Motion Control Resources
Motion Control Technical Feature Resources
The Biggest Trend in Controls is Choice
by Kristin Lewotsky, Contributing Editor
POSTED: 10/04/2018
PLCs manage motion control, motion controllers handle machine logic, drives work with distributed control—except when they don’t.
by Kristin Lewotsky, Contributing Editor
POSTED: 09/20/2018
Functions that enable OEMs & machine builders to boost performance, productivity, and usability, plus, the trend that anyone buying...
Moving Toward Better Overall Equipment Effectiveness (OEE)
by Ray Chalmers, Contributing Editor
POSTED: 08/30/2018
Overall equipment effectiveness (OEE) is one of the hottest concepts going today.
by Kristin Lewotsky, Contributing Editor
POSTED: 07/27/2018
OEMs work to deliver equipment to end-users that delivers higher throughput and better operational equipment effectiveness (OEE) in a smaller
Collaborative Robots Offer New Automation Options
by Kristin Lewotsky, Contributing Editor
POSTED: 06/25/2018
Alternative motor designs, new actuator approaches, and redundant safety create robots that can interact safely with human beings.
Integrating Motion Control with Machine Vision
by Kristin Lewotsky, contributing editor
POSTED: 05/24/2018
New tools and more sophisticated levels of integration boost productivity, decrease downtime, and simplify machine design.
New Trends in Remote Monitoring Enhance Manufacturing
by Kristin Lewotsky, Contributing Editor
POSTED: 04/23/2018
Remote monitoring boosts productivity, cuts cost of ownership.
Cybersecurity: Smart Defenses for Smart Production
by Ray Chalmers, Contributing Editor
POSTED: 02/28/2018
Protecting your network means picking the right components, both hard and soft.
Smart Components For Smarter Production
by Ray Chalmers, Contributing Editor
POSTED: 01/23/2018
Manufacturing companies looking to burnish their competitive edge are challenging industrial automation suppliers like never before.
Understanding Coordinated Motion
by Kristin Lewotsky, Contributing Editor
POSTED: 12/21/2017
Coordinated motion control involves compensating for error along multiple axes simultaneously.
Software-Based Motion Delivers Performance, Flexibility
by Kristin Lewotsky, Contributing Editor
POSTED: 11/30/2017
Propelled by smart drives, industrial Ethernet, and blisteringly fast processors, software-based motion control can tackle tough problems...
by Kristin Lewotsky, Contributing Editor
POSTED: 10/31/2017
Key criteria include inertia, speed, acceleration, torque, and duty cycle.
Today’s Encoders Monitor Machine Health
by Kristin Lewotsky, Contributing Editor
POSTED: 09/27/2017
Onboard sensors, built-in functionality, and increased usability mark these essential feedback components.
by Ray Chalmers, Contributing Editor
POSTED: 08/23/2017
Assemblies and emerging applications continue to fascinate.
Integrated Motors: Define, Design, Apply
by Ray Chalmers, Contributing Editor
POSTED: 07/27/2017
Integrated and gear motors the infrastructure of the automation boom
