Motion and Controls Reference Materials
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Intro To Arduino Microcontrollers
From: Progressive AutomationsDescription: We've been expanding our line of control systems with the addition of microcontrollers, shields and other hardware, including becoming an official distributor of Arduino products. Arduino is one of ...
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Intro To Arduino Microcontrollers Part 2
From: Progressive AutomationsDescription: Welcome to Part 2 of our Intro to Arduino Microcontrollers. Last time we went over the basics of Arduino and some of the different board models that we carry in stock. Today we'll be going over a ...
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Linear Actuator Control: Using An External Limit Switch
From: Progressive AutomationsDescription: This article is the first part of our "Linear Actuator Control" series. We will be discussing everything from the most basic control methods that utilize limit switches to accomplishing sequential ...
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Selecting The Appropriate Linear Actuator
From: Progressive AutomationsDescription: Learn how to determine the appropriate actuator for your application with some advice from one of our engineers. ...
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Sponsorship: Nice Box Custom Designed Sneaker Box
From: Progressive AutomationsDescription: We wanted to share a very cool project that we sponsored recently. Nice Box is a company that creates special customized storage boxes, specifically custom sneaker boxes, for customers. The company ...
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WiFi Control Of High Current Linear Actuators
From: Progressive AutomationsDescription: In this post we will show you how to use the PA-35 Wi-Fi Control Box to control actuators that demand a large amount of current. Below is a video demonstration of the PA-17 Industrial Linear Actuator ...
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How To Select a Can Stack Linear Actuator
From: PortescapDescription: The motor diameter (sometimes referred to as frame size) is the diameter to the nearest mm of the motor casing. Matching the motor diameter to the available space in the application is typically the ...
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Advances in Precision Positioning Stage Design-Optimized Outgassing and Motion Performance in Ultra-High Vacuum Applications
Description: Many processes in advanced research and industrial manufacturing can only be performed in a vacuum, such as thin-film sputtering and ion milling, and technologies formerly reserved for exotic ...
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Motion Control and Precision Positioning in Vacuum Environments
Description: Vacuum applications are of growing importance due to technologies that can only be applied in vacuum or cryogenic environments. ...
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Synchronizing 2+ Motors
From: Dart Controls, Inc.Description: Many applications require synchronous or ratio speed control - this article explains a simple drive accessory that does the trick. ...
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Understanding the 3 Types of Machine Screw Jack Designs
From: Joyce/Dayton Corp.Description: Screw jacks that are properly selected and maintained will reliably lift, position, support or hold industrial loads for years. Incorporating them into mechanized applications is a fairly simple ...
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ISSI Revolutionizes the Bagged Ice Palletizing Process With EVOLUTION
Description: ISSI revolutionizes the bagged ice palletizing process with EVOLUTION - designed from the ground up using CCâ€'Link communication protocol and all Mitsubishi Electric components. BACKGROUND Founded in ...
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Mitsubishi Electric Helps Rain Bird Corporation Expand Into Profitable New Markets
Description: From the standalone sprinklers in our backyards, to sophisticated watering systems operating on farms, golf courses, corporate campuses, municipal parks, residential developments, shopping centers, ...
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From Toys to Tools: Multicopter Design Gets Serious for Important Applications
From: Infineon Technologies AGDescription: Model based electronic control allows the reduction of aerodynamic instability, which leads to increased flight performance and maneuverability. ...
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Five Ways Servos Improve Packaging Machines
Description: Upgrade your next machine design with servo motors to decrease downtime, decrease footprint, increase throughput, make equipment last longer, and provide better diagnostics. ...
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Using a Digital Motion Network
Description: Machine designers strive to increase throughput, decrease machine costs, and reduce maintenance costs. The migration from traditional analog motion networks to digital motion networks accomplishes ...
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Evaluating Servo Performance
Description: Servo system selection criteria involves more than just wattage and price. Other important servo criteria to consider include rated torque, rated speed, overload time, torque-to-inertia ratio, ...
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Project Profile: Chillers Retrofit at Office Buildings
Description: A prepackaged chiller retrofit cuts energy costs by 30%, reduces required maintenance, and extends operating life at Duke Realty Corp.'s 19-story office building in Clayton, Mo. ...
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9 Tips: How to Integrate a Servo System
Description: There are many things to consider when selecting the right servo system for a particular application. Look at these nine areas for the best results. ...
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A Brief Introduction to Common Bus and Line Regeneration
Description: Deciding which setup is right for a common bus takes research and evaluation, but selecting and implementing the right one significantly improves design performance and efficiency. ...
