A Motor the Size of an Insect

The tiny dimensions of the company's latest brainchild are a world first and this exclusivity is opening up new horizons for human activity. Named smoovy, it is a brushless electric motor which is measured in millimeters and only weighs an astonishing 320 mg. smoovy, whose name means Swiss, small, smooth, smart and moving, is particularly attractive because of its high performance and exceptional robustness, despite its tiny size. Initially designed for a new generation of miniature gas analyzers, smoovy is also used in the manufacture of tiny motors and pumps for microvascular surgery, miniature control systems and remote-controlled scale models of aircraft. Today, miniaturization makes it possible to perform tasks hitherto insurmountable in the fields of environmental technology, medical techniques, industrial automation, operation control and communication. RMB has not hesitated to take on the challenges raised by the markets and technologies and this is why the world's leading companies' call on the know-how, high standard of quality and clear-sightedness of this company based in Bienne.

RMB Miniature Bearings, Inc., 29 Executive Parkway, Ringwood, NJ 07456. Tel: 973-962-1111; Fax: .