Abstract: A method of making a slotless electric motor wherein the active winding segments are adhesively affixed to a support surface or previously deposited active wire segments to form a self-supporting winding structure. The self-supporting structure is then secured in a magnetic structure of the slotless stator.

Abstract: A method of making a slotless electric motor wherein the active winding segments are adhesively affixed to a support surface or previously deposited active wire segments to form a self-supporting winding structure. The self-supporting structure is then secured in a magnetic structure of the slotless stator.

Abstract: An optical inspection system for inspecting faults on circuit boards like printed circuit boards and wire scribed circuit boards is disclosed. A video camera for receiving desired images of hole sites on a wire circuit board is provided. The camera converts each image to electrical video signals. A frame grabber converts electrical video signals to a plurality of pixels and stores information representing color element values contained in each of the pixels. A panel feature detector receives the color element values of the pixel that has to be analyzed and provides a wire indication when the color element value of the pixel corresponds to the wire feature. A fault detector circuit receives the wire indication from the panel feature detector corresponding to predetermined pixels associated with the hole site for determining faults on the circuit board.

Abstract: An improved cutting apparatus and method used in a wire scribing device, said cutting apparatus having a cutter blade attached to a wiring head, and having a z-axis actuator for precisely controlling the movement of the cutter blade in the z-direction. A gauge height finder, attached to the wiring head determines a distance between the wiring head and the substrate, wherein the determined distance is used to control the z-axis actuator for lowering the cutter blade so as to precisely cut the conductor on the surface of the substrate. Furthermore, the cutting apparatus may include a cutter bracket attached to the wiring head, having a preloaded spring fixed thereto. Wherein this spring is preloaded to a preset force and wherein the spring is positioned above the cutter blade so that an upward force on the cutter blade is transmitted to the spring.