Brand overview
Leadshine
High-volume producer of stepper and servo motors and drives, including closed-loop integrated steppers.
Leadshine is a brand of Leadshine Technology (China). Leadshine products are available through our supply network.
Controllers, PLCs and HMIs
Servo motors
ELM1 / ELM2 AC Servo Motors
Leadshine's AC servo motors for the EL8/EL7/EL6 drives: ELM1 is the economy line and ELM2 the general-purpose line, both with 23-bit absolute encoders, IP65/IP67 sealing and up to 3.5x overload. The catalogue extends ELM2M to 22 kW and previews a 26-bit ELM3.
ELVM Series Low-Voltage DC Servo Motors
Leadshine low-voltage PMSM servo motors from a 25 mm 33 W unit up to a 130 mm 2 kW unit, wound for 24-60 V DC buses. Fully published data covers torque to 6.4 Nm rated / 16 Nm peak, 17-bit absolute or 2500 ppr incremental encoders and IP65. Designed for ELD2, 2ELD2 and ELD3 drives.
iSV2 Integrated Low-Voltage Servo Motors
Leadshine motor-plus-drive units from 200 to 750 W on 24-48 VDC, with 17-bit magnetic encoders, CANopen or Modbus/pulse control and up to 300% overload, published in the Leadshine low-voltage DC catalogue.
Servo drives
EL8 Series AC Servo Drives (EL8-EC / EL8-RS)
Leadshine's high-end 220 VAC servo drive from 400 W to 2 kW with 3.5 kHz bandwidth, STO SIL3, dual-encoder full closed-loop control and gantry synchronisation. EC models run EtherCAT; RS models offer Modbus RTU, pulse+direction and analogue.
EL7S / EL7 Series AC Servo Drives
Leadshine's EL7 platform spans 220 VAC drives from 400 W to 2 kW, 400 VAC drives to 7.5 kW and an 11-22 kW high-power range, all with STO and EtherCAT, Modbus/pulse or PROFINET variants.
4EL7-EC Four-Axis EtherCAT AC Servo Drive
A four-axis EtherCAT servo drive in one housing, 400-1500 W per axis on 220 or 400 VAC, with two STO circuits shared across the axes.
EL6 Series AC Servo Drives (EL6-EC / EL6-RS / EL6-CAN)
Leadshine's value AC servo drive, 400 W-3 kW on 220 or 400 VAC, in EtherCAT, Modbus/pulse (up to 4 MHz) and CANopen versions.
2EL6-EC Two-Axis EtherCAT AC Servo Drive
A dual-axis EtherCAT version of the EL6, 400-1500 W per axis with two encoder inputs.
ELD2 Series Low-Voltage DC Servo Drives
Single-axis 24-70 VDC servo drives from 5 to 60 Arms (180 A peak), in RS (Modbus/pulse/analogue) and CAN (CANopen/analogue) versions. They drive brushless, brushed and PMSM motors including ELVM, with STO SIL3 and backup logic supply on the 40/60 A models.
2ELD2 Two-Axis DC Servo Drives
A dual-axis version of the ELD2 for 24-70 VDC systems: 20 or 30 Arms per axis (750 W or 1.2 kW per axis), gantry synchronisation and STO, saving around 30% installed volume versus two single drives.
ELD3 Series Miniature DC Servo Drives
Palm-sized 24-70 VDC servo drives (76 x 50 x 33.5 mm) from 50 to 750 W in EtherCAT, CANopen and Modbus RTU versions, with STO, a second encoder input for full closed loop and support for slotless, brushed, voice-coil and linear motors.
Stepper motors
Leadshine CM Series (2-phase)
Leadshine's current 2-phase open-loop hybrid stepper range from 20 mm to 130 mm frames, with encoder, brake, IP65 and gearbox variants.
Leadshine 3S Series (3-phase)
3-phase hybrid steppers in NEMA 23 and 34 for use with 3DM 3-phase drives; still sold, though Leadshine recommends CM for new designs.
