Machine and Motion Controllers Reference Materials

Description: For high-dynamics applications, bandwidth limitations of the controller and the piezo mechanism can be limiting factors. Several control methods are now available in commercially available controllers ...

Description: The use of artificial intelligence (AI) is becoming more and more common in industrial applications. The ability to collect information from a discrete machine or an entire manufacturing line and use ...

Description: Modular Photonics Alignment Systems Enable Production Advances for SiP Devices ...

Description: Modular automation is the next phase of factory automation where a production line is separated into modules and can be quickly reconfigured for different purposes. We're ready for this. Are you? ...

Description: In this article, we're diving deeper into two stepper motor types: high-resolution type and encoder type; and how they can be used to improve precision in critical laboratory automation applications ...

Description: Advanced motion control algorithms overcome the limits of traditional feedback and feedforward control and can prevent or compensate for repetitive errors by learning from previous executions and thus ...

Description: This article presents the analysis of center distance influence on gearbox dynamics, which is characterized by time-varying mesh stiffness. System-level dynamic analysis and a detailed mathematical ...

Description: In this paper Performance Motion Devices (PMD) looks at build vs buy design decisions for a three axis PCB-based (Printed Circuit Board) positioning motion controller. They examine the design effort, ...

Description: Tutorial: Labeling machines are commonly used as part of the packaging process and must be precise. The setup process for wiring and programming can be complex; here's how make it simpler. ...

Description: APIs allow for easy interfacing between two different applications and in this article a basic implementation of a Python REST API¹ will be used to manage various SQL commands from a PLC². ...

Description: Reliably predict servo failures to reduce downtime ...

Description: Inside Machines, Part 2: Using calculations and equations will demonstrate how to correctly size a rotary knife application based on previous data. Part 1 covered key terms. ...

Description: The most common move profiles for linear motion systems are trapezoidal and triangular. In a trapezoidal move profile, the system accelerates from zero to its maximum speed, travels at that speed for ...

Description: The Prodigy®/CME Machine-Controller with pre-installed User Defined Profile Mode (UDPM) is a newly released motion control board that provides high-performance control of DC Brush, Brushless DC, ...

Description: In different fields of manufacturing and process industries, the standard processes such as image acquisition for inspection, laser application, printing, glue dispensing or starting any other ...

Description: Over the span of forty years, the field of precision positioning and motion control has vaulted forward in broadly beneficial ways. ...

Description: Compared to the devices typical of the telecom revolution of two decades ago, today's typical Silicon Photonics (SiP) devices present more channels, smaller form factors, and exponentially higher ...

Description: Advanced motion control algorithms perform rapid tracking and ultrafast fast step and settle operations. ...

Description: Google's Pixel 2 has one of the most advanced cameras found in smartphones today. In a recent YouTube video by "Nat & Friends" on how Google built the Pixel 2 Camera, PI's H-860 "shaker" hexapod ...

Description: Modern motion applications require high accuracy both during and at the end of the move. But even if your PID settings are carefully optimized the motion at the end effector is never perfect. This ...

Description: Servo motors and robots are transforming additive applications. Learn the latest tips and applications when implementing robotic automation and advanced motion control for additive and subtractive ...

Description: Industrial rotary knives, usually servo-driven, cut a continuously-fed web into desired lengths. Software helps size and configure the servo for rotary knife applications. ...

Description: Engineers walked three distinct applications, each from a different market. They arrived at three very different end results due to the variations in environment and application details. Application 1 ...

Description: Machine designers are increasingly asked to build systems that take up less space, operate on less power, and run with higher performance. Thankfully motion controls are answering the call with new ...

Description: A plastic bag and converting machine manufacturing OEM is utilizing high performance servo controls for quick axis indexing, handling large inertial loads and simplifying its HMIs with built-in ...

Description: Researchers continue to look for ways to improve the accuracy of linear positioning systems, reduce or eliminate backlash, as well as make such devices easier to use. Here is a look at recent ...

Description: For Fuyu, the previously produced drawings and the standardized modules with related materials can be regarded as modular products. Conversely, new designs with relatively large design changes based ...

Description: The components that make up your high-accuracy positioning system - base and bearings, position-measuring system, motor-and-drive system, and controller - must work together as well as possible. In ...

