HIWIN Technologies

HIWIN Technologies is a Taiwanese maker of motion control components and systems. Its website lists linear guideways, ballscrews, linear motors, robot components and controllers among its products. The company has a US headquarters in Huntley, Illinois, where it stocks ballscrews and manufactures, services and repairs motion control products. The site presents its components as suited to design engineers building precision machines.

Motion components

• Linear guideways: several series that differ in size, load capacity and accuracy.
• Ballscrews and ball splines: ballscrews convert rotary motion into linear motion, while ball splines are used in SCARA robots and pick-and-place machines.
• Linear motors: direct-drive, plug-and-play units built for fast acceleration and high speed with high precision.
• Rotary and torque products: direct-drive rotary tables and torque motors for backlash-free, rigid motion with high torque.
• Strain wave gearing: Datorker gearing systems that reach higher gear ratios in a compact space, used in robot manufacturing.

Robots and drives

HIWIN also lists AC servo motors and drives, stepper motors, and drive controllers for linear motors, shaft motors and torque motors. Its robot range includes articulated and SCARA robots, welding robots, grippers, controllers and single-axis robots, with free software for many applications. Magnetic encoders can be combined with a linear guideway to pair rigidity with contact-free position sensing. Greases are offered for general, heavy-load, low-particle and high-speed environments.

Key facts

• Based in: Taiwan, with US headquarters in Huntley, Illinois
• Products: linear guideways, ballscrews, linear motors, Datorker strain wave gearing systems, articulated and SCARA robots