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Acromag adds stepper motor controller to family of modules with multi-protocol communication

July 9, 2025 By Miles Budimir Leave a Comment

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Acromag now offers a stepper motor controller in their BusWorks NT Series of Ethernet I/O modules. The new NT2710 module provides six pulse train/logic outputs, six encoder inputs, and four general-purpose digital I/O for motion control applications with stepper motor drivers. A wide variety of commands are supported to precisely control the stepper motor position, […]

Filed Under: Controls

Controller/drive features FOC and sensorless control

June 17, 2025 By Miles Budimir Leave a Comment

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The new N6 from Nanotec is a compact and powerful controller/drive for stepper motors (NEMA 14 to 34) and BLDC motors up to NEMA 23. With field-oriented control (FOC), the N6 ensures smooth operation and high energy efficiency. Its sensorless closed-loop control provides precise management of torque and speed. The controller/drive supports Hall sensors, incremental […]

Filed Under: Controls, Drives + Supplies

Using motion controls in autonomous robotics

June 8, 2025 By Lisa Eitel Leave a Comment

A new autonomous mobile robot (AMR) employs a precision controller-drive to accurately mark construction sites with building details. By Chuck Lewin • CEO | Performance Motion Devices The construction industry is under pressure. Labor shortages, rising material costs, and demand for speed and precision are pushing builders to seek automated solutions that boost efficiency, safety, […]

Filed Under: Drives + Supplies, Integrated Motion Systems, Robotics, Servo Drives, Stand-Alone Controllers Tagged With: performancemotiondevices

Titanium Maestro multi-axis motion controller controls up to 256 axes

June 2, 2025 By Rachael Pasini Leave a Comment

Modern packaging processes are highly automated, fast, and require precise coordination between various machine components. Multi-axis motion controllers ensure these components move together precisely, even at high speeds, to avoid jams, misalignments, or product damage. They can also handle coordinated motion in multiple dimensions. Elmo Motion Control recently introduced its Titanium Maestro multi-axis motion controller […]

Filed Under: Controls Tagged With: elmomotioncontrol

Day 1: New technologies at Automate 2025

May 13, 2025 By Lisa Eitel Leave a Comment

In addition to presentations and technical sessions, several dozen companies have announced new technologies at this year’s Automate Show. Some of these have been released in announcements: Festo Didactic to showcase workforce development at Automate Columbus McKinnon showcases conveyance systems at Automate 2025 Festo showing multi-axis positioning systems at Automate Automate 2025 builds on years […]

Filed Under: Controls, Drives + Supplies, Editor Blogs, Encoders, Featured, Industrial Automation, Industry News Tagged With: Beckhoff, Festo, Kübler

Festo showing multi-axis positioning systems at Automate

May 12, 2025 By Lisa Eitel Leave a Comment

Festo is showcasing at Automate 2025 its most innovative automation solutions, including multi-axis positioning systems. Festo positioning systems can be specified in minutes and after delivery installed and functioning in hours instead of weeks. This year, Festo celebrates the company’s 100th anniversary and is emphasizing its leadership in automation. On Wednesday, May 14, at 2:30, […]

Filed Under: Controls, Featured, Industry News, Integrated Motion Systems Tagged With: Festo

Several markets are spurring new innovation in motion systems

February 26, 2025 By Lisa Eitel Leave a Comment

Over the last year, Design World has tracked several persistent and emerging trends that build on the last decade’s innovations. With some notable exceptions, many of the core technologies employed in motion systems and automation are familiar. Yet, propelled by the radically increased capabilities of electronics and software, these core technologies have catapulted the design-engineering […]

Filed Under: Controls, Editor Blogs, Featured, Industrial Automation, Industry News

Delta Motion, acontis Technologies expand EtherCAT capabilities

February 24, 2025 By Puja Mitra Leave a Comment

Delta Motion has announced the addition of EtherCAT MainDevice capability to its RMC200 Motion Controller. By partnering with acontis technologies and using their software suite, Delta Motion has implemented a full-featured and highly flexible product. The addition of EtherCAT MainDevice capability to the RMC200 offers flexibility for connecting to and controlling any devices needed for […]

Filed Under: Controls Tagged With: Delta Motion

Precision and miniature technologies at MD&M ATX West

February 6, 2025 By Lisa Eitel Leave a Comment

The annual MD&M ATX West show in Anaheim, Calif. is a great place to see how far the industry has advanced precision and miniature technologies over the previous year. Micro-springs, 2-mm linear guides, and slotless motors thinner than chopsticks were just some of the miniature components on display. Our esteemed colleague Rachael Pasini has posted […]

Filed Under: Controls, Drives + Supplies, Editor Blogs, Featured, Industrial Automation Tagged With: dings, SDP-SI (Stock Drive Products), thomson

Drives boost manufacturing-automation efficiency

January 28, 2025 By Lisa Eitel Leave a Comment

Nidec Drives has led motor-control innovation for decades from its UK headquarters in Newtown, Mid Wales. Recently, the company updated its own manufacturing operations from Industry 3.0 operations dominated by manual tasks to Industry 5.0. For example, raw materials were once manually transported by operators from a warehouse to a module assembly plant via forklift […]

Filed Under: Controls, Conveyors + linear transport systems, Drives + Supplies, Integrated Motion Systems Tagged With: nidec

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