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  • Leading motion-control and actuation options for robotics

    Leading motion-control and actuation options for robotics
  • Basics of wave and cycloidal gearing for robotics and servo designs

    Basics of wave and cycloidal gearing for robotics and servo designs
  • New micro servo-drive system for extra-low-voltage manufacturing applications

    New micro servo-drive system for extra-low-voltage manufacturing applications
  • Plug-and-play conveyor platform for automated production environments

    Plug-and-play conveyor platform for automated production environments
  • Low-cost motion control offered with CLICK PLUS PLCs from AutomationDirect

    Low-cost motion control offered with CLICK PLUS PLCs from AutomationDirect

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  • Danielle Collins
    What are biquad and other filter types for servo tuning?

  • Lisa Eitel
    Leading motion-control and actuation options for robotics

  • Miles Budimir
    Bush and shaft assemblies feature 4-micron clearance
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Leading motion-control and actuation options for robotics

Advanced robotics for industrial and consumer applications demand sophisticated power-dense motion components for joints and linkages that must run smoothly, often at high torque and relatively low speed. The challenge is compounded when the robotic application must also make precise moves. At the core of most leading robotic-actuator options are … [Read More...] about Leading motion-control and actuation options for robotics

Today on Motion Control Tips

  • Bush and shaft assemblies feature 4-micron clearance
  • New gearboxes for electric motors in mobile machines
  • Leading motion-control and actuation options for robotics
  • Basics of wave and cycloidal gearing for robotics and servo designs
  • New micro servo-drive system for extra-low-voltage manufacturing applications
  • Incremental encoders offer 16 quadrature resolutions from 96 to 4,096 PPR
  • Compact controllers sport built-in security, open protocols
shaft assembly

Bush and shaft assemblies feature 4-micron clearance

NB Corporation’s FIT Series of slide bush and shaft assemblies optimize clearance between shaft and bush by offering clearances of 4 microns. Shaft … [Read More...] about Bush and shaft assemblies feature 4-micron clearance

gearboxes

New gearboxes for electric motors in mobile machines

As part of its new, extensive eLION platform for the electrification of mobile working machines, Bosch Rexroth has developed spur gearboxes which … [Read More...] about New gearboxes for electric motors in mobile machines

Leading motion-control and actuation options for robotics

Advanced robotics for industrial and consumer applications demand sophisticated power-dense motion components for joints and linkages that must run … [Read More...] about Leading motion-control and actuation options for robotics

Basics of wave and cycloidal gearing for robotics and servo designs

Many of today’s precision applications necessitate gears capable of dramatic speed reductions, power densities, and transmission accuracies. Leading … [Read More...] about Basics of wave and cycloidal gearing for robotics and servo designs

micro drives

New micro servo-drive system for extra-low-voltage manufacturing applications

Siemens is extending its drive portfolio in the extra-low-voltage range for 24 to 48-V EC motors with its new SIMATIC MICRO-DRIVE. The new product … [Read More...] about New micro servo-drive system for extra-low-voltage manufacturing applications

encoders

Incremental encoders offer 16 quadrature resolutions from 96 to 4,096 PPR

CUI Devices’ Motion Group has introduced a new series to its AMT incremental encoder family. Based on the existing AMT11 series package, the new … [Read More...] about Incremental encoders offer 16 quadrature resolutions from 96 to 4,096 PPR

controllers

Compact controllers sport built-in security, open protocols

The new PACSystems RSTi-EP CPE 200 programmable automation controllers (PAC) from Emerson are a family of compact PACs to help OEMs successfully meet … [Read More...] about Compact controllers sport built-in security, open protocols

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Mitsubishi Electric Automation at Automate 2022

Mitsubishi Electric Automation will exhibit at Automate 2022 in Detroit to highlight solutions for a wide variety of applications and industries. The … [Read More...] about Mitsubishi Electric Automation at Automate 2022

conveyors

Plug-and-play conveyor platform for automated production environments

With the new Light Conveyor Platform (LCP), Interroll is expanding its range of products with a platform-based material-flow solution that … [Read More...] about Plug-and-play conveyor platform for automated production environments

Part three of three: Example of a rotary axis needing a regenerative resistor

By Hurley Gill • Senior applications and systems engineer | Kollmorgen Please refer to part one and part two of this three-part series for … [Read More...] about Part three of three: Example of a rotary axis needing a regenerative resistor

Part two of three: Servo-system regenerative resistor types and accessories

In the first installment of this series, we explained the regenerative-power requirements for the controlled motion of servomotor systems. Here we … [Read More...] about Part two of three: Servo-system regenerative resistor types and accessories

Part one of three: Selecting regenerative resistors to harvest servomotor energy

Here we explain the data required for determining regenerative-power requirements and regen-resistor selection for the controlled motion of servomotor … [Read More...] about Part one of three: Selecting regenerative resistors to harvest servomotor energy

automation

Schneider Electric launches Universal Automation Discovery Packs to foster industrial innovation

