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EnglishWhat Is Vybronics and What Does the Company Do?
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Vybronics is a manufacturer of vibration motors and haptic actuators, in business since 1998. It produces LRA (linear resonant actuator), SMD (surface mount), and coin vibration motors, with production lines in Vietnam and China and sales engineering offices in the USA and China. The company serves product teams that need vibratory haptic feedback or small DC motors, and it offers application engineering support plus custom motor design.
What Vybronics makes
The product line centers on small motors used to generate vibration, spanning several motor technologies and mounting styles:
| Product type | Key characteristics (per Vybronics) |
|---|---|
| LRA – coin linear vibration motors | Best for haptic feedback; low drive voltage and current; high vibration force; driver IC required |
| LRA – rectangular linear resonant actuator | Best for haptic feedback; low drive voltage and current; high vibration force; driver IC required |
| ERM brush-type coin motor | Lowest cost of all vibration motors |
| SMD (surface mount) motors | Reflow solderable; supplied on tape & reel |
| Through-hole PCB mountable motors | Lower cost and higher G force than SMD reflow solderable motors |
| Spring contact vibration motor | Solderless interconnection, which facilitates manufacturing and field serviceability |
| Encapsulated / overmoldable motors | Encapsulation facilitates mounting and use in harsh environments |
Motor technologies available include ERM (eccentric rotating mass), Linear Resonant Actuators (LRA), and BLDC brushless.
Where these motors are used
Vybronics tactile actuators generate vibratory haptic feedback in applications such as cellphones, wearables, hearables, display panels, and augmented/virtual reality hardware using HD haptics. The company's coreless DC micro motors are used in applications ranging from drones to smart electronic locks.
Background and context
The use of ERM motors for vibrotactile feedback dates to 1984, when Motorola introduced the BPR-2000 numeric display pager with a 7 mm diameter brush-type cylindrical ERM motor, used to generate a "Silent Alert" as a costly optional feature. Manufacturing technology for coreless micro motors later moved from Japan to China and Vietnam, and motor prices dropped dramatically. Haptic feedback is now expected as a standard feature, alongside newer technologies such as SMD surface mount, coin LRAs, and piezo.
Choosing and customizing
Vybronics states it has experienced applications engineers who can help select the right vibrating motor, or design a motor to meet specific requirements. That makes the site relevant both for teams comparing standard catalog parts and for those needing a custom actuator.
For more detail on specific parts, the site organizes information under Product Information and Customization sections, with contact options for further questions.