Motion Control Resources
Technical Features
Updating Drives in Automation Projects
by Ray Chalmers, Contributing Editor
POSTED: 06/23/2017
Vital components deserve more consideration.
Frameless Motors Give OEMs More Design Option
by Kristin Lewotsky, Contributing Editor
POSTED: 05/30/2017
Available as separate rotors and stators that can be integrated directly into a machine, frameless motors offer increased torque and
Integration Boosts Safety Performance
by Kristin Lewotsky, Contributing Editor
POSTED: 04/20/2017
Combining motion and safety at the communications level, the software level, and the hardware level improves performance and simplifies implementation.
The Gateway, The Conduit, The Control – Perspectives on the Human-Machine Interface
by Ray Chalmers, Contributing Editor
POSTED: 03/30/2017
Costs, technologies, and people all play a role.
How Motion Control Advances are Boosting Machine Productivity
by Ray Chalmers, Contributing Editor
POSTED: 02/24/2017
Consumer applications are helping move industrial productivity forward.
Mobile HMIs Bring New Choice and Functionality to Motion Control
by Kristin Lewotsky, Contributing Editor
POSTED: 02/01/2017
With streamlined functionality and role-based displays, today’s mobile HMIs provide useful tools inside the plant as well as outside.
Making the choice between Brushed and Brushless DC servo motors
by Kristin Lewotsky, Contributing Editor Motion Control Online
POSTED: 12/16/2016
Trade-offs include cost, complexity, frequency of maintenance, and torque characteristics.
Understanding Motion Control Networks II: Safety
by Kristin Lewotsky, Contributing Editor
POSTED: 11/23/2016
Safety protocols for industrial networking ensure safe operations while streamlining integration.
What's New in Motion Control Applications?
by Kristin Lewotsky, Contributing Editor
POSTED: 10/20/2016
Improvements in auto-tuning drives, industrial networking, and software usability have enabled motion control to penetrate non-traditional niches and bring new...
Understanding Motion Control Networks
by Kristin Lewotsky, Contributing Editor
POSTED: 09/29/2016
From basic fieldbus to real-time industrial Ethernet, get an overview of the protocols available for motion control networks.
Converting Big Data into Actionable Intelligence
by Kristin Lewotsky, Contributing Editor
POSTED: 08/18/2016
Harvesting real business value from shop floor data requires a strategic plan...
by Kristin Lewotsky, Contributing Editor
POSTED: 07/18/2016
From value-added engineering to custom windings to kit motors and disruptive technologies, today’s motor market gives OEMs and end-users more
by Kristin Lewotsky, Contributing Editor
POSTED: 06/17/2016
The big news in electromechanical actuators is not so much new technology as new and better ways of applying existing
Industrial Sensors and the IIoT
by Kristin Lewotsky, Contributing Editor
POSTED: 05/17/2016
The Industrial Internet of Things is poised to change the sensor market— but by how much?
The Latest Motor Efficiency Rule Hits June 1, 2016 – Now What?
by Kristin Lewotsky, Contributing Editor
POSTED: 04/18/2016
Learn about what the rulings mean and what motor technologies provide a competitive solution.
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