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Motion Systems Application Examples: Servomotors
Description: This application story by Jeff Watter of Yaskawa details increasing globalization and industrialization are spurring high-capacity manufacturing with even less tolerance for errors than ever before. ...
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VFDs Eliminate Need for New Generator
Description: An influent pump station in Washington incorporated control technology that improved system efficiency and energy savings. ...
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Horsepower Calculation
From: Joyce/Dayton Corp.Description: Operating Torque Constants and Tare Torque values can be found on specification pages. Use the following formula to calculate horsepower: ...
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Image Stabilization and Multi-Axis Patterned Motion Simulation
Description: Repeatable multi-axis motion simulation can help tweak advanced algorithms in image stabilization systems and verify the performance of opto-mechanical or electronic stabilizers. ...
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DC Linear Actuators vs DC Linear Motors
From: maxonDescription: Factory automation and robotic application engineers are often faced with the challenge of requiring fast, accurate and powerful linear actuation within a small allocated volume. The two most commonly ...
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Machine Optimization Through DC Motor Selection
From: maxonDescription: There are so many motors on the market today, from heavy-duty AC motors to tiny DC brushless and stepper motors. To use any of the motors users must have a full understanding of the application ...
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Understanding the Concept of High Efficiency Motors
From: maxonDescription: To understand the concept of high efficiency motors, you must first know how to calculate efficiency and the losses associated with the motor components themselves. ...
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Why Are Drives Easier to Apply Than Soft Starters?
Description: Consider torque requirements, speed control and power distribution when deciding between a soft starter or an AC drive for an application. ...
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Fitting Motion For Your Application
Description: Just as there is no one ideal golf swing that works for everyone-there are too many individual variations in grip, stance, backswing, downswing and follow-through for a single solution-there is no ...
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Fuji Electric Helps Make the BEAST a Reality
Description: The Bridge Evaluation and Accelerated Structural Testing (BEAST) lab, located at Rutgers University in Piscataway, NJ will provide valuable data and insight into the degradation of bridges due to ...
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Advanced Motion Control for Precision Drum Writing
From: Aerotech, Inc.Description: High precision roll-to-roll manufactured drums are used to produce everyday items sold around the world. For example, these drums are used to manufacture credit card security holograms as well as ...
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Automation Controllers that Reduce Deployment Risk in Machine Design and Improve Performance
From: Aerotech, Inc.Description: Facing new challenges through globalization, machine builders are investing in new technologies and skills to maintain competitiveness and penetrate emerging markets. In today's technologically mature ...
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Complete Engineering Reference - Linear Stages
From: Aerotech, Inc.Description: Aerotech's engineering reference guide serves as a valuable resource for all Aerotech motion and positioning control components and systems. It includes terminology, conversion tables and helpful ...
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Harmonic Cancellation Algorithms Enable Precision Motion Control
From: Aerotech, Inc.Description: The internal model principle is a 30-years-young idea that serves as the basis for a myriad of modern motion control approaches. One such algorithm - harmonic cancellation - is indispensable to ...
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High-Bandwidth Force Control
From: Aerotech, Inc.Description: Traditionally linear stages are used with encoders to position to precise points in a motion profile. These encoders are used for both positioning and, in the case of brushless servomotors, for motor ...
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Linear Motors Application Guide
From: Aerotech, Inc.Description: Let's start with mass and weight. Mass is the unchanging quality of a body, while weight is the force that mass exerts in a gravitational field. ...
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Machine Positioning Uncertainty with Laser Interferometer Feedback
From: Aerotech, Inc.Description: The purpose of this discussion is to explain the major contributors to machine positioning uncertainty in systems with laser interferometer feedback near the work point. We will use an example to ...
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Minimum Incremental Motion and Holding Stability in Beamline Positioning
From: Aerotech, Inc.Description: Many beamline applications such as X-ray microscopy and Computed Tomography (CT) require positioning of samples, detectors, and optics in order to perform measurements. Microscopy applications often ...
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Using the A3200 ROTATION Command for Five-Axis Systems
From: Aerotech, Inc.Description: The ROTATION command in the Automation 3200 (A3200) implements a rotation matrix operation. The function can be used to transform coordinates on mechanical actuators that include rotary motion. ...
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Zero-Backlash Rack & Pinion Axis Drives Insure Precise Motion of Electroimpact AFP Machines
From: Andantex USA, Inc.Description: Reducing aircraft weight is essential to boosting fuel efficiency. Not only is it very important in terms of cost, but also given the ever-increasing distances that airplanes of the future are ...
