Aerotech’s GL4 scanner controller is optimized for Aerotech’s family of AGV scanners to provide industry leading settling times, long-term thermal stability, and micron-level tracking accuracy due to advanced features such as full state feed-forward, 192 kHz servo rates, and look-ahead-based velocity control. The GL4 uses advanced interpolation electronics to provide up to 26-bits of effective […]
Stand-Alone Controllers
Galil launches latest programmable motion controller for servo, stepper motors
The DMC-40×0 motion controller is Galil’s highest performance, stand-alone motion controller. It belongs to Galil’s latest generation motion controller family, which accepts encoder inputs up to 22 MHz, provides servo update rates as high as 32 kHz, and processes commands as fast as 40 microseconds – 10 times the speed of prior generation controllers. The […]
Chip-level connectivity and design sees synergies for motion and robotics
In a recent interview with Brendan O’Dowd, general manager for industrial automation at Analog Devices, we got the chance to hear about new devices — even to the chip level — that allow better integration of robotics into motion designs and machines for automation. Eitel • Design World: We cover motion control as it relates […]
Omron debuts programmable multi-axis controller with fast output speeds
Motion controller output speeds are reaching an industry-leading 50 µsec/5 axes with the introduction of the new CK3M programmable multi-axis controller from Omron. The company combined motion control capability originally developed by Delta Tau Systems (now part of Omron) with its own advanced design technologies inside a compact and streamlined housing. Built with the needs […]
Coordination of motion automation with robotics — with unifying software and hardware
Automated installations feature more robots than ever. But unless it’s a custom or Cartesian setup, robot controls are traditionally segregated from those for automated motion axes. So connectivity between robot and system controller or PLC is via a network — usually based on Ethernet. Then a control system coordinates the machine functions of nearby conveyors or […]
Integrated “all-in-one” stepper motor + drive + controllers from AMCI now smaller
Advanced Micro Controls Inc. (AMCI) has added a smaller size-17 option to their lineup of PLC-based SMD Series “all-in-one” stepper motor + drive + controllers to satisfy a wide variety of applications with varying torque requirements. The SMD Series offers many sophisticated features at a budget friendly price point, and integration eliminates the need to […]
New Omron NX-Series safety network controller supports two industrial safety networks
Omron Automation Americas recently developed a new safety controller featuring both CIP Safety and Safety over EtherCAT. The CIP Safety networking protocol has gained popularity among industrial robot manufacturers thanks to its ability to enhance flexibility and facilitate advancements in the industrial internet of things (IIoT). This protocol is now supported by a new version […]
Compact positioning controllers from maxon communicate via EtherCAT
The EPOS4 Compact positioning controllers from maxon can now be incorporated into EtherCAT networks, thereby creating new opportunities for a large range of applications. The new EtherCAT models comply with the CoE standard (CAN application layer over EtherCAT) and can be easily integrated into existing EtherCAT networks. The new, intelligent motion controllers with real-time communication […]
Elmo Motion Control at IMTS: Making smart machines smarter
At IMTS 2018, Elmo Motion Control will showcase its new Double Gold Twitter ultra-small servo drive and its Platinum Maestro motion controller, which controls up to 256 axes. These motion products suit the most demanding applications in the era of Industry 4.0. The new Double Gold Twitter is among the smallest STO-certified (IEC 61800-5-2, SIL-3) […]
maxon motor’s EPOS programmable smart drive+controller simplifies positioning setup
maxon motor has now expanded its line of EPOS modular digital-positioning controllers. These drive+controllers are suitable for controlling permanent-magnet motors (including encoders) with 1 to 1,050 W of continuous output power. The wide range of operating modes (as well as various command interfaces) make it work in different drive systems employed in automation technology and […]