Leadshine 5-phase Stepper Motors (285CM / DM5 motors)
0.72 degree 5-phase hybrid steppers in 28, 42 and 60 mm frames, matched to DM5 5-phase drives for finer native resolution.
Leadshine CS-M Series
2-phase closed-loop stepper motors with built-in incremental encoders that replace the ES-M easy-servo line; brake, IP65 and imperial-shaft versions.
Leadshine ES2-MH Series (3-phase high voltage)
3-phase high-voltage closed-loop steppers in NEMA 34/42 (catalogue also lists 17/23) for 220 VAC ES2 drives, 8-20 Nm.
Leadshine iEM Series
Open-loop stepper motor with built-in drive, pulse/direction controlled, in NEMA 17, 23 and 24 up to 3.5 Nm.
Leadshine iEM-RS Series
Open-loop integrated stepper with drive and controller onboard, commanded over Modbus RTU (RS485) with an indexer function.
Leadshine iCS Series
Closed-loop integrated stepper (motor, 14-bit encoder and drive) with pulse/direction input, NEMA 17-24 up to 3.5 Nm.
Leadshine iCS-RS Series
Closed-loop integrated stepper with onboard drive, controller and 14-bit absolute single-turn encoder, networked over Modbus RTU.
Stepper drives
Leadshine EM-S Series (EM415S-EM882S, EM532-MINI)
Digital open-loop pulse/direction stepper drives from 1.5 A to 8.2 A with auto-tuning, anti-resonance and soft start.
Leadshine EM-CAN (EM522-CAN, EM556-CAN)
Open-loop stepper drives with CANopen (DS301/DSP402), PP/PV/homing modes and up to 127 nodes.
Leadshine EM1 Series
Basic pulse-controlled open-loop stepper drives from 2.2 A to 8.2 A including an AC-input model.
Leadshine DM-E / DMA / DM high-voltage Series
Legacy digital pulse drives from small 30 VDC units up to 240 VAC mains-input drives for NEMA 34-52 motors.
Leadshine 3DM Series (3-phase)
3-phase open-loop stepper drives for 3S motors, from 50 VDC to 240 VAC input and up to 11.7 A.
Leadshine DM5 Series (5-phase, pulse and EtherCAT)
5-phase stepper drives for 28/42/60 mm 5-phase motors, offered as 1 MHz pulse drives or EtherCAT drives.
Leadshine EM2RS Series
Open-loop Modbus RTU stepper drive with a 16-segment position table, up to 31 drives per RS485 network, including an AC-input model.
Leadshine EM3E Series
Single-axis open-loop EtherCAT (CoE/CiA402) stepper drive with CSP, PP, PV and homing modes.
Leadshine 2EM3E Series
Dual-axis open-loop EtherCAT stepper drive controlling two independent motors from one unit, with optional STO.
Leadshine 2EM3EIP Series
Dual-axis open-loop EtherNet/IP stepper drive, two axes under one IP address, optional STO.
Leadshine 4EM3E Series
Four-axis open-loop EtherCAT stepper drive, up to 8.2 A per axis.
Leadshine CS-D Series
Cost-effective pulse/direction closed-loop drives for CS-M motors, replacing the ES easy-servo drives, up to 8 A and 110 VDC.
Leadshine CS1 Series
Enhanced pulse-input closed-loop drives with 500 kHz input and encoder outputs, for CS-M and CM-with-encoder motors.
Leadshine CS3E Series
Single-axis closed-loop EtherCAT stepper drive (CoE/CiA402) up to 8 A and 110 VDC, pitched as at least 40% cheaper than a networked servo.
Leadshine CS2RS Series
Closed-loop Modbus RTU stepper drive with 16-segment position table, up to 31 axes per RS485 network.
Leadshine 2CS3E Series
Dual-axis closed-loop EtherCAT stepper drive, open/closed loop selectable, optional STO.
Leadshine 2CS3EIP Series
Dual-axis closed-loop EtherNet/IP stepper drive, open/closed loop selectable, optional STO.
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