Akribis Systems

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Singapore 555851
Singapore

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Who Akribis Systems is

Akribis Systems is a Singapore-headquartered manufacturer of direct-drive precision motion products. Its catalogue is built around motors that drive the load without a screw, belt or gearbox in between: linear motors, direct drive rotary motors, frameless torque motors and voice coils, together with the modules and stages that turn those motors into complete axes. The company describes itself as a provider of direct-drive precision motion solutions and says it has multiple manufacturing facilities worldwide.

Engineers usually meet Akribis when they need very high positioning accuracy, fast settling or smooth low-speed motion, for example on semiconductor, electronics assembly, laser and inspection machines.

History and group structure

Akribis’s own history starts in Singapore in 2004. The company then added locations at a steady pace: Pathum Thani in Thailand (2006), Siheung in South Korea (2009), Shanghai (2010), Silicon Valley (2012), Boston (2015), Selangor in Malaysia (2016), Erlangen in Germany (2017), Kfar Saba in Israel (2018), Nantong in China (2019, with further expansion there and in Hangzhou in 2021) and Mumbai and Bangalore in India (2025).

The parent is Akribis Systems Pte Ltd in Singapore. The contact page lists operating companies including Akribis Systems (Shanghai) Co., Ltd, Akribis Systems (Nantong) Co., Ltd, Akribis Systems Sdn Bhd in Malaysia and Akribis Systems Korea Co., Ltd, as well as sales partners in Europe, North America and Asia. The company’s pages refer to a large patent portfolio and say it holds the top share of the direct drive market in China, citing the research firm MIR; it does not publish shareholder details or a headcount.

Product portfolio

Linear motors

Akribis offers both main linear motor architectures. Ironless (coreless) motors have no iron in the moving coil, so they have zero cogging and no magnetic attraction to the track, which gives very smooth motion and fast settling. The range includes the AUM U-channel ironless motor, the vacuum-compatible AWM and the ACR curved ironless motor for arc or full-circle motion on large radii.

Iron-core motors trade some smoothness for much higher force density. Here the range covers the compact AJM, the high-force AKM with optional water cooling, and the narrow, low-cogging AQM for long-stroke axes.

Direct drive rotary and frameless torque motors

Housed direct drive motors come with their own bearings and encoder. The iron-core ADR-A and ADR-B cover 110-360 mm frames, the AXD is a low-profile type with a large centre hole, and the AXD-ERA adds a contamination-resistant absolute encoder. For zero-cogging rotation, the ironless ACD and flat ACW are the options.

Where the motor must be built into the machine structure, Akribis supplies frameless rotor and stator kits: the low-voltage ADR-F for small joints and tables, and the high-voltage ADR-P with large through-bores. Our frameless motor sizing guide explains how to size this type for a robot joint.

Voice coils, modules and stages

Voice coil motors provide short, very fast, cog-free strokes for focusing, pick-and-place and force control. Akribis lists the cylindrical AVM and AVM-HF high-force types and the flat AVA. Above component level it builds dual-guide, crossed-roller, miniature, air bearing and picker modules, stacked, gantry and wafer stages, and custom motors and stages, and it sells drives, controllers and encoders to complete the axis.

Technologies Akribis is known for

The common thread is direct drive. Removing the transmission removes backlash, wear and compliance, so position is limited mainly by the encoder, the structure and the servo tuning. The trade-off is that the motor must produce the full load torque or force itself, and the machine must be stiff enough and the drive tuned well enough to use that bandwidth. For an engineer, the key choice in the Akribis range is ironless against iron-core: ironless for smoothness and settling, iron-core for force per unit size and cost per newton.

When asking for a quotation on a direct drive axis, give the moving mass, the move profile (stroke or angle, peak speed, acceleration and settling window), the required accuracy and repeatability, the available bus voltage, the environment (cleanroom class or vacuum, temperature, cooling) and whether the motor is to be housed or frameless. Those inputs decide the motor family and size far more reliably than a target peak force alone.

Industries served

Akribis lists semiconductors, electronics manufacturing, precision lasers, flat panel display, biomedical, high-end machine tools, renewable energy, lithium batteries, robotics and optical communications. See our semiconductor and electronics applications page for how direct drive axes are specified in that sector.

Global and UK presence

The contact page lists offices in Singapore, China, Korea, Malaysia, Thailand, Israel, India, the USA and Germany, plus sales partners in several other countries. The nearest Akribis office to the UK is in Erlangen, Germany.

In the UK, Akribis products are available through our supply network. Our engineers can help specify the motor, feedback and drive for a direct drive axis, and provide pricing, lead times, datasheets and CAD models through the enquiry form on this page.

