its state-of-the-art axial flux motor

Three months after declaring an unofficial world record in power density, YASA's latest axial flux motor shattered that ...
Hackaday

Bearing-reinforced Stepper Tackles Hefty Axial Loads

These days, it’s common among us hackers to load a stepper motor with forces in-line with their shaft–especially when we couple them to leadscrews or worm gears. Unfortunately, steppers aren’t really ...
Machine Design

Adjusting tapered bearings

Tapered roller bearings are designed to handle both radial and axial loads. They have a tapered inner raceway (called the cone), a tapered outer raceway (called the cup), and conically shaped tapered ...