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Precise Motion Control with Stepper Motors

The growing availability of customizable options for motors allows engineers to tailor motors to specific application needs, while modular designs simplify integration and reduce...
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Taking Stock of Modern Motion Control

Automation isn’t just about digitalization and artificial intelligence. It’s also about motors, drives and other core technologies that form the root of motion control. Three ...
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Why Pneumatics Remain an Automation Mainstay

Greater intelligence, coupled with cost and sustainability advantages, keep pneumatic motion control a staple of modern automation.

Motors: Workhorses of Automation

From motor selection and troubleshooting to energy management and standards, these factors should be major determinants in your industrial motor purchases and application decisions...
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Siemens Set to Acquire Industrial Drive Business

With the planned acquisition of ebm-papst, Siemens see growth in intelligent, battery-powered drive technologies.

DC Motors: Brushed vs. Brushless

Exploring the complexities of motor selection for custom machines in consumer-packaged goods manufacturing.
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Close the Stepper Motor Linear Actuator Feedback Loop

How optical rotary encoders can provide real-time motion feedback on motion applications using stepper motor-driven linear actuators.

Videos

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Insights on Multi-Axis Motion Control

Automation World connects with Anthony Leo of Norgren to discuss the distance, speed and accuracy capabilities of multi-axis electric motion control technologies. Access the full...
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Bosch Rexroth's Flexible Transport System with ctrlX

Demonstrating the FTS (Flexible Transport System) at Automate 2023, Alex Trees, applications engineer associate at Bosch Rexroth, noted that the ctrlX core, Bosch Rexroth’s app...
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Updates to Beckhoff's XTS with NCT

Jeff Johnson from Beckhoff explains how the updates to the XTS with NCT enable it to move beyond pure product transport and allow for the integration of sensors and actuators ...
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B&R's Acopos 6D Levitating Transport System

A video excerpt from the podcast discussion about levitating transport systems for industry, specifically B&R's Acopos 6D, which uses levitating shuttles to move materials and...