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This is the first of a series of articles on permanent magnet transverse magnetic flux motors - AKA step motors. These articles will be covering the development history and the various drive technologies used with these motors - both open and closed loop.
Zach Rountree's life would be a lot easier if his job site was closer to town. As the owner and president
of Rountree Construction, he oversees an operation that pulls 200 tons of material an hour out of a remote lake
in Stockton, Georgia. Big equipment demands three-phase power, but out in the remote timberlands of rural Georgia,
only single-phase power was available.
One of the fun parts of the motion industry is involvement in popular movies! Motor specifications can be a bit rough: "I need to spin a 120-pound actor (and chair) 180 degrees in one-half second. He will be sitting up-right."