Motion Control

Positioning Equipment

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Application Briefs: Mechanical & Fluid Systems
In places of limited accessibility and harsh conditions, replacing failed transmissions is a challenging and tremendously costly task.
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Articles: Manufacturing & Prototyping
The right sensors can cut machine building costs, improve flexibility, and boost customer satisfaction.
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Products: Mechanical & Fluid Systems
Positioning System H2W Technologies (Santa Clarita, CA) offers the SRT-030/360-026-01 two-axis X-Theta positioning system for motion control applications that require coordinated linear and rotary positioning. The system consists...
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Products: Materials
Industrial PCs, power modules, processor blades, and more.
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Briefs: Robotics, Automation & Control
An inexpensive gyroscope could help drones and autonomous cars stay on track without a GPS signal.
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Briefs: Communications
The technique could be used to improve navigation for robots, drones, or pedestrians.
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Articles: Test & Measurement
Here's what you'll need to know when you’re choosing an encoder for a motion control system.
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Articles: Mechanical & Fluid Systems
As advancements in technology continue to define how pneumatic or electromechanical linear devices lift, move, or place a load, the requirements of excellent closed-loop positioning and accuracy greatly increase
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Products: Motion Control
Motor drivers, position sensors, offset couplings, and more.
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Briefs: Motion Control
Square trusses replace round for enhanced strength and robotics compatibility.
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Briefs: Electronics & Computers
This technology cancels out the vibrations of a satellite by vibrating the solar panels in the opposite direction.
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Briefs: Transportation
Fuse devices enable circuit safety in high-power applications, such as motion control and alternative energy generation, in addition to electric vehicles.
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Products: Motion Control
This month: Sensors that measure weather, proximity, pH, and more.
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Products: Electronics & Computers
Thermal cameras, testing software, an ion air knife, and more.
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Briefs: Mechanical & Fluid Systems
Applications include valves, tubes, and other gas and fluid system components.
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Briefs: Mechanical & Fluid Systems
This framework can be used by commercial and military aircraft and unmanned aerial vehicles.
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Products: Electronics & Computers
Encoder The AI25 hazardous series AI25 encoder from Dynapar (Gurnee, IL) is suited for Class 1 Division 2 applications where a Zone 1 or Division 1 encoder may have previously been specified. It features both BiSS and SSI...
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Articles: Manufacturing & Prototyping
Machine and system designers now have greater options in choosing a motor to meet motion control requirements.
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Briefs: Sensors/Data Acquisition
Such grippers would be suited for human-robot partnership in assembly lines in the automotive, electronic packaging, and other industries.
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Briefs: Aerospace
Conventional fastening mechanisms like nails, bolts, and welds are subject to manufacturing and inspection tolerances, differential thermal growth, and other sources of error that lead to over-constraint, among other...
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Application Briefs: Mechanical & Fluid Systems
NASA's Kennedy Space Center in Florida is home to one of the largest buildings in the world — the massive Vehicle Assembly Building — and also hosts a number of one-of-a-kind facilities. The more...
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Special Reports: Mechanical & Fluid Systems
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CONEXPO/IFPE - January 2020
Coming to Las Vegas in March, CONEXPO-CON/AGG and IFPE are North America's largest events for the construction/commercial vehicle, fluid power, power transmission, and motion control industries. In this Special...

Briefs: Motion Control
An upgraded mini robot can leap over obstacles with ease.
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Briefs: Materials
This microbot can walk on land, swim, and walk underwater.
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Products: Test & Measurement
Actuators, Encoders, Gripping Tools, and More
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Facility Focus: Imaging
Glenn's research facilities have contributed to decades of technology advances.
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Briefs: Transportation
Researchers have developed a self-contained wheel unit that combines a wheel and an electric motor.
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Application Briefs: Motion Control
Salty air the Dutch city of Harlingen causes exposed metal parts to corrode.
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INSIDER: Motion Control
If you’ve ever tried to hold a camera steady for a long exposure in low light, you know exactly what happens: the camera shakes and the image blurs. The same can happen with images from...
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