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Motion Control Goes Small

Machine designers are increasingly asked to build systems that take up less space, operate on less power, and run with higher performance. Thankfully motion...

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Techniques That Improve Your Equipment Performance

TENSIONING – GEARING - CAMMING - In this article we will review three widely used motion control techniques: web tension control, proportional material...

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Digital Current Loop Significantly Quiets Step Motor Noise

Conventional step “current chopper” drives result in a large amount of step motor noise, needless motor heating, and consume more current. A digital current...

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Keep Your Step Motor Position with A Closed Loop Motion Control System

Step motors are a common solution for controlling the position of moving components, but in some cases can be inadequate since the motor position is not...

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Improving Liquid Handling Robot Throughput by means of Direct Path Planning and Obstacle Avoidance

In Liquid Handling Robots that are properly balanced, the gantry robot utilization reaches close to 100%, meaning the robot is almost always moving. In such a...

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