Is it possible to maintain a position while resisting force without burning out a stepper motor?

[EB 187]

I am stretching a sheet of plastic to a certain distance, and need to maintain that distance under constant torque and without movement.

[nestor-sg]

As long as you don't overload the stepper you will not burn it, usually drives like NI MID's have current limitation, so you set how much current is the maximum to source to the motor.

Nestor.