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MAKING IT EASIER TO UNWIND AT THE PAPER MILL
Description: A&F Corporation, a machinery builder for the paper industry, recently completed the start-up of a slitter/ rewinder machine at a North American paper mill. The slitter/ rewinder is used for processing ...
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Brush DC Motor Basics
From: PortescapDescription: Brushed DC ironless motors are found in a large variety of products and applications such as medical, robotics, factory automation, security and access, civil aviation and aerospace products. The ...
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Infineon System Solution for Quadcopters ORIGA is Just the Start
From: Infineon Technologies AGDescription: Cost effective system solutions for the rapidly growing market while ensuring safety and reliability of quadcopters. ...
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Overview of Different Piezo Motor Design Principles
Description: Piezoelectric motors are used in many industrial and commercial applications. Various piezoelectric motors are available in the market. All of the piezoelectric motors use the inverse piezoelectric ...
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PI Hexapod Chosen for LISA Pathfinder Space Mission
Description: On December 3, 2015, the European Space Agency (ESA) launched the LISA Pathfinder spacecraft, marking the birth of the next phase of an incredible project that will one day help scientists look at the ...
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Small Motion Steps Yield Big Effects in the Quest for Life on Mars
Description: Almost 4 years after Curiosity landed on Mars, it is still up and running - and while it has not discovered current life forms, the basic question whether Mars could have once supported an environment ...
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Ultra-Stable Mirror Mounts for LINC-NIRVANA High Resolution Imager are based on Self-clamping PiezoWalk Motors
Description: PI found a solution based on its compact, high stability PiezoWalk linear motor - a tried and proven technology used on many semiconductor and high-energy physics applications in the past. ...
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Piezo-Mechanisms in X-Ray Spectroscopy: Energy Selection in a Beam Line
Description: PiezoWalk principle shows advantages for Monochromator crystal fine adjustment. ...
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Using Spherical Air Bearings in Satellite Testing
Description: As new satellite programs become more popular, such as NASA's CubeSat program, the need for satellite test systems is becoming more urgent. ...
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Latest Trends in Integrated Motion Control Applications
Description: Motion control is one of the most relevant disciplines for most machines, particularly in the packaging sector ...
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Smarter Technology: Raising Your Control System's IQ
Description: How do your manufacturing control systems' IQs measure up? Learn how smarter technology through Integrated Architecture can help. ...
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Surge Protection Information for AC Drives
Description: Surge voltages are damaging to electrical components when not properly accounted for. ...
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Transform Your Control System with Increased Capacity
Description: Reshape your enterprise to meet increasing productivity demands with high-performance control and memory capacity. ...
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Voice Coil Actuators: Advanced Magnetic Motion Control
Description: Voice coils are fundamental electromechanical mechanisms that are used in material handling equipment, gimbals, medical devices, and even interplanetary spacecraft. Each application has used voice ...
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Miniature Motors for Medical Ventilation
From: PortescapDescription: The medical sector today mandates mechanical ventilation in cases where a patient's spontaneous ventilation is inadequate to maintain life. This is done to prevent an imminent collapse of other ...
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Stepper Linear Actuators Simplified
From: PortescapDescription: What is a "linear actuator"? It is actually a simple stepper motor with a built-in leadscrew to directly convert rotary motion in form of discrete steps, into linear motion. Achieving linear motion ...
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Understanding Inertia Ratio On Machine Performance
Description: In this white paper, we will discuss how the ratio of load inertia to motor inertia affects performance, how additional factors such as compliance come into play and how proper sizing, combined with ...
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Voice Coils vs. Solenoids: What is the Difference?
From: H2W TechnologiesDescription: The question of whether to use voice coil actuators or solenoids for small displacement motion control applications comes up often. This article explains the key differences between each product and ...
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Selecting the Right Motor Technology for Miniature Pumps
From: PortescapDescription: Miniature pumps are devices that utilize different technologies (diaphragm, gear, vane, peristaltic) to pump a fluid or create pressure or a vacuum. These pumps are typically less than 5" in height ...
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Motion Solutions for Electric Expansion Valves
From: PortescapDescription: Associate Product Line Manager Anant Bhalerao discusses motion solutions for electric expansion valves on tech briefs. ...
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Sterilization Poses a Challenge with Mobile MedTech
From: PortescapDescription: What is the greatest design challenge when it comes to developing mobile medical device technology? ...
