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Rue Jardinière 157, 2300 La Chaux-de-Fonds, Switzerland
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Overview
- Summary
- PORTESCAP is a manufacturer of miniature motors and precision motion control solutions, addressing the motion needs of diverse end markets from life-saving medical equipment to industrial applications. The company offers a broad and innovative range of product technologies, including brushless DC, brushed DC, can stack motors, disc magnet motors, and stepper linear actuators, all designed to optimize application performance.PORTESCAP is a manufacturer of miniature motors and precision motion control solutions, addressing the motion needs of diverse end markets from life-saving medical equipment to industrial applications. The company offers a broad and innovative range of product technologies, including brushless DC, brushed DC, can stack motors, disc magnet motors, and stepper linear actuators, all designed to optimize application performance.
- Key Products/Technologies
- Brushless DC (BLDC) Motors: Featuring slotted and slotless designs, the Ultra EC™ platform with proprietary U coil technology offers high-performance motors characterized by minimal iron losses, improved efficiency, and cooler operation. These motors are available in diameters as small as 12.7 mm, achieving speeds up to 100,000 rpm, with sterilizable versions suitable for surgical power tools. The 08ECP20 model provides 1.07 mNm of continuous torque and 22700 RPM no-load speed, and the 60ECF brushless DC slotted flat motor is a recent addition to their portfolio.Brushless DC (BLDC) Motors: Featuring slotted and slotless designs, the Ultra EC™ platform with proprietary U coil technology offers high-performance motors characterized by minimal iron losses, improved efficiency, and cooler operation. These motors are available in diameters as small as 12.7 mm, achieving speeds up to 100,000 rpm, with sterilizable versions suitable for surgical power tools. The 08ECP20 model provides 1.07 mNm of continuous torque and 22700 RPM no-load speed, and the 60ECF brushless DC slotted flat motor is a recent addition to their portfolio.
- Brushed DC Motors: Utilizing a coreless rotor design, these motors offer low friction, low starting voltages, high efficiency, excellent thermal dissipation, and a linear torque-speed function. The Athlonix™ series is known for its high power density and cost-effectiveness, with frame sizes ranging from 8 to 35 mm, speeds from 5,000 to 14,000 rpm, and continuous torque from 0.36 to 160 mNm. SMART Coreless Brush DC motors, a patent-pending system, continuously monitor motor life and provide real-time warnings. The 12G88-210E.1001 model delivers 3.1 mNm continuous torque and 9900 RPM no-load speed.Brushed DC Motors: Utilizing a coreless rotor design, these motors offer low friction, low starting voltages, high efficiency, excellent thermal dissipation, and a linear torque-speed function. The Athlonix™ series is known for its high power density and cost-effectiveness, with frame sizes ranging from 8 to 35 mm, speeds from 5,000 to 14,000 rpm, and continuous torque from 0.36 to 160 mNm. SMART Coreless Brush DC motors, a patent-pending system, continuously monitor motor life and provide real-time warnings. The 12G88-210E.1001 model delivers 3.1 mNm continuous torque and 9900 RPM no-load speed.
- Can Stack Motors: A type of precision motor technology utilized in various industrial applications.Can Stack Motors: A type of precision motor technology utilized in various industrial applications.
- Disc Magnet Motors: Employing a unique disc magnet technology pioneered in the 1980s, these motors provide rapid acceleration in open-loop applications.Disc Magnet Motors: Employing a unique disc magnet technology pioneered in the 1980s, these motors provide rapid acceleration in open-loop applications.
- Stepper Linear Actuators: Solutions for precise linear motion control, widely used in automation and medical applications.Stepper Linear Actuators: Solutions for precise linear motion control, widely used in automation and medical applications.
- Accessories: A comprehensive range of motion solutions, including various gearheads (e.g., R22HT, R22T, BA16, M22), encoders (e.g., M-Sense22 Magnetic Encoder), and autoclavable controllers.Accessories: A comprehensive range of motion solutions, including various gearheads (e.g., R22HT, R22T, BA16, M22), encoders (e.g., M-Sense22 Magnetic Encoder), and autoclavable controllers.