Akribis Systems history: key dates

1. 2004Akribis established in Singapore
2. 2006Operation opened in Pathum Thani, Thailand
3. 2009Siheung, South Korea location added
4. 2010Shanghai, China location added
5. 2012Silicon Valley, USA location added
6. 2017Erlangen, Germany location added
7. 2018Kfar Saba, Israel location added
8. 2019Nantong, China location added
9. 2025Mumbai and Bangalore, India locations added

Akribis Systems direct-drive and torque motors

Frameless torque motor

ADR-F

Compact frameless rotor/stator kits for low-voltage (48 VDC) systems, in 45-90 mm frames with low- and high-speed windings. Suited to small rotary tables and robot joints where the motor is built into the host structure.

Frameless torque motor

ADR-P

High-voltage (600 VDC) frameless torque motor kits from 110 to 360 mm with large through-bores and integrated Hall sensors; the high-torque end of the Akribis frameless range.

Housed direct-drive motor

ADR-A

Housed iron-core direct drive rotary motors with bearings and optical encoder, 110-360 mm frames, up to about 1 kNm peak at 600 VDC.

Housed direct-drive motor

ADR-B

Housed iron-core direct drive motors with larger through-holes than ADR-A, 110-220 mm frames, optical encoder feedback.

Housed direct-drive motor

AXD

Low-profile housed iron-core direct drive motors with large centre holes and incremental encoders, 80-400 mm frames.

Housed direct-drive motor

AXD-ERA

AXD variant with 23-bit BiSS-C absolute encoder resistant to contamination, 120-400 mm frames.

Housed direct-drive motor

ACD

Ironless (coreless) housed direct drive motors with zero cogging and low velocity ripple, for very smooth low-speed rotation.

Housed direct-drive motor

ACW

Flat, low-profile ironless direct drive motors with large centre holes, zero cogging and high-resolution optical encoders.

Akribis Systems voice coil motors

Voice coil motor

AVM Standard

Cylindrical moving-coil voice coil motors from 12 to 90 mm frames with zero cogging and backlash, strokes up to 40 mm.

Voice coil motor

AVM High-Force (AVM-HF)

High-force cylindrical voice coils from 14 to 250 mm, reaching over 1 kN continuous for heavy short-stroke force control.

Voice coil motor

AVA

Flat (planar) low-profile voice coil motors with 20 mm stroke, designed to integrate into linear stages.

Akribis Systems linear motors

Ironless linear motor

AUM

U-channel ironless linear motors with zero cogging, six sizes from 3 N to nearly 2 kN continuous, for fast settling precision stages.

Ironless linear motor

ACR

Curved (arc-segment) ironless motors for limited-angle or 360-degree rotary motion on large radii, zero cogging and zero attraction force.

Ironless linear motor

AWM

Vacuum-compatible ironless linear motors with high motor constant and zero cogging, six sizes.

Iron-core linear motor

AJM

Compact iron-core linear motors with high force density for point-to-point moves with micron-level positioning.

Iron-core linear motor

AKM

High-force iron-core linear motors in five widths with optional water cooling, reaching several kN continuous.

Iron-core linear motor

AQM

Narrow, cost-effective iron-core linear motors with low cogging for long-stroke, space-constrained axes.

Frequently asked questions

What is the Akribis Systems website?

The official Akribis Systems website is akribis-sys.com. It covers the company's precision motors, modules, stages, drives and encoders, its history and certifications, and its offices worldwide. For UK supply, pricing, lead times or help selecting a motor, contact Specify Motion's engineers through the enquiry form on this page.

How do I get Akribis pricing, datasheets or CAD in the UK?

Akribis motors and stages are available in the UK through our supply network. Contact Specify Motion's engineers using the enquiry form on this page, or the spec builder at /spec-builder/, for pricing, lead times, datasheets, CAD models and help choosing between ironless and iron-core motors for your axis.

Where is Akribis Systems' headquarters?

Akribis Systems Pte Ltd is headquartered in Singapore. The company's history places its start there in 2004, followed by locations in Thailand, South Korea, China, Malaysia, the USA, Germany, Israel and India, and it says it has multiple manufacturing facilities worldwide.

Who owns Akribis Systems?

Akribis Systems Pte Ltd is the Singapore parent company of the Akribis offices listed on its website, which include subsidiaries in Shanghai, Nantong, Korea and Malaysia. Its own pages do not describe its shareholders, so we have not named any.

Can I buy Akribis products in the UK?

Yes. Akribis does not list a UK office of its own; its nearest European office is in Erlangen, Germany. Akribis products are available in the UK through our supply network, and for pricing, lead times, datasheets, CAD models and help specifying the motor, feedback and drive, you can contact Specify Motion's engineers via the enquiry form on this page.

What does Akribis Systems make?

Akribis makes direct-drive motion products: ironless and iron-core linear motors, direct drive rotary and frameless torque motors, voice coil motors, precision modules and multi-axis stages, laser micromachining solutions, and the drives, controllers and encoders that go with them.

Sources

1. Akribis Systems: Contact information and global footprint
2. Akribis Systems: Discover Akribis (history and product overview)
3. Akribis Systems: Home page

Figures are summarised from the sources above and from manufacturers' published data on the date shown. Always confirm against the current datasheet for your exact part.