Designers of conveyor systems and other motion-control systems have long been forced to choose productivity over flexibility. That is because conventional motion systems use a strictly mechanical ...

For manufacturers dealing with high precision, granite-based, multi-axis motion systems, two primary choices exist. One option involves designing a motion system where the granite base becomes an ...

Accessibility of ultrafast lasers is increasing, with researchers, OEM tool builders and system integrators leveraging the power of these devices in a range of applications. Image Credit: PI (Physik ...

Feedforward control represents an essential strategy in modern motion systems, where anticipated disturbances and system dynamics are counteracted by pre-calculated control inputs. This proactive ...

Brad Smith Regional Applications Specialist Delta Computer Systems Inc. Vancouver, Wash. During our normal workday providing technical support, we help customers recover from a full range of problems ...

EtherCat®-based high performance motion controllers play a key role in precision automation of highly accurate handling and alignment applications, such as those in laser and materials processing, ...

Automation experts from Beckhoff, DigiKey and Siemens Digital Industries explain how AI enhances motion control across applications in welding, automotive manufacturing and ...

While the term "actuator" isn’t necessarily a household name, you've probably used one many times and didn't even know it. "Actuators are devices similar to hydraulic cylinders, but they use a screw ...

Essentially, a guide wheel is a ball bearing that has a special shaped outer race. The inner and outer races of ball bearings are a framework with a groove for the balls to rest in. Burke explained ...

Monitoring takes the form of sensors and intelligent devices connected to a digital processor. These monitored values are used for computing and then controlling some sort of real-world action. Many ...

Precision linear stages and multi-axis motion systems, driven by high performance motion controllers with intelligent algorithms. The combination of hardware and software is ideal to speed up and ...