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HKP Actuators Power Optical Measuring Tools

Total stations are optical measuring tools that are widely used in construction, land surveying, mining and engineering for topographic mapping and layout work.
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HKP Motors Power the Rolling Feeders Used in Textile Machinery

HKP motors support rolling feeders, which are essential machines used to move and feed fabrics or other materials through various stages of processing, such as cutting, dyeing, knitting and weaving.
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HKP Motors Power Hemodialysis Machines

Hemodialysis is a life-sustaining treatment for patients with end-stage kidney disease (ESKD) or acute kidney failure, often allowing them to maintain a functional lifestyle while awaiting a kidney transplant or as a long-term solution.
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Criteria for Selecting HKP Lead Screw Assemblies

HKP lead screw assemblies are used in various applications. Kerk Lead Screws are modified Acme thread forms that are optimized for performance. They are available in a broad range of lead screw sizes and nut types. Kerk lead screws are self-adjusting, maintenance-free and they require no lubrication. These features provide maximum accuracy, high reliability, quiet operation and they result in lower costs.
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Key Reasons to Choose HKP Motors

With brush motors, the stationary field (stator) is created by permanent magnets interacting with a rotating field (rotor) which contains the motor windings. Brushless motors are just the opposite – in that the stator field is the wound member and the rotating field is the permanent magnet. In both cases, the interaction of these fields produces a torque which turns the rotor. As the rotor turns, current in the windings is switched – or commutated – to produce a continuous torque.
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The Best Reasons to Choose HKP Linear Actuators

Consisting of a rotary motor, a threaded lead screw and a precision nut, a linear actuator is a motion device that creates force and motion in a straight line. As the motor’s rotor spins, the linear actuator converts the motor’s rotation into linear motion by moving the nut in a straight line. The straight-line movement provided by linear actuators can be used to lift, drop, slide, adjust, tilt, push or pull objects with the simple push of a button.
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The Reasons Customers Trust HKP

HKP’s value proposition to customers starts with a long and distinguished track record of delivering quality motion solutions. It also comes from a broad & customizable product line that can be tailored to unique customer requirements. HKP’s value to customers doesn’t stop there – it also includes comprehensive support via a network of field service engineers located around the globe.
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HKP Motors Power The Latest Robot Fire-Fighting Systems

A firefighting robot is a high-tech device designed for dangerous situations, such as chemical fires. These robots are capable of adapting to different terrains, such as stairs, slopes and rough ground, and they are often used when humans cannot go deep into locations that are filled with thick smoke and high temperatures.
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HKP Actuators Provide Motion Solutions for Machines Used in Pet Care

Peritoneal Dialysis (PD) is a treatment used to remove waste products and excess fluid from the blood when kidneys can no longer perform these functions effectively. Today, a version of this treatment is being made available to pets, to extend and improve the quality of their lives.
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HKP Motors Power Portable Strapping Tools for the Various Industries

In powered tools, an electric motor is used to pull the strap automatically and achieve consistent tension. Some tools use heat to weld the two ends of the plastic strap together. The tool generates heat at the joint of the strap, which melts the plastic and fuses it, creating a strong bond. Once the strap is tightened and sealed, the tool has a built-in cutter that trims the excess strap.
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HKP Motion Solutions Bring Satellite Connectivity to the Mobile Leisure Market

HKP plays an important role in facilitating remote satellite connectivity. HKP actuators, brush motors, gearboxes, encoders and brakes are widely used in remote satellite, and other wireless systems.
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MiniSlide Saves Cost and Reduces Engineering Time

HKP’s linear slides feature HKP’s core products – stepper motors, guide rods and lead screws – which are integrated into a convenient package that is designed by linear motion experts, fully assembled, and tested to work seamlessly.
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HKP Motion Solutions Power AI Assisted Drug Discovery and Development Platforms

AI-assisted drug discovery relies on a variety of advanced motion solutions to facilitate precise handling of biological samples. Augmenting manual labor and reducing manual intervention significantly increases the speed of data collection and analysis, as robots can perform tasks around the clock. Advanced motion solutions also ensure accuracy, efficiency and reliability in the drug discovery process.
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HKP’s Flexible & Responsive Motion Solutions Collaborate with AI Algorithms to Power Humanoid Robots

HKP is actively involved in the Humanoid Robotic market. HKP’s actuators are becoming more adept at interacting with AI algorithms – to help robots plan and execute movements in a safe and efficient manner. Actuators form the joints and lead screws control the limbs of humanoid robots.
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HKP Motors Work with AI-Powered Tracking Systems to Optimize Solar Energy Applications

