Videos

The IDEA Motor Series by AMETEK Haydon Kerk Pittman offers a compact, energy efficient, and customizable way to simplify your machine designs, while reducing design, acquisition, and operational costs. Watch this video to learn more!

Here at AMETEK Haydon Kerk Pittman, we take safety very seriously. Watch this video to meet some of our team and see why safety is so important to us!

Choosing the right Pittman motor has never been easier! Watch this video for help using the Pittman Express tool, which allows you to identify and select the right motor for your application quickly and easily. Choose your requirements and the calculator finds the right motor for your application. You can also explore additional details like performance curves and other relevant data.

Join Mark Reitz, Director of Global Marketing at HKP, as he dives into what's to come at AMETEK Haydon Kerk Pittman in 2022. New products, new tools, and more!

Join David Young and Greg Young of Young Mechatronics, as they share their expertise on how AMETEK Haydon Kerk Pittman products excel within food and beverage applications!

Join Claudia, Melissa, and Raven, as they discuss their experiences working at AMETEK Haydon Kerk Pittman. Watch this video to see how you can put your career in motion at HKP!

Join Steve Hann, Mold/Tool Designer at HKP, as he discusses how HKP is “breaking the mold” on what’s possible with molding capabilities and Kerk nut customizations.

Join Phil Faluotico, Vice President of Engineering at HKP, as he discusses the endless ‘Possibilities’ available with our Pittman motors, tailored specifically for your application.

One size does not fit all! Join Frank Morton, Director of Research & Development at HKP, as he discusses the endless mechanical, electrical and feedback ‘Possibilities’ available with our linear actuators, tailored specifically for your application.

Excessive noise and vibration are common challenges with some lead screw assemblies, depending on mechanical arrangement. Join Brian Regan, Development Engineer at HKP, as he discusses solutions with ultra-quiet performance, including our patented centralizer noise reduction system.

With robotic and laparoscopic procedures on the rise, the need for excellence in precision medical equipment has never been greater. Join Russ Barrow, Northwest Sales Engineer at AMETEK Haydon Kerk Pittman, as he dives into the many solutions that HKP can provide, including passivation, autoclavability, sterilization, medical grade plastics, and low outgassing grease.

Join Mike Tetmeyer, Engineering Lead in Research/Development at Haydon Kerk Pittman, as he discusses the EC042B series brushless motor. This high torque density 4 pole model was designed as an economical yet higher performance general purpose servo motor. The EC042B is an excellent choice for both power transmission and precision motion control applications. Watch this video to learn more!

Join Keith Knight, Manager New Product Innovation at Haydon Kerk Pittman, as he discusses the new Z-Theta, an ultra-compact 2-axis design. Designed for easy integration in OEM assemblies, the Z-Theta offers linear + rotary point to point motion in an compact footprint.

Join David Kosewski, Haydon Kek Sr. Product Line Manager as he discusses the new compact, low profile MiniSlide™ MSA Series that saves engineering time. Perfect for small lab, medical equipment and optical stage applications.

The 43000 Series size 17 linear actuator is Haydon Kerk's best selling frame size. Available in single stack and double stack stepper motors and come in 3 mechanical configurations - Captive, Non-Captive, and External Linear. Linear force range of the size 17 is 50 N to 337 N (11 lbf to 76 lbf). Watch this video by Design World to learn more about this popular product!

What Is a Dual Motion Hybrid Actuator?

See a dual motion linear actuator in action to fully understand what dual motion means and see a few examples of the many types of applications it could be used for.

Watch this quick 1-2-3 step video demonstration of how to use the Kerk® 3DP nut with your 3D printed prototype.

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This depends on the class of the cleanroom, as well as other factors at play. Watch this quick video to find out more!

Watch this video to see what factors you need to consider before running a linear actuator into a hard stop.

When specifying a motor or gearmotor, it is important to select the bearing type that is best suited to the application. In this video, we discuss the selection of bearings, and the strengths and weaknesses of sleeve bearings vs. ball bearings.

