Motors survive through the agesTamagawa keeps on evolving with the changing times
Tamagawa Seiki Co., Ltd. has expanded the markets and product lineup of Motors since its foundation in 1938. As a leading manufacturer of Motors, Tamagawa continues to develop various kinds of Motors which perfectly fit for changing times.
01.Overview of Tamagawa Motors
Long history of Motors at Tamagawa began in 1938 for military use. For the past 80 years, we have kept an eye toward the future and our Motors have kept on evolving.
1930
- Foundation of Tamagawa Seiki Co., Ltd. (1938)
Oil gauge for Fighter plane
- Summer Olympics in Los Angels (1932)
- Summer Olympics in Berlin (1936)
1940
- Manufactured indicator for Aircraft requested by Military (1941)
Single-phase induction motor
- Foundation of United States Air Force (1947)
- Summer Olympics in London (1948)
1950
DC Servo Motor for vessels, aircrafts and military applications
- Bandung Conference (Asian-African) Conference (1955)
- Launch of Sputnik 1, the world first artificial earth satellite (1957)
- First flight of Pilatus PC-6 (1959)
1960
- Manufactured certified Synchro and Servo Motors for Aircraft (1966)
Servo Motor generator
- Yuri Gagarin became the first human to journey into outer space (1961)
- First flight of NAMC YS-11, first and only post-war Japanese airliner (1962)
- Summer Olympics in Tokyo (1964)
- First flight of Boeing 737 (1967)
1970
- Brush Motor for Aircraft
-Still under serial production and used for Aircraft
DC Servo motor
- Expo 70, Osaka Japan (1970)
- Summer Olympics in Munich (1972)
- Oil Shock (1973)
- Launch of Japanese first geostationary satellites (1977)
- Open of Narita International Airport (1978)
1980
- Development of Dual channel LVDT for CH-47 (1985)
AC Servo Motor: 1st Generation (TBL-S Series)
-No brush and commutator
-Special design for the number of slots in the stator & for the shape of magnet
Servo Motor
DC Servo Motor (TRE Series)
- Japan became the world’s largest producer of automobiles
- First flight of Space Shuttle Columbia (1981)
- Summer Olympics in Los Angels (1984)
- Release of first Apple Macintosh PC (1984)
- First flight of Airbus A320 (1987)
- Fall of the Berlin Wall (1989)
1990
- Started the sales of Brushless Resolver named “Smartsyn” (1993)
AC Servo Motor: 2nd Generation (TBL-i Series)
-High speed rotation & high tightening torque
-Compact size, light weight & improved responsiveness
AC Servo Motor (TBL-T Series)
AC Servo Motor (TBL-S Series)
- First flight of Pilatus PC-12 (1991)
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PC-12 (Credit: Pilatus Aircraft Ltd)
- Dissolution of the Soviet Union (1991)
- Establishment of European Union (1993)
- First flight of Boeing 777 (1994)
- Open of Channel Tunnel (1994)
- Release of first Windows PC (1995)
- Summer Olympics in Atlanta (1996)
2000
- Acquisition for business of Aircraft Electrical Components (Actuators etc.) from Mitsubishi Electric Corp (2003)
- Acquisition of Santoku Aviation Electric. Inc having FAA certified Part 145 Repair Station (2008)
AC Servo Motor: 3rd Generation (TBL-i II Series)
-Industry’s smallest class
-Can be customized with Tamagawa Encoders & Resolvers
AC Servo Motor (TBL- i mini Series)
Brushless DC Motor + Brake + Sensor for Aircraft (Landing Gear Actuator)
Small Brushless DC Motor for Aircraft (Cockpit Control System)
- Kyoto Protocol became effective (2005)
- EXPO 2005, Aichi JAPAN (2005)
- First flight of Airbus A380 (2005)
- Release of Apple first iPhone (2007)
- Bankruptcy of Lehman Brothers (2008)
- G20 Washington Summit (2008)
- First Flight of Boeing 787 (2009)
2010
- Establishment of Tamagawa Seiki Suzhou Co., Ltd. in China as a manufacturing factory (2010)
- Establishment of Europe GmbH in Germany as a subsidiary (2012)
- Contract Award of RVDT for Boeing 737 MAX (2013)
AC Servo Motor: 4th Generation (TBL-i IV Series)
-High resolution & Low vibration
-Variety of lineup: Medium-inertia type and a low-inertia type, etc.
Geared Motor for Aircraft
AC Servo Motor for Aircraft (High Lift System)
- First flight of Honda Jet (2010)
- Summer Olympics in London (2012)
- First flight of Airbus A350XWB (2013)
- First flight of Mitsubishi SpaceJet (2015)
- Summer Olympics in Rio de Janeiro (2016)
- First flight of Bombardier Global 7500 (2016)
- First flight of Boeing 737 MAX (2016)
- First flight of COMAC C919 (2017)
2020
- Research & development of High Power Density Motor supported by NEDO; New Energy and Industrial Technology Development Organization (2021)
Coming Soon!
Release of New SeriesAC Servo Motor: 5th Generation
Motors for Electric Aircraft, eVTOL etc.
Electric Taxing Motor for Aircraft
High Power Density Motor for Aircraft
- Summer Olympics in Tokyo (2021)
02.Control Sensors inside of Motors
Tamagawa designs, develops and manufactures not only motors but also control sensors inside of motors. This advantage enables to propose best suitable products / designs to customers.
With Encoder
Digital techniques in industries have been greatly advanced, and the need of converting analog signal to digital signal has been increased.
Encoder is a digital sensor having higher resolution and have been widely used for factory automations, measurements, office automation devices and medical equipment.
- Lineup: Incremental and Absolute
- Signal: Digital
- Production site: Japan and China (2 locations)
- Characteristics: High resolution
Clean Room
Glass Disc
With Resolver
Though digitalization progresses, analog sensors still play important roles in a wide variety of systems which require environmental resistance.
Resolver is a rotary measurement analog sensor which works under harsh environment. With high reliability, Resolvers are mainly used for Automotive, Aviation and Industrial Robot applications.
Singlsyn (VR Resolver)
- Lineup: Standard & Customize
- Signal: Analog
- Production site: Japan, Vietnam and China
- Characteristics: Thin & space saving
Smartsyn
- Lineup: Size 08, 10, 15, 21 & 34
- Signal: Analog
- Production site: Japan, Vietnam and China
- Characteristics: Low pricing
You can find Tamagawa Motors Here!!
Where are the Tamagawa Motors on Rescue Vehicles?
→ SQE Lighting Systems
Silence Quick Ecology
SQE lighting system is a high-intensity, low-power LED lighting system installation Rescue Vehicles to support nighttime rescue activities.
Tamagawa TBL-i II Series
Lighting Systems
2 Motors for Elevation
1 Motor for Turning
1 Motor for Engine control when light on
Tamagawa Motor contributes
-Silent noise design
-Quick light movement
-Ecology by Fuel efficiency
Don’t miss it!!Introduction in next Newsletter
OUR TECHNOLOGIES
CAN HELP YOUR DEVELOPMENT
LVDT
Tamagawa LVDT is the standard linear position sensor for Flight control, Cockpit/Pilot control, EHSV (Electrohydraulic Servo Valve), Engine Valve applications, Fuel control and others.
RVDT
Tamagawa RVDT provides linearly proportional voltages to the angular displacement with high reliability for vibration under extreme low/high temperature. Size 08, 10 and 11 are available in Tamagawa's RVDT series.