Taking into account the needs of machine builders and manufacturers for a smaller control system, Rockwell Automation (www.rockwellautomation.com) has unveiled the latest version of its RSLogix 500 software,…
Milacron Plastics Technologies (www.milacron.com), a US-based supplier of plastic-processing technologies, has announced the Magna Servo injection molding machines developed by the company’s affiliate in India, Ferromatik Milacron India,…
Schaumburg, Ill. – RSF, whose sister company is HEIDENHAIN Corporation, introduces a new slim profile linear encoder series MSA 700 and 800 for metrology applications requiring protection from…
Ingenia Motion Control (www.ingeniamc.com) is the maker of Venus digital Servo drive, an ultra-high power density Servo Drive and stand-alone motion controller that comes in a convenient stand-alone…
Florence, Ky. – Balluff’s Micropulse TA12 explosion-proof linear position transducer now has IECEx hazardous area approval rating, in addition to existing ATEX and North American approvals, expanding its…
Pittsburgh, Penn. – The new C441 Ethernet series of communications cards from Eaton allows customers to select from Ethernet/IP, Modbus TCP, HTTP web services and Modbus RTU communication…
Technosoft (www.technosoftmotion.com) has announced that its open frame iPOS servo drives now comes with various plug-in extensions such as the feedback extension module used in absolute position sensors…
Pilz (www.pilz.de) has expanded its motion control portfolio with the addition of the PMCprimo DriveP control system. A combination of servo amplifier and motion control card, the new…
Milwaukee, Wis. – The new Allen-Bradley Kinetix 350 single-axis EtherNet/IP servo drive from Rockwell Automation delivers high-performance motion control on EtherNet/IP. The drive can lower the cost to…
Greenville, Del. – Servo2Go has just added Zaber’s A-LST-C Series High Load, Motorized Linear Stages with Dust Covers to its broad range of linear slides and actuators. Zaber’s…
Miles Budimir holds a BSEE degree, has several years of engineering experience including designing industrial control systems, and has been covering the motion control industry for over 13 years.
Leslie Langnau is the Managing Editor of the Design World Network. She also has more than 20 years experience as a technology editor, covering such areas as controls, mechanics, mechatronics, couplings, industrial networks, and the field now known as additive manufacturing (formerly rapid prototyping).
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