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Performance of a Large Motorized Rotary Air Bearing Stage for Synchrotron Crystallography
Description: PI recently built a large 300mm diameter rotary air bearing stage for use in a synchrotron beamline test facility. The beamline, when finished, will be used for Macromolecular Crystallography. ...
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High Stability Positioning Stage with Self-Clamping Ceramic Linear Motors Provides Long-Term Nanoscale Stability
Description: An insidious nanoscale instability process is the quasi-asymptotic settling due to lubricant flow processes in drive, alignment and adjustment elements such as lead-screws and micrometer drives. It ...
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Positioning Capabilities of Ultrasonic Motors
Description: While conventional positioning systems convert the rotary motion of a motor into linear motion using a spindle, PILine® positioning systems are based on a special direct drive. This completely ...
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Quantitative Measurement of Protein Dynamics with High Linearity Atomic Force Spectrometer
Description: The single molecule force spectrometer described in this paper uses of fast and highly linear piezo stage. This multi-axis stage (model P-313 PicoCube) can run in open loop and provide closed-loop ...
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Reliability of Ultrasonic Motors
Description: This white paper is intended to provide a better understanding of what this wear is and what it means in terms of product lifetime. Furthermore, it focuses on showing why and under which circumstances ...
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Ultra-High Precision Positioning Actuators to Align Mirror Segments in the ELT Telescope
Description: The combination of "coarse" precision screw drives for long distance motion and ultra-high resolution actuators such as piezo and voice-coil-based systems allows combining travel ranges up to hundreds ...
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How Air Bearings Provide Better Straightness and Flatness
Description: When working with air bearings, we often describe the quality of motion as one of the key factors in selecting an air bearing; specifically, the straightness and flatness of travel of linear bearings ...
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How to Use Relays to Control Linear Actuators
From: Progressive AutomationsDescription: In this post we will be going over how to use relay boards to control the motion of linear actuators. We have 2-channel, 4-channel and 8-channel relay boards available and each one does the same ...
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Controllers with Pump Control
Description: Surges or pressure transients occur in centrifugal pumping systems when any sudden change of flow is introduced.Electronic starting and stopping of the pump motor will be explored as a cost-effective ...
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Soft Starter Bypass Technology in SmartMotor Controllers
Description: Use a soft start bypass, either internal or external, to allow an application to run continuously after the start in a closed contactor mode and to open once a stop or fault command has been provided. ...
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Technology and Control Advances: Sensorless Linear Acceleration and Energy Management
Description: Given increasing costs and environmental awareness, energy conservation is a growing concern, and the need for energy efficiency throughout a plant or manufacturing floor is a priority.Using just ...
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When to use a Soft Starter or an AC Variable Frequency Drive
Description: A common question when deciding between a soft starter or a drive is, which one to select? The purpose of this publication is to show similarities and differences between the soft starter and the ...
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How to wire an AC motor circuit
Description: AC motor circuit wiring diagram ...
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Gate Drive Optocoupler Provides Robust Insulation in IGBT Destructive Tests
Description: Avago Technologies gate drive optocouplers are used extensively to drive IGBTs in applications such as motor drives and solar inverters. Optocouplers are a proven technology to provide reinforced ...
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CHNC Turning Centers to Provide Customers with High Performance, Lower Cost Alternative
Description: Hardinge, Inc. was seeking a state-of-the-art control system compatible with existing systems - one that was loaded with features and capable of super precision performance -- all at a lower cost to ...
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Mitsubishi VFD Reduces Energy Bills While Improving Overall Equipment Effectiveness for Pumping Application
Description: In order to improve the shark tank's flow control for significant energy savings, NEWPORT AQUARIUM© turned to Mitsubishi Electric's Variable Frequency Drive (VFD) technology. ...
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PBC Linear Increases Uptime and Production Throughput with Mitsubishi Electric's Automation Solutions
Description: PBC Linear needed a machining center that could machine parts longer than the 12-foot parts its existing machine could accommodate. Having worked with Mitsubishi Electric Automation in the past, PBC ...
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Romtech Technologies Doubles the Efficiency of its New Door CNC Router
Description: Mitsubishi Electric's integrated iQ Platform and C70 CNC module provides Romtech with the flexibility to incorporate a multi-platform solution, while improving performance and communications to their ...
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Schaefer Megomat's wire processing machine increases throughput by 20%
Description: Schaefer Megomat's goal was to create a state-of-the-art, fully automatic wire processing machine that could not only surpass the highest production speeds in the industry, but would also offer ...