Watch this display of Pittman Brush & Brushless DC Motors, showing examples of the limitless options available, including 13mm brushless motors, motors with integrated IDEA® drives, custom harnesses, industrial connectors, NEMA Mounts, low-cogging motors and much more.

The Pittman PBL4850E IDEA Drive brushless motor controller is a servo drive and fully programmable control unit which will simplify your machine building experience. Watch this demonstration on how to connect several different types of motors to this drive.

Watch this demonstration showing the technology behind Haydon Kerk's captive linear actuators, how they work, and the benefits it can offer.

Watch this demonstration showing the key differences between external linear, non-captive and captive linear actuators.

Watch this demonstration showing the technology behind Haydon Kerk's external linear actuators, how they work, and the benefits it can offer.

Watch this quick video from Design World about Haydon Kerk's BGS Linear Rail System and how it combines many technologies into a single integrated linear motion platform.

Watch this demonstration of how to close a loop on a stepper motor system using an IDEA Drive.

Learn how to use the software interface designed to program the IDEA Drive. This intuitive graphical interface allows you to get your stepper motor in motion within minutes.

Watch this video from Design World about Haydon Kerk's IDEA programmable stepper motor controller series key features, available in several different configurations.

Watch this display of Haydon Kerk lead screw & nut assemblies showing examples of the limitless options available, including custom coatings, custom molded nuts, complex machined features, and much more.

Watch this display of Haydon Kerk linear actuators, showing examples of the limitless options available, including the world's smallest linear actuators, custom mounting flanges, custom connectors, and much more.

Watch this display of Haydon Kerk linear rail systems, showing examples of the limitless options available, including carbon steel, aluminum, and stainless steel material options, proprietary Teflon TFE coatings, fully customized stages, and much more.

Haydon Kerk Pittman at MD&M 2019 - See our newest and smallest Brushless DC Motor offering, the 13mm.

Haydon Kerk Pittman at MD&M 2019 - See our new Brushless DC Motor with IDEA Drive

Haydon Kerk Pittman at MD&M 2019 - See our new Mini Stage

This depends on the motor. Watch this video to learn why and what you can do to minimize this issue.

Watch this demonstration showing the technology behind Haydon Kerk's non-captive linear actuators, how they work, and the benefits it can offer.

Watch this demonstration of how heat transfer effects a Pittman DC motor and how our strategy ensures that a customer's motor is built for worst case conditions. Performance and specifications are also discussed.

Watch this video to understand the reasons for using gearboxes. Learn about the two different types of gearboxes, see a comparison of the strengths and weaknesses of each, and gain an understanding of the type of gearbox that should be used for different applications.

Haydon Kerk Pittman offers a variety of custom compounded Kerkite® thermoplastic polymers, formulated to provide optimum performance. When maximum performance is required, Kerkote® and Black Ice® Teflon TFE coatings provide unmatched results in the most demanding applications.

Each person at AMETEK Haydon Kerk Pittman contributes to quality in their own way. Watch this video to see what quality means from different perspectives throughout HKP.

Watch this video to see the range of sizes and configurations available with Haydon Kerk's stepper motor linear actuators and the unique technology behind them. Learn about the advantages of a plastic nut over a traditional bronze nut, including some impressive life test data.

Measuring lead screw thread forms using Zygo's ZeGage™ Pro 3D optical profiler, is yet another step Haydon Kerk Pittman takes to ensure quality.

Watch this informative video from Design World about the tribology and material selection for Haydon Kerk's polymer leadscrew nuts, and lubrication options.

Watch this video for an explanation on how to create torque speed and torque current curves, what they mean and how to use them.

The highly configurable Z-Theta provides flexibility, value, durability and performance suited for a host of lab automation, semiconductor and light factory automation applications. Watch this video to learn about why the Z-Theta might be the right fit for your application!