The motors used in AI-powered tracking systems adjust solar panels to follow the sun's movement throughout the day – ensuring optimal exposure to sunlight. Precise and highly responsive motors are needed to work with AI systems in order to ensure that each solar panel is continuously oriented towards the sun. Motors also drive pumps in cooling systems for solar panels, which is critical to maintain appropriate temperatures for efficient operation.
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HKP Provides the Motion Solutions Needed for Blood Collection and Transfusions

Blood transfusions are a critical component of healthcare, providing life-saving treatments for a variety of medical conditions. According to the World Health Organization, almost 120 million blood donations and approximately 100 million blood transfusions take place each year worldwide.
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HKP Actuators Run Separation Pumps used in Red Blood Cell Exchange Applications

An RBCX, or a Red Blood Cell Exchange, is a medical procedure used to replace a patient's red blood cells (RBCs) with those from a donor. The process treats medical conditions where a patient's own red blood cells are damaged or diseased, such as sickle cell disease, severe malaria, auto-immune hemolytic anemia or iron overload.
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Brushed Motors Control the Pressure and Pumping Frequency of Sputum Aspirator Suction Machines

PITTMAN DC040B motors drive the piston structure of Sputum Suction Machines to control the pressure and frequency of pumping.
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Micro Series Lead Screws Play an Important Role in Designing Small and Flexible Insulin Pumps

Today’s insulin pumps are smaller and more flexible than their predecessors. As companies continue to invest in research and development, the market is expected to offer more advanced and user-friendly solutions to patients with diabetes. Component manufacturers like HKP play a key role in this innovation, by delivering small, precise and flexible motion solutions for these life-saving applications.
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Lead Screw Assemblies Used in High-Precision Image Measuring Instruments

High-precision image measuring instruments enable manufacturers to ensure the quality, accuracy and consistency of their products. These instruments utilize optical imaging technology, digital cameras and sophisticated software algorithms to capture and analyze images of objects with precise levels of accuracy.
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Motors, Screws and Rails Provide Precise Motion to Printed Circuit Board Assemblies

Printed Circuit Boards (PCBs) are essential components of virtually all electronic devices, from smartphones and computers to medical devices and industrial equipment. They provide the structural and electrical framework necessary for the operation of modern electronics.
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Brush Motors Facilitate Precision Movements for Coordinate Measuring Machines (CMMs)

Coordinate measuring machines (CMMs) are precision measurement devices used in manufacturing and quality control processes to determine the dimensions, distances, angles, and shapes of physical components with precise accuracy.
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Pulse Diagnosis in Traditional Chinese Medicine

Pulse diagnosis machines, often used in Traditional Chinese Medicine (TCM) and Ayurveda, are designed to assess and analyze a patient’s pulse, to gather diagnostic information about their health.
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HKP Motors Power Ambulance Cots for Emergency Patient Transport

Motorized ambulance cots are medical devices that assist emergency medical service (EMS) providers. They’re designed to safely load, unload and transport patients in and out of an ambulance. The cots are motorized to ease the physical strain on EMS personnel and to enhance patient safety during the process.
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Absolute Encoders for Medical Imaging Systems

Medical imaging systems play a crucial role in diagnosing and monitoring various medical conditions. These systems use different technologies to create detailed images of the internal structures of the human body.
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MiniStage for Next Generation Sequencing

Next Generation Sequencing (NGS) systems enable the sequencing of millions of DNA molecules simultaneously. These powerful tools are revolutionizing fields such as personalized medicine, genomics, genetic diseases, biomedical research and clinical diagnostics, by offering a high throughput option with the capability to sequence multiple individuals at the same time.
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Motion Solutions for Beverage Automation

HKP motion solutions are used in multiple aspects of soda dispensing, primarily powering the pumps that dispense water and syrup, and moving valves that regulate the mix of CO2 and flavored syrup. HKP actuators are used to dispense cups and ice.
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Precise Motion Solutions for Egg Packaging Equipment

Automated systems using actuators and motors are often used in egg processing facilities to transport, sort, and grade eggs based on size, weight and quality. Eggs are then transported to packaging stations where they are loaded into cartons and closed securely. Each station requires precise and repeatable motions.
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Softgel Capsule Manufacturing

Softgels are among the most popular delivery systems for oral dietary supplements. Softgel encapsulation machines use actuators to control filling pumps and to control the movement of the equipment that makes the softgel capsules.
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HKP Actuators Bring Safety and Reliability to Delayed Egress Systems for Emergency Exit Doors

Safety plays an important role in architecture. Retail outlets, restaurants, entertainment venues, offices and businesses of all types have emergency exits with automated exit doors. A Delayed Egress Lock is a modified magnetic lock that includes a countdown timer, an exit sense device, a local alarm and often times, they are connect to a fire alarm system.
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Pittman Motors Power the Automatic Fluid Dispensing Systems used to make Semiconductors

