SUMITOMO HEAVY INDUSTRIES TECHNICAL REVIEW
Linear Motor Driver Series
Toshio HORII, Takashi NARUMI, Takumi ITO and Mitsuhiro KAWATSU


SHI Control Systems, Ltd. (SCS) develops and commercializes drivers for linear motors used in applications such as ultra-high precision positioning for the semiconductor and liquid crystal manufacturing industries. SCS is currently focusing on the development of even more accurate, greater-thrust drivers required by these industries. In the meantime, SCS is expanding the scope of applications of linear motors by introducing our technology fostered through the development of these drivers to conventional products.