Mike Page, Editor, writes:
We see from your search that you're looking for information on the term "Motion Controller",
and we have a large number of manufacturers' news releases and technical articles here on Manufacturingtalk which will be of interest.
Let me be your guide.
Start with
the news release Centralised Ethernet system made for automation from
Micromech, which we summarised at the time by saying "A high-speed, digital motion-bus solution connects a motion controller to multiple drives and I/O points using standard Ethernet networking hardware".
A few weeks before,
we featured the news release Servo drives are intelligent, compact, dynamic from
Control Techniques: "For the general machinery market, a range of servo drives is offering unprecedented connectivity, feedback options, intelligence and functionality".
In November 2007, we covered the news from Baldor UK
concerning its NextMove-ESB2 motion controller
- take a look at Eight-axis motion controller is 'intelligent'
which says: "An intelligent, 8-axis motion controller has been designed to offer a 'one box' system for machinery builders and expands servo control from three to four axes".
Take a look also at the news release from Parker Hannifin Electromechanical Automation, Digital brushless servo drives get Ethernet link,
as well as Rotary air bearing stages position precisely from Aerotech,
and High speed machining centre works on alone from Sodi-Tech edm.
See also:
Hydraulic technology for model testing in Norway
(October 2007)
Moog Controls has recently supplied advanced hydraulic technology to Marintek, a Norwegian Marine Technology Research Institute, located in Trondheim, Norway
Linear air bearing stage has active preload
(September 2007)
A linear air bearing stage has active preload for excellent positioning performance and has friction free mechanics, motor and encoder that provide a practically unlimited working life
Safety products control packaging safety
(August 2007)
A range of safety system control products - from safety relaysto a multi function modular controller - are available for builders of packaging machinery
Motion controller enables picometer positioning
(June 2007)
PI (Physik Instrumente), a manufacturer of nanopositioning and piezo-based precision motion-control equipment, has introduced the E-755 high precision motion controller
Low-cost, all-digital servo drives
(May 2007)
Parker Electromechanical's Aries family of low-cost, all-digital servo drives have been given added flexibility
Motion control products have ethernet motionbus
(May 2007)
A selection of Parker Electromechanical's motion control products is enabled with ETHERNET Powerlink motionbus technology to increase system performance while decreasing cost and installation time
Motion and logic controller controls whole machine
(April 2007)
Inmoco has introduced the single axis ServoWire Motion and Logic Controller (SMLC-SA) from Ormec Systems, which controls entire machines, reducing wiring, panel space and and programming effort
Incorrectly-sized servos could cost industry dear
(April 2007)
Kalko has set up a company, Servo Sizing Solutions, which offers consultancy and training in sizing and selecting the optimum servo drive components for an application
High rail water jet cutting machine is accurate
(March 2007)
Able to produce complex parts out of many different materials, a high rail gantry water jet profiling machine allows full access to the work envelope and has a repeatability of 0.001in
Gantry water jet cutting machine is precise
(March 2007)
The High Rail Gantry waterjet cutting system, with a stable overhead design, can hold an accuracy of 0.005in with a repeatability of 0.001in over the entire work envelope
Smart motor has compact rotor for more torque
(February 2007)
Animatics, designers and manufacturers of innovative motion control products, announced the latest release in their OEM Series of SmartMotors, the SM2315DT
Minidrive performs high precision motion control
(February 2007)
With the new IPS210 high precision, fully digital minidrive, Technosoft continues to expand its family of intelligent universal drives based on the MotionChip DSP Control Technology
News on the Kenrie Motion Controller from Kenrie
(January 2007)
Kenrie has just released a new motion controller that comes in either a single or dual axis and is designed with 'State of the Art' technology as well as custom designed software
Simple control software for complex machines
(December 2006)
Danaher Motion has announced the release of its latest PiCPro software, capable of supporting up to 64 axes of high performance motion control
Control systems for beam alignment girders at DLS
(December 2006)
Micromech Systems (MSL) has recently completed a GBP1,100,000 contract for providing control systems for 360 axes of servomotors for controlling 72 beam alignment girders at Diamond Light Source
Wrapper Adapts To Different Durable Products Packs
(December 2006)
PFM Packaging Machinery is launching a new machine specifically aimed at the durable and non-food sectors
Intelligent drive has real-time Ethernet
(November 2006)
Real-time Ethernet, intelligent drives with linear power stages and engineered systems may be networked and addressed for tightly synchronised motion
Compact 'smart' motor offers more torque
(November 2006)
Compact, user-friendly motion control system achieves a higher energy density as well as better efficiency that results in more torque capacity in the same physical package size
PFM's Pearl is packaging's flexible friend
(November 2006)
PFM Packaging Machinery is launching an exciting new machine specifically aimed at the durable and non-food sectors
Precision positioning stage works to 240mm/s
(October 2006)
PCI-card-driven, high-speed voice coil positioning stages provide up to 20mm (0.8in) of travel and resolution to 100nm for precise motion control usage
SpacePilot replaces SpaceBall
(October 2006)
3Dconnexion to cease production of the SpaceBall and SpaceMouse Plus and concentrate on further enhancing its award-winning SpacePilot navigation device
Integrated motion/control offer advantages
(September 2006)
Motion and machine control systems offer advantages for automated packaging and processing machine applications, providing fully integrated, single sourced systems
Ethernet all-servo motion seals 200 trays/minute
(September 2006)
The availability of Ethernet-compatible servo motor drives provided a platform for a re-think of machine control system architecture and achieve food tray sealing at 200 trays/min
Ethernet servo for food tray sealing
(September 2006)
All-servo motion is controlled by 100 Mbits/sec network which seals 200 trays/minute. Ethernet-compatible servo motor drives are are giving unrivalled speed and flexibility for food tray sealing
Large linear motor wire EDM introduced
(September 2006)
To meet the growing demand for producing larger dies, a large linear motor wire EDM machine providing an ultra-high-rigidity structure, owing to its novel column-drive method
Ethernet-compatible machine controller
(August 2006)
The dynamic control of motion made possible by the high-speed Ethernet Powerlink machine network, is behind a new generation of aircraft door trainer
PCI-Bus piezo nanopositioning controller arrives
(July 2006)
Believed to be the world's first PCI-bus digital nanopositioning controller for closed-loop piezoelectric positioners and scanners, it provide more flexibility and better overall value
News on the Delta Tau 'PMAC' PC motion controller from Micromech
(July 2006)
To enable a very large diesinking EDM meet required accuracy, the EDM control board