The companies that design & manufacture semiconductors are shifting to advanced packaging techniques, all of which require a greater level of automation and precision. HKP plays a role in this process, by providing brushless DC motors, encoders, thrust bearings and ball screws for the fluid dispensing applications that are used to make semiconductors.
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HKP Lead Screws Support Health & Mobility Applications Via Wearable Exoskeletons

Robotic exoskeletons that were first seen in science-fiction movies are now starting to appear in a variety of industrial and medical applications. Exoskeletons are wearable machines that enhance the abilities of the people who wear them. Exoskeletons make people stronger, and they reduce the risk of injury.
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Selecting the Right Gearbox for your Application

A Gearbox is a common mechanical component, found in mechanical devices that have spinning parts. Gearboxes are toothed, mechanical transmission elements that are used to transfer motion and increase output torque between machine components.
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PITTMAN Motors Power Metal Inert Gas (MIG) Welding Torches

Metal Inert Gas (MIG) welding is a fabrication process that fuses (or melts) non-ferrous metals, such as aluminum, magnesium, copper or titanium together to create sturdy and permanent bonds.
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Stepper Motor Linear Actuators Provide the Precise Motion Needed for Optical Coherence Tomography

Optical Coherence Tomography (OCT) is a non-invasive imaging test used to diagnose a wide range of eye conditions, such as age-related macular degeneration, glaucoma, diabetic eye disease, retinal disease and many other conditions.
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PITTMAN Motors Power a Wide Range of Paper Processing Applications

Our world becomes more “Digital” with each passing day – But many of our daily interactions still rely on paper. Items such as corrugated packaging, printed photos, marketing materials, newspapers or currency are all produced by precise machines that are built to run for long durations.
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Actuators Bring Accuracy to Syringe Pumps Used to Make Lithium-Ion Batteries

Lithium-ion batteries power the lives of millions of people every day. From laptops and cell phones to electric cars, the use of Lithium-Ion batteries continues to grow rapidly, due to their light weight, high energy density and ability to recharge
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Stepper Actuators Play a Key Role in Purge & Trap Analysis for Gas Chromatography (GC) Sample Preparation

The automated movement of purge and trap analysis for gas chromatography sample preparation is driven by a linear actuator. The motorized mechanism drives the needle to pierce the septum of the sample vial.
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Gearboxes, Brakes and Encoders for Automated Guided Vehicles

Automated Guided Vehicles (AGVs) use software to determine their positioning, movement and location. Equipped with automatic guidance systems, and powered by an electric motor, they’re able to complete a wide variety of tasks.
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Linear Rails for Automated Ultraviolet Disinfecting Robots

Haydon Kerk Dual Guide Rails are used to mobilize the UV light as it ascends and descends out of disinfecting robots. HKP has extensive experience working with solutions providers for disinfecting robot applications. HKP’s Dual Guide Rail with a single assembly (on one side of the UV light) simplifies alignment and eliminates the need for multiple assemblies. HKP offers numerous options to support a range of load and speed requirements.
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Compact & Precise Actuator Solutions for AI Assisted Lab Workstations

AI assisted drug discovery & development platforms are used for molecule ideation, which is part of the optimization stage for new drug discoveries. Many of these development platforms feature advanced automation robotics, which accelerate chemical synthesis.
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Electronic Pipettes and Immunity Automatic Workstations

Linear Stepper Motors are off-the-shelf solutions that are suitable for electronic pipetting applications. The built-in lead screw connects directly to the piston of the electronic pipette to provide the linear motion required to operate the device
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Motor Solutions for Medical & Industrial Positioning Systems

Positioning systems are used in a wide variety of industries, from manufacturing, to medical, to pharmaceutical and many others. Positioning Systems require efficient and precise movements.
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Linear Stepper Actuators and Precision Lead Screws for Blood/Dialysis Pump Applications

Haydon Kerk Motion Solutions has a successful track record providing stepper motor linear actuators and precision lead screws (in conjunction with rotary hybrid stepper or DC motor/gearmotors) to instrument developers in the medical industry.
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Actuators & Lead Screws for Liquid Chromatography Applications

Liquid Chromatography is an analytical chemistry technique used to separate, identify, and quantify components in a mixture. LC techniques are used in a wide range of industries including biotechnology, pharmaceutical, environment monitoring, food processing, agrochemical and cosmetics. A Linear actuator is typically used for LC, during the sample preparation stage to remove (or to concentrate) target analytes. A syringe pump is required to generate a constant stream of analyte into an ion source.
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Pittman Motors Drive the Precise and Accurate Delivery of Dyes and Agents for Contrast Injector Systems

Contrast injectors are medical devices used to inject contrast media (vision-enhancing substances) into the body to enhance the visibility of tissues for medical imaging procedures. Injecting dyes or other contrast media into a patient’s bloodstream makes it easier for X-ray or Magnetic Resonance Imaging (MRI) machines to see blood vessels or organs.
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