Schneider Electric has launched their Universal Automation Discovery Packs program in the U.S., giving innovators the opportunity to explore the … [Read More...] about Schneider Electric launches Universal Automation Discovery Packs to foster industrial innovation

encoders

Encoders from SIKO support Industrial Ethernet

SIKO GmbH is expanding its broad portfolio of encoders with new Industrial Ethernet versions.  The new encoders offer answers to the requirements of … [Read More...] about Encoders from SIKO support Industrial Ethernet

encoders

Draw-wire encoders from SIKO measure position, speed and inclination

SIKO’s PURE.MOBILE series, the SG31 and SG61 wire-actuated encoders, feature a maximum measuring length of 3 to 6 m. Integrating the latest generation … [Read More...] about Draw-wire encoders from SIKO measure position, speed and inclination

encoder

Incremental encoders configurable via NFC (near-field communication)

The new WDGN series of incremental encoders from Wachendorff Automation enables configuration of any pulse count from 1 I/U to 16,384 I/U via NFC … [Read More...] about Incremental encoders configurable via NFC (near-field communication)

PLC

Low-cost motion control offered with CLICK PLUS PLCs from AutomationDirect

AutomationDirect has released the new CLICK PLC programming software version 3.30, which allows any CLICK PLUS CPU to be configured as a 3-axis … [Read More...] about Low-cost motion control offered with CLICK PLUS PLCs from AutomationDirect

controller

Compact 4-axis controller for highly dynamic applications

The CM-CPB3-44 EtherCAT controller from Nanotec controls four brushless dc or stepper motors with a rated power of up to 150 W per axis. Feedback on … [Read More...] about Compact 4-axis controller for highly dynamic applications

gearmotors

Gearmotor enclosures for harsh environments

Bison Gear & Engineering Corp. has debuted its Bison Pull-Tight gear motor enclosure for demanding outdoor applications subjected to occasional … [Read More...] about Gearmotor enclosures for harsh environments

motors

Motion Control Trends: Automation, robotics spur motor demand

Electric motors are at the heart of motion. Across the board, motor manufacturers are seeing increased demand for their products. Hastened by the … [Read More...] about Motion Control Trends: Automation, robotics spur motor demand

encoders

Motion Control Trends: Automation drives encoder development

Encoder manufacturers are making sure that their offerings keep pace with broader technological changes and the demands of the market. For example, … [Read More...] about Motion Control Trends: Automation drives encoder development

encoders

New encoders integrate easily with small motors

HEIDENHAIN’s new PressFit rotary encoders let small-motor manufacturers easily incorporate feedback devices into their designs. The new ExI 11xx … [Read More...] about New encoders integrate easily with small motors

motors

Kollmorgen debuts new generation of robot-ready frameless servo motors

Kollmorgen has introduced the new TBM2G series of frameless servo motors, introducing features that simplify the design of collaborative, surgical, … [Read More...] about Kollmorgen debuts new generation of robot-ready frameless servo motors

motors

AMETEK Haydon Kerk Pittman introduces new 57-mm size in IDEA Motor series

AMETEK Haydon Kerk Pittman (HKP), a business unit of AMETEK, has released a new size in its IDEA Motor series of brushless dc motors: 57 mm. This … [Read More...] about AMETEK Haydon Kerk Pittman introduces new 57-mm size in IDEA Motor series

biquad filter

What are biquad and other filter types for servo tuning?

One way to improve servo system performance is to increase the gains in the control loop, allowing the system to respond faster to commands and to … [Read More...] about What are biquad and other filter types for servo tuning?

bevel gears

New plastic bevel gears from igus offer lubrication-free motion

igus has expanded its gear offering with bevel gears made of its iguform S270 and igutek P360 high-performance plastics. These abrasion-resistant, … [Read More...] about New plastic bevel gears from igus offer lubrication-free motion

Automated foodservice with EtherCAT to disrupt restaurant industry

Now an industrial-appliance-sized design called the Makeline from food services company Hyphen is leveraging software, rugged automation, and … [Read More...] about Automated foodservice with EtherCAT to disrupt restaurant industry

positively guided contacts

What is external device monitoring and how does it relate to machine safety?

According to the Machinery Directive 2006/42/EC, technical protective measures should be used to reduce risks that cannot be avoided through safe … [Read More...] about What is external device monitoring and how does it relate to machine safety?

Dual Axis Yaw-and-Pitch Stages feature full range of motion of each axis under a single fixed point in space

A new, series of Dual-axis Yaw-and-Pitch Stages have been introduced by Optimal Engineering Systems, Inc. (OES). This new series of high precision … [Read More...] about Dual Axis Yaw-and-Pitch Stages feature full range of motion of each axis under a single fixed point in space

controller

Controllers, drives keep pace with automation demands

With the advent of the coronavirus pandemic, there has been a surge in interest in automation across many industries. As demand for automation has … [Read More...] about Controllers, drives keep pace with automation demands

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