Hybrid type stepping motors
These motors rotate at fixed angles by digitally controlled electronic pulses and are used in the paper-feeding devices of printers, copy machines, facsimiles and similar equipment. Hybrid-type stepping motor combine a rotor with a permanent magnet and a magnetic body using ball bearings.
Features
Using of High-Precision Bearings
Bearings are crucial to motor precision. Minebea Motor Manufacturing Corporation's hybrid type stepping motors use high-precision ball bearings manufactured in-house greatly contributing to the precision and reliability of these products.
Internal Sourcing of All Parts

Most of parts used in these motors - from ball bearings, shaft and hub, base and magnet - other than winding and lead wires are produced in-house, giving Minebea unmatched advantage in terms of quality, supply capabilities, manufacturing costs and speed of delivery.
A manufacturing plant in Thailand for global markets employs Minebea Motor's vertically integrated manufacturing system, whereby all processes from production of components to final assembly are conducted in-house. Manufacturing plants in Japan and U.S. serve local markets.
Product Data
| Item | Contents |
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| Development |
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| Manufacturing |
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| Main User | Industrial machine manufacturers , PC peripheral equipment manufacturers , Amusement related equipment manufacturers , Office automation equipment manufacturers |
| Market Share | Approximately 40% (Minebea estimate) |
| Commenced Operation | in 1968 |
Application

- Printers

- Copy machines

- Facsimile machines

- Slot Machines

- Multifunction Printers

- Factory Automation Equipments

- Medical Equipments

- Robots

- Semiconductor manufacturing equipments

- Security Cameras
Links to Press Release
- Oct.30, 2009
- Launching of Hybrid-type Stepping Motor with Encoder
- Jun.4, 2009
- Launching of "GT Series" of Hybrid-type Stepping Motors with Gearboxes
- Dec.16, 2008
- Launching of New Speedy Delivery Service for Hybrid-type Stepping Motors in Japan
- Nov.26, 2008
- Compact, High-resolution, High-rigidity Hybrid-type Stepping Motor Launching of "25 Square 1.8°" (Motor Frame Size 25mm-Square, Step Angle 1.8°)
Links to Product Catalogue
- Link to Online Catalogue site
- eMinebea Product Catalogue Hybrid Motors Product Line-up(in a new window)
- Link to Engineering Information
- eMinebea Product Catalog Engineering Information(in a new window)
Contact Us
Japan [ Business Management Dept, Sales Headquarters ]
America [ NMB Technologies Corporation ]
| info@nmbtc.com | |
| TEL | 1-818-341-3355 |
| FAX | 1-818-341-8207 |
Europe [ NMB-Minebea-GmbH ]
| frank.schulz@nmb-minebea.com pierfranca.sandrin@nmb-minebea.com |
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| TEL | 49-6103-913-0 |
| FAX | 49-6103-913-220 |