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Thermoformer Packaging Machine Provides Best-In-Class Performance with Reliable L Series PLC Control
Description: The i-Series Thermoformer from VC999 Packaging Systems successfully integrates Mitsubishi Electric's reliable L Series control system supporting industry-leading Gigabit Ethernet speeds. ...
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Vision Inspection Integration with Mitsubishi Electric HMI's and PLC's
Description: kmV iSight Systems wanted a new control platform for their products that reduced software engineering and introduced visual display control in-line with a vision control system seamlessly. ...
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Air Cushion Systems for Comfortable Flights
From: maxonDescription: To achieve the highest possible level of comfort for air passengers, Lantal from Switzerland developed a pneumatic air cushion system. This system replaces the customary cushion foam with air-filled ...
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Artificial Stars Created with Laser Technology
From: maxonDescription: There is still a long way to go before we can make our own stars. However, in scientific applications, the technology is already in use today. The Netherlands Organization for Applied Scientific ...
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Guardbot Rolls into Position
From: maxonDescription: As an unmanned vehicle, the Guardbot is able to travel over most terrains, including snow, sand, mud, and water for a wide variety of applications with special security needs. ...
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Hexapedal Robot
From: maxonDescription: Whether traversing over the sands of Mars, or walking up a stone path, this robot was designed to move easily and quickly, to jump, and even to flip over. ...
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How to Combine Our Actuator Control Systems
From: Progressive AutomationsDescription: In today's how to post we will be going over the steps necessary to combine our linear actuator control systems together. Now in order to combine controls systems you must prevent short circuiting as ...
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How to Control the Timing of a Linear Actuator's Motion
From: Progressive AutomationsDescription: In our latest "How To" post we will be going over how to control the timing of a linear actuators motion using some of our microcontrollers. Microcontrollers give a lot of freedom in motion control ...
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Intelligent Robots for Research and Soccer
From: maxonDescription: The robot named DARwIn-OP (Dynamic Anthropomorphic Robot with Intelligence-Open Platform) is used mainly for research and education purposes. The user can easily program the robot according to his own ...
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maxon motors in the Formula Renault 3.5
From: maxonDescription: The Formula Renault racing series has become one of the most important racing series for future world-class Formula 1 drivers. Since 2012, a new, more powerful V8 engine has been roaring under the ...
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Pipe Inspection with Top Power Density
From: maxonDescription: Imagine the drain is clogged and not a single drop is flowing down any more. A common problem - the cause can be hidden in the far corners of a sewage system. This is where inspection robots come into ...
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Service Robots Use Flat Motors
From: maxonDescription: Service robots being designed for the disabled must be reliable, safe, and easy to use. Having the right motion system components is essential for these highly specific applications. ...
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Surgical Robots for Minimally Invasive Procedures
From: maxonDescription: The latest, next generation surgeries are being performed today using Intuitive Surgical Inc.'s (Sunnyvale, CA) da Vinci™S HD Surgical System, which allows surgeons to perform the most minimally ...
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Wing-flapping Aircraft Hovers and Flies
From: maxonDescription: Life-sized hummingbird-like unmanned surveillance aircraft weighs two-thirds of an ounce, including batteries and video camera. ...
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Creative Lift Table Solution
From: Joyce/Dayton Corp.Description: Semigood Design, LLC approached Joyce/Dayton with a concept for a unique conference room table that combined both bold and functional handcrafted elements. Inspired by the customer's ingenious ...
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Hull Cleaning Robot for Large Ships
From: maxonDescription: Specially designed robotic crawler navigates around the underwater portion of a ship to remove the biofilm layers that accumulate there. As a battery operated, autonomous vehicle, component selection ...
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Implantable Medication Delivery Systems: Where Every Microliter Counts
From: maxonDescription: Implantable medication delivery systems can have a decisive influence on the quality of life of the patients. In many cases, such delivery systems are vital for the survival of the patients - the ...
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The Dark Energy of the Universe
From: maxonDescription: The HETDEX project is the first major attempt to find "dark energy" in the universe. With special spectrographs, the three-dimensional positions of one million galaxies are recorded. In the summer of ...
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Android Blinks Thanks to maxon Drive Technology
From: maxonDescription: Imagine you enter a room and see a twin in front of you. It is not made of flesh and blood, but the humanoid robot already bears an uncanny resemblance to its human counterpart. In China, this ...
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Keeping Muscles in Shape
From: maxonDescription: For paraplegic people, rehabilitation is frequently a long process; this is why methods and technology that optimize these measures for the patient are so important. At the Bern University of Applied ...