Applications Spotlight Articles - Motion Control Association

	Tutorial: Brushed DC Motors (Part II) A brushed DC motor requires understanding issues like speed/torque curves, back EMF, cogging, and winding design.
	Tutorial: Brushed DC Motors (Part I) Simple and rugged, brushed DC motors deliver high torque at low speeds, making them a good fit for servo motor applications.
	Linear Actuators Provide Performance and Economy Solutions like ballscrews, belts, and rack drives can provide surprisingly high accuracy and speed over tens and even hundreds of meters.
	Direct Drive Motors Deliver High Torque Coupling the motor directly to the load increases positioning accuracy, simplifies controls, reduces noise, speeds throughput, and cuts noise.
	Electrohydraulic Actuators Help Manufacturers Save Big Replacing fixed-speed motors with servo motors in hydraulic pumps can deliver enhanced performance with ROIs as short as one year.
	Interior Permanent Magnet Motors Power Traction Motor Applications Robust, magnets sparing designs provide quasi-constant power over a broad speed range.
	Choose the Best Ethernet Cable for the Application Sophisticated shielding and ruggedized connectors yield industrial Ethernet cables able to survive the factory environment.
	Troubleshooting Tips: Diagnosing and Mitigating Noise Spikes Our panel of experts shares tips on discovering the source of noise spikes and ways to eliminate them.
	Troubleshooting Tips: Isolating Intermittent Faults Determining the cause of an intermittent fault requires a disciplined approach.
	Motion Technology Powers Planetary Exploration Motion designers leveraged innovative technology and the careful design and testing to power Curiosity, the latest Mars rover.
	Moving Entertainment By using innovative control schemes and robust components, integrators can develop flexible, powerful motion systems for a range of entertainment applications
	Motion Enhances Machine Tool Performance Producing high-quality, tightly toleranced parts require well-controlled 3-D motion.
	Modular Design Offers the Recipe for Food Packaging By combining a modular design approach with motion control, food-packaging machine builders can offer flexibility in the design phase and operation phase.
	Semiconductor Test Positions for Success Accurate feedback, nonlinear control algorithms, and sophisticated materials focused imagers and position probes for semiconductor test applications.
	Drives Power Container Cranes Motion control removes sway and skew to improve efficiency and stability in container loading and storage.
	Motion Control Puts the Auto in Automotive Motion control brings reliability and accuracy in automotive applications like instrument panel control and steering assist.
	Moving Materials Servo motor control increases throughput and accuracy in materials handling applications.
	Metal Matters Sophisticated motion profiles increase accuracy and throughput in metal processing machines.
	Motion Brings Science to Life Motion control brings accuracy and consistency to life sciences applications.
	Glass in Motion Motion control brings precision, reliability, and repeatability to glass manufacturing.
	Conversion Factors Sophisticated controls and dynamic camming increase speed and availability in converting machines.
	Material Benefits Motion control brings synchronization, fast changeover, and reliability to textile manufacturing.
	Servo Motors Give Robots Human Face They appear in everything from amusement park rides to motion pictures - animatronic characters that substitute electromechanical systems for muscle and sinew.
	Goin' Mobile The average able-bodied individual walks from 3000-4000 steps per day. For many people with disabilities, that mobility is precisely what they’ve lost. Around the globe, engineers are using motion control to help bring their mobility back.

Archived Applications Spotlight Articles

	Troubleshooting Tips: Isolating Intermittent Faults Determining the cause of an intermittent fault requires a disciplined approach.
	Motion Technology Powers Planetary Exploration Motion designers leveraged innovative technology and the careful design and testing to power Curiosity, the latest Mars rover.
	Moving Entertainment By using innovative control schemes and robust components, integrators can develop flexible, powerful motion systems for a range of entertainment applications
	Motion Enhances Machine Tool Performance Producing high-quality, tightly toleranced parts require well-controlled 3-D motion.
	Modular Design Offers the Recipe for Food Packaging By combining a modular design approach with motion control, food-packaging machine builders can offer flexibility in the design phase and operation phase.
	Semiconductor Test Positions for Success Accurate feedback, nonlinear control algorithms, and sophisticated materials focused imagers and position probes for semiconductor test applications.
	Drives Power Container Cranes Motion control removes sway and skew to improve efficiency and stability in container loading and storage.
	Motion Control Puts the Auto in Automotive Motion control brings reliability and accuracy in automotive applications like instrument panel control and steering assist.
	Moving Materials Servo motor control increases throughput and accuracy in materials handling applications.
	Metal Matters Sophisticated motion profiles increase accuracy and throughput in metal processing machines.
	Motion Brings Science to Life Motion control brings accuracy and consistency to life sciences applications.
	Glass in Motion Motion control brings precision, reliability, and repeatability to glass manufacturing.
	Conversion Factors Sophisticated controls and dynamic camming increase speed and availability in converting machines.
	Material Benefits Motion control brings synchronization, fast changeover, and reliability to textile manufacturing.
	Servo Motors Give Robots Human Face They appear in everything from amusement park rides to motion pictures - animatronic characters that substitute electromechanical systems for muscle and sinew.
	Goin' Mobile The average able-bodied individual walks from 3000-4000 steps per day. For many people with disabilities, that mobility is precisely what they’ve lost. Around the globe, engineers are using motion control to help bring their mobility back.

Archived Applications Spotlight Articles