Motion Control Resources
Motion Control Technical Feature Resources
How to Select the Right Encoder for Your Motion Axis
by Kristin Lewotsky, Contributing Editor
POSTED: 07/29/2019
Feedback plays an essential role in motion control. Servomotors and, increasingly, stepper motors leverage encoder feedback for precise control.
Tech Assists to Building a Better-Engaged Workforce
by Ray Chalmers, Contributing Editor
POSTED: 06/27/2019
It seems workforce has been a concern for much of manufacturing’s history.
Where Motion Control Meets Sustainability
by Ray Chalmers, Contributing Editor
POSTED: 05/28/2019
Higher efficiencies, tighter standards are helping manufacturing get greener
Digital Twins Deliver Better Machines Across Product Lifecycle
by KristinLewotsky,, Contributing Editor
POSTED: 04/26/2019
A dynamic virtual representation of a piece of equipment - the digital twin streamlines design, speeds commissioning, improves operations, and
Advancing Artificial Intelligence in Motion Control
by Ray Chalmers, Contributing Editor
POSTED: 03/20/2019
However you might define it, companies are discussing and adopting artificial intelligence (AI) applications in ever-growing numbers, and the pace
New Controls Options Streamline Coordinated Motion
by Kristin Lewotsky, Contributing Editor
POSTED: 02/28/2019
Coordinated motion control involves compensating for error along multiple axes simultaneously.
Zone Safety Technology and Creating a Safety Culture
by Ray Chalmers, Contributing Editor
POSTED: 01/28/2019
Functional safety technology and expertise evolving to make safety compliance easier
Motion Control Trends to Watch in 2019
by Kristin Lewotsky, Contributing Editor
POSTED: 12/19/2018
Digitalization, the shift toward open, and why next year may actually be next year
by Kristin Lewotsky, Contributing Editor
POSTED: 11/28/2018
Adding motion control produces conveyor systems with improved flexibility, functionality, and performance.
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.