- Core Advantages
- Miniaturization and High Performance: Expertise in micro motor technology, delivering high power and precision in compact spaces.Miniaturization and High Performance: Expertise in micro motor technology, delivering high power and precision in compact spaces.
- Broad Product Portfolio: Offering a wide array of innovative motion technologies, including brushless DC, brushed DC, can stack, disc magnet motors, and stepper linear actuators.Broad Product Portfolio: Offering a wide array of innovative motion technologies, including brushless DC, brushed DC, can stack, disc magnet motors, and stepper linear actuators.
- Customized Solutions and Engineering Expertise: Capability to modify standard products and develop fully customized solutions, collaborating with customers from the initial design phase to reduce development time and cost.Customized Solutions and Engineering Expertise: Capability to modify standard products and develop fully customized solutions, collaborating with customers from the initial design phase to reduce development time and cost.
- Reliability and Durability in Harsh Environments: Designs capable of withstanding extreme temperatures from -55°C to 125°C, intense shocks, and vibrations, meeting rigorous DO-160 and MIL-STD-810 standards.Reliability and Durability in Harsh Environments: Designs capable of withstanding extreme temperatures from -55°C to 125°C, intense shocks, and vibrations, meeting rigorous DO-160 and MIL-STD-810 standards.
- Specialized Medical Technology: Sterilizable motors capable of enduring over 1,000 autoclave cycles, characterized by low vibration, low noise, and reduced EMI/RFI emissions, optimized for medical device requirements.Specialized Medical Technology: Sterilizable motors capable of enduring over 1,000 autoclave cycles, characterized by low vibration, low noise, and reduced EMI/RFI emissions, optimized for medical device requirements.
- Rigorous Quality Management Systems and Certifications: Adherence to internationally recognized quality standards such as AS9100, ISO 9001, and ISO 13485, with certifications across all manufacturing facilities, ensuring product reliability.Rigorous Quality Management Systems and Certifications: Adherence to internationally recognized quality standards such as AS9100, ISO 9001, and ISO 13485, with certifications across all manufacturing facilities, ensuring product reliability.
- Global Manufacturing and Supply Chain: A global footprint with manufacturing facilities and application centers in the US, India, and Switzerland, enabling quick response and local support for customers worldwide.Global Manufacturing and Supply Chain: A global footprint with manufacturing facilities and application centers in the US, India, and Switzerland, enabling quick response and local support for customers worldwide.
- Innovative Coil Technology: The proprietary U coil technology used in Ultra EC™ motors is a key competitive edge, minimizing iron losses, enhancing efficiency, and allowing for cooler operation.Innovative Coil Technology: The proprietary U coil technology used in Ultra EC™ motors is a key competitive edge, minimizing iron losses, enhancing efficiency, and allowing for cooler operation.
- Target Industries
- Medical: Surgical power tools, infusion systems, diagnostic analyzers, lab automation, respiratory and ventilation devices, biopsy systems, dental CAD/CAM milling machines, dialysis machines, exoskeletons, imaging, medical pumps, and surgical robotic devices.Medical: Surgical power tools, infusion systems, diagnostic analyzers, lab automation, respiratory and ventilation devices, biopsy systems, dental CAD/CAM milling machines, dialysis machines, exoskeletons, imaging, medical pumps, and surgical robotic devices.
- Aerospace & Defense: Advanced Air Mobility (AAM), environmental control systems, flight control systems, missile fin control actuation systems, seat actuation, fuel management systems, UAVs/drones, valve actuation, aircraft landing gear, onboard instrumentation, camera systems, electric actuators, ground vehicle and sea systems, gyroscopes, satellites, and window shades.Aerospace & Defense: Advanced Air Mobility (AAM), environmental control systems, flight control systems, missile fin control actuation systems, seat actuation, fuel management systems, UAVs/drones, valve actuation, aircraft landing gear, onboard instrumentation, camera systems, electric actuators, ground vehicle and sea systems, gyroscopes, satellites, and window shades.
- Industrial Power Tools: Battery-operated drills, electrical grippers, nailers and framing systems, and nutrunners.Industrial Power Tools: Battery-operated drills, electrical grippers, nailers and framing systems, and nutrunners.
