Micro Crystal AG, a company of the Swatch Group Inc. Switzerland, was founded in 1978 in Grenchen, Switzerland, as a producer of Tuning Fork Crystals for watches. Today, Micro Crystal AG is a leading manufacturer of Miniature Quartz Crystals (30 kHz to 250 MHz), Real-Time Clock (RTC) Modules,... Read More
IoT programs succeed when they align value with a business’ ability to monetize outcomes. We help you define and build a business model to maximize profitability and performance for both you and your customers. How Corvalent guarantees product consistency, long-life availability and reduced... Read More
Together, American Standard Circuits (ASC) and Sunstone Circuits create a PCB manufacturing powerhouse with a collective legacy of over 50 years in the industry. ASC is recognized as a total solutions provider, specializing in producing top-notch Ultra HDI, rigid, metal-backed, RF/microwave,... Read More
The Juno® Family of ICs provides advanced velocity and torque control for Brushless DC, DC Brush, and step motors, as well as electromechanical actuators. Available as a single, one-axis IC, Juno ICs provide full four-quadrant motion control, direct quadrature encoder input, profile generation,... Read more »
Atlas® Digital Amplifiers are compact single-axis amplifiers that provide high-performance torque control for Brushless DC, DC Brush, and Step motors. They are packaged in a compact, solderable module and are ideal for use in positioning motion control, velocity control, and precision force... Read more »
Prodigy® Motion Control Boards provide high performance board-level motion control for scientific, automation, industrial, and robotic applications. Available in PC/104, standalone, and standalone with built-in amplifiers (machine controller) configurations, these boards support Brushless DC,... Read more »
By Performance Motion Devices
Machine designers are increasingly asked to build systems that take up less space, operate on less power, and run with higher performance. Thankfully motion controls are answering the call with new motors, new sensors, and new architectures. Read on to learn about the latest developments as...
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By Performance Motion Devices
TENSIONING – GEARING - CAMMING - In this article we will review three widely used motion control techniques: web tension control, proportional material spacing, and CAM-based synchronized profiling.
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By Performance Motion Devices
Conventional step “current chopper” drives result in a large amount of step motor noise, needless motor heating, and consume more current. A digital current loop will result in significantly quieter and lower temperature motor operation which is beneficial in many applications. This article...
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Posted 2/1/2019