Description: Linear actuators essentially generate force and motion through a straight line. In a typical mechanical system, a device's output shaft would provide linear motion using a rotary motor through gears, ...

Description: Make sure your packaging line is ready for what comes next ...

Description: Packaging operations need to change on a dime these days. That requires coordinated motion control hardware and software. ...

Description: Choose from the links below to download catalogs, operation & maintenance manuals, and product brochures for Joyce/Dayton products. If you need further assistance, see our Products section, or contact ...

Description: Prior to the Second World War, machines were basic, bulky, and slow-running. Because production demands were low, machine downtime did not cause considerable problems. However, with technological ...

Description: Though the lines can often be blurred, robotics and motion control are not the same thing. They are closely related in many ways, but robots lean towards more "pre-engineered" solutions while motion ...

Description: For many tasks, multi-axis linear systems - Cartesian robots, X-Y tables, and gantry systems - travel in straight lines to achieve quick point-to-point movements. But some applications, such as ...

Description: Bringing together mechanical, electrical, programming, and control engineering is not effortless. But integrating technology advances, and focusing on these five areas, can simplify the process and ...

Description: Automation is changing how traditional distribution centers operate as companies search for new ways to maximize their efficiency, increase order accuracy and fulfill customer demand. When it comes to ...

Description: Palletizer machines have become an essential part of automation, replacing human error and injury in manufacturing with efficiency and speed. In addition to such benefits, palletizers can handle ...

Description: Servo controls are enabling a veneer-slicing machine to cut sheets as thin as 0.005 in. with a 0.001-in. tolerance. The five-axis servo control system that makes this possible comes from Industrial ...

Description: A leading packaging machinery OEM is using servo motion control for high velocity material handling, smart conveyors and registration control on printed materials. ...

Description: A plastic bag and converting machine manufacturing OEM is utilizing high performance servo controls for quick axis indexing, handling large inertial loads and simplifying its HMIs with built-in ...

Description: What is the Linear Guide of a metal laser cutting machine? Many people are concerned about this issue. What is the purpose of the linear guide of a metal laser cutting machine? What does it play in ...

Description: China's economy has developed rapidly in recent years, China's robot automated production line equipment market, although the start time is not long, is in the transition from traditional equipment to ...

Description: Integrated Wheel Drives Lower Cost of Mobile Robot Ownership August 25, 2020 - Steven Keeping ElectroCraft's MobilePower™ MPW series integrated wheel drives benefit from the company's decades of ...

Description: When it comes to step motors, a new drive technique called stepper servo is making everything old new again and winning back machine designers who may have relegated step motors to the category of low ...

Description: Pumps that move liquid precisely are at the heart of a broad array of patient treatment devices and laboratory automation. The first part of PMD's Precision Fluid Handling series will outline the keys ...

Description: Learn how Mitchell Mill Systems, a Canada-based agribusiness company, removed glitches in their cutting operations with a subscription to Hypertherm's ProNest LT nesting and process optimization ...

Description: Whether you're an OEM looking for a more effective track and trace solution, or a brand owner battling counterfeits and knock-offs, you know how much value permanent marking can add. But you also know ...

Description: Thanks to a very innovative motion system architecture, ETEL S.A. has released on the market a new platform able to meet simultaneously accuracy and throughput to an unprecedented level. ...

Description: The heart of a multi-axis automation system is the ability to synchronize the motion of multiple motors to a designated "master" source device. ...

Description: Cut-to-length process uses a rotary knife cutter and "recipe" storage to create flexible automation solution. A web of material is fed into the machine by a prime mover. ...

Description: Every system that is powered by an electric motor requires some type of control system. Joyce offers a number of control options. ...

Description: Every system that is powered by an electric motor requires some type of control system. Joyce offers a number of control options. This document explains them and tests you at the end. ...

Description: Using software to size motion designs is rewarding because engineers can efficiently predict which products are suitable for the application at hand. But key considerations (sometimes missed) when ...

Description: In a previous motion-sizing article, we reviewed how to properly specify a ballscrew-driven motion axis. Here we review how engineering teams can use a similar approach for sizing ...

Description: ETEL's force control feature is specifically designed to maximize throughput and precisely manage the contact force of diverse motion axes. The main benefits are such as: zero stop time, sensorless ...