- Robotics: Robotic surgery, Automated Guided Vehicles (AGVs), exoskeletons, electric grippers, LiDar, pick and place, and XYZ stages.Robotics: Robotic surgery, Automated Guided Vehicles (AGVs), exoskeletons, electric grippers, LiDar, pick and place, and XYZ stages.
- Automation: Factory automation equipment, lab automation, and instrumentation.Automation: Factory automation equipment, lab automation, and instrumentation.
- Other: Security and access, and watch winders.Other: Security and access, and watch winders.
- Major Markets
- India (Mahape, Mumbai manufacturing facilities and AS9100, ISO certifications), China (R&D center)India (Mahape, Mumbai manufacturing facilities and AS9100, ISO certifications), China (R&D center)
- Switzerland (Headquarters and R&D center, Ultra EC motors designed), Germany (Participated in SPS 2023 exhibition), European Union (ISO 9001 2015 EU standards certification)Switzerland (Headquarters and R&D center, Ultra EC motors designed), Germany (Participated in SPS 2023 exhibition), European Union (ISO 9001 2015 EU standards certification)
- United States (West Chester, Pennsylvania manufacturing facility and AS9100, ISO certifications), Illinois (Participated in The Assembly Show 2023 exhibition)United States (West Chester, Pennsylvania manufacturing facility and AS9100, ISO certifications), Illinois (Participated in The Assembly Show 2023 exhibition)
- Certifications/Patents
- AS9100:2016 Certification: All manufacturing facilities in West Chester, Mahape, and Mumbai have achieved this quality management system certification, meeting the highest quality and safety standards for the aerospace industry.AS9100:2016 Certification: All manufacturing facilities in West Chester, Mahape, and Mumbai have achieved this quality management system certification, meeting the highest quality and safety standards for the aerospace industry.
- ISO 9001:2015 Certification: Quality management system certification obtained for Mahape, USA, and EU manufacturing facilities.ISO 9001:2015 Certification: Quality management system certification obtained for Mahape, USA, and EU manufacturing facilities.
- ISO 14001:2015 Certification: Environmental management system certification for the Mahape facility.ISO 14001:2015 Certification: Environmental management system certification for the Mahape facility.
- ISO 45001:2018 Certification: Occupational health and safety management system certification for the Mahape facility.ISO 45001:2018 Certification: Occupational health and safety management system certification for the Mahape facility.
- ISO 13485:2016 Certification: Slotless brushless DC motors for respirators comply with medical device quality management system standards.ISO 13485:2016 Certification: Slotless brushless DC motors for respirators comply with medical device quality management system standards.
- DO-160 and MIL-STD-810 Compliance: Meeting environmental testing standards for aerospace and defense applications in extreme conditions.DO-160 and MIL-STD-810 Compliance: Meeting environmental testing standards for aerospace and defense applications in extreme conditions.
- Patent No. 4517478: Patent for Electric stepper motor.Patent No. 4517478: Patent for Electric stepper motor.
- Patent No. 4714854: Patent for Electric motor with a multipolar permanent magnet rotor.Patent No. 4714854: Patent for Electric motor with a multipolar permanent magnet rotor.
- Patent No. 4543507: Patent for Self-supporting rotor coil for dc-machine.Patent No. 4543507: Patent for Self-supporting rotor coil for dc-machine.
- Patent No. 4629916: Patent for Method and apparatus for harmonics suppression in motor systems.Patent No. 4629916: Patent for Method and apparatus for harmonics suppression in motor systems.
- Patent No. 5763874: Patent for Incremental optical encoder having partially opaqued quadrature detectors.Patent No. 5763874: Patent for Incremental optical encoder having partially opaqued quadrature detectors.
- SMART Coreless Brush DC Motors: Patent pending for a motor life monitoring system.SMART Coreless Brush DC Motors: Patent pending for a motor life monitoring system.
- Slotless Motor Winding Technology: Patented technology applied in 16ECP motors.Slotless Motor Winding Technology: Patented technology applied in 16ECP motors.
- U Coil Technology: Proprietary coil design, a key feature of Ultra EC™ motors.U Coil Technology: Proprietary coil design, a key feature of Ultra EC™ motors.
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Rue Jardinière 157, 2300 La Chaux-de-Fonds, Switzerland
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