Partners in Innovation
East West has recently announced a strategic partnership with Needham, Massachusetts – Design and software company ECM PCB Stator Tech.
The arrangement enables East West to leverage ECM’s award-winning PrintStator Motor CAD optimization platform to its client network. East West is now a certified ECM manufacturing partner and the two companies have successfully begun production of PCB Stator motors.
PCB Stator Technology
Innovative PCB Stator technology eliminates the need for copper windings used in conventional machines, creating a new type of axial flux electric motor for the next 100 years of electrification.
This breakthrough allows for the optimization of copper geometries and winding patterns, ensuring high efficiency with minimal environmental impact. PCB Stator motors designed via PrintStator are up to 70% lighter than conventional options—while achieving efficiencies in the excess of 90% and requiring just 20% of the raw materials. PCB Stator motors can achieve power of up to 20kW, speeds of up to 30,000 RPM, and torque ratings of up to 100Nm.
Leveraging existing PCB manufacturing practices and eliminating the need for winding lines, PCB Stator technology offers rapid time to market.
Powered by Motor CAD Software
This groundbreaking innovation stems from ECM's proprietary software, PrintStator, which revolutionizes the motor design and manufacturing process.
PrintStator leverages advanced algorithms to seamlessly translate motor requirements into optimized PCB Stator designs, facilitating swift prototyping and commercial production.
Unlike traditional approaches, PrintStator empowers designers to craft motor solutions tailored to specific systems, rather than conforming to predetermined catalog offerings.
Recognizing that electric motors are pivotal system components, PrintStator ensures precise customization to match the unique demands of 21st-century applications.
As a software package, PrintStator serves as a dynamic design platform, enabling innovators to realize their vision for electric machines with enhanced agility, scalability, and performance.
Advantages of PCB Stator Technology
PCB Stator technology has been incorporated into motors, achieving efficiencies exceeding 90%. This integration results in:
- Reduced operating costs
- Extended battery life; and
- Lower carbon footprint
PrintStator's optimization features empower the development of highly efficient machines, tailored precisely to your needs. By optimizing copper geometries and trace thickness in PCB stators, PrintStator designs maximize efficiency through reduction of resistance and eddy current losses. All design parameters are finely tuned for maximum efficiency.
PCB Stator motors utilize a unique form that facilitates the creation of remarkably compact, ultra-thin, and lightweight motors. Utilizing software, the copper and other materials are optimized to deliver superior torque with reduced mass.
- Up to 70% lighter
- Up to 80% reduction in raw materials
- PCB Stators contain no iron
PCB Stator's continuous coil design and fully encapsulated windings prevent common failures found in traditional motors, boosting overall durability. Rigorous HALT testing validates their reliability.
- Proven in tough environments: Weather resistance ensures optimal operation, even in oil and salt-water environments.
- Enhanced reliability and robustness for extended motor life.
- Sturdy design with fewer moving parts and reduced vibration.
- Built with durable FR-4 material.
PCB Stator motors offer unparalleled motion quality, free from cogging and delivering smooth torque.
PCB Stator motors eradicate cogging through their innovative air core design and utilization of iron-free PCB Stators.
PCB Stator motors provide elevated torque with reduced mass, up to 30% lighter than other motor topologies. Powered by PrintStator software, efficient copper utilization yields torque-dense machines, enabling high power density with minimal axial length and weight.
- Adaptable form factor allows compact motor and gearbox integrations.
- Multiple PCB Motors can be stacked on a single shaft.
The encapsulation of PCB Stator coils within a composite structure effectively eliminates acoustic noise and reliability issues caused by vibration and other forces affecting traditional stator windings. Zero cogging prevents mechanical excitation, minimizing noise.
PCB Stator Motors reduce electromagnetic interference and acoustic noise, achieving up to 30dB quieter operation.
PCB Stator motors, designed by ECM’s PrintStator software, feature patented thermal management for safe continuous operation. These features eliminate the need for active cooling. Using a continuous copper path, heat is efficiently conducted from the stator's center to the case's edge, where it's dissipated into the environment.
PCB Stator Motors achieve exceptional resource efficiency, reducing raw material usage by up to 80% compared to conventional designs. Through meticulous optimization of magnet and steel mass and the use of PCB Stators requiring less copper, these motors set a new standard for resource efficiency. Additionally, their high efficiency enables them to accomplish more work with less power, leading to a significant reduction in carbon footprint.
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