Description: This application note explains how to use the ETEL's Interpolated Motion Planning (IMP) library to create a complex, high-precision, yet smooth synchronized multi-axis reference motion trajectory for ...

Description: This white paper demonstrates the 2090-series single motor extension cable shield design. A representative DSL feedback eye-diagram test result is provided to illustrate the signal quality when a ...

Description: In a recent test, we used a gyroscope to provide feedback to a hexapod controller in order to compensate for multi-degree-of-freedom disturbances and to maintain a horizontal top plate during the ...

Description: Screw Jacks provide a proven and reliable method of actuation. They convert rotary motion into linear motion and are used to lift and position loads of all sizes. Each screw jack includes a gear box ...

Description: Screw Jacks in industrial applications continue to provide proven results when used in appropriate designs and given proper maintenance. They reliably lift, position, support and hold industrial ...

Description: In many cases, motion control design is not as simple or as reliable as it should be. It's an industry sometimes plagued with high failure rates and space problems (i.e. the board won't fit). Then ...

Description: PROTECT YOUR INVESTMENT: Five factors to consider before making the switch to aftermarket oil Oil formulation is more critical than ever to maintaining uptime, productivity and equipment life. ...

Description: ...gains in productivity and quality come from high performance positioning systems, motion controllers, and software along with higher speed communication and synchronization between motion ...

Description: Machinery health management across all industries is entering a new era, with new urgency. Digitization at the Edge is the key to better asset management in an ascending IIoT environment. Raw Analog ...

Description: Traditional linear and rotary "micropositioning" stages are based on servo and stepper motor-driven leadcrews and ballscrews and mechanical bearings. They are classical components for precision motion ...

Description: New Motion Control Approaches Deliver Improved Accuracy and Faster Time to Market ...

Description: Compact 6-Axis parallel precision manipulator with nanometer resolution helps the goal of designing a single universal instrument for the use in different full-field X-ray diffraction imaging methods. ...

Description: EtherCAT®: Ethernet for Control Automation Technology and its Advantages for Precision Motion Systems ...

Description: It's important to choose the right industrial heater for your application. But it's just as important to pick the best temperature control panel for your heater. Temperature control panels are the ...

Description: Liquid Handling Robot systems are typically based on a gantry mechanism utilizing X, Y, and Z axis. While fast moves along a single axis can be obtained without undue vibration utilizing S-curve ...

Description: Control panels are essential elements of any electrical device. Control panels are especially important on HVAC devices and heater elements. They enable you to control the temperature, voltage, and ...

Description: Upgrade your next machine design with servo motors to decrease downtime, decrease footprint, increase throughput, make equipment last longer, and provide better diagnostics. ...

Description: Inside Machines: Lumber machine manufacturer's moves to servo control yields increased precision, productivity. ...

Description: Today's CPG manufacturer is faced with a number of difficult challenges. The manufacturer's ability to drive the cost per packaged unit down while maintaining the flexibility to innovate and integrate ...

Description: All-Fill's servo-driven auger fillers continue to evolve with a more inclusive control platform. ...

Description: Machines now use less wiring and easier motion control programming with code that can be reused. What's not to like? Automated Industrial Machinery (AIM Inc.) is a leading producer of automated CNC ...

Description: 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 ...

Description: 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 ...

Description: Vacuum applications are of growing importance due to technologies that can only be applied in vacuum or cryogenic environments. ...

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 ...

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. ...

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. ...

Description: An influent pump station in Washington incorporated control technology that improved system efficiency and energy savings. ...

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 ...

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 ...

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 ...

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 ...

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. ...

Description: Motion control is one of the most relevant disciplines for most machines, particularly in the packaging sector ...

Description: How do your manufacturing control systems' IQs measure up? Learn how smarter technology through Integrated Architecture can help. ...

Description: Reshape your enterprise to meet increasing productivity demands with high-performance control and memory capacity. ...

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 ...

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 ...

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 ...

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. ...

Description: 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 ...

Description: 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 ...

Description: In Industrial motor or servo control applications, accurate current measurement is a critical as part of the control loop. Not only has the current measurement need to be as accurate as possible, it ...

Description: The new ACPL-302J is a smart gate drive optocoupler that improves isolated power supply and simplifies gate drive design. The ACPL-302J features an integrated  flyback controller for DC-DC ...