research article
Preliminary Investigations on a Diamagnetically Levitated Linear Conveyor
Diamagnetic levitation is the only passive levitation at room temperature. It is interesting to use this principle for a contactless conveyor in applications where friction and wear-particle contamination should be avoided such as in a microfactory. Using planar arrangements of permanent magnets, it is indeed possible to levitate a conveyor made of diamagnetic materials. In this article the authors are investigating the use of diamagnetic levitation in conjunction with various contact-less drive concepts to design a totally contact-free conveyor to carry small components in microfactories.
Type
research article
Author(s)
Barrot, Francois
Bosgiraud, Thomas
Loehr, Bernhard Loehr
Sache, Laurent
Date Issued
2006
Published in
Volume
126-A
Issue
10
Start page
1341
End page
1344
Subjects
Editorial or Peer reviewed
REVIEWED
Written at
EPFL
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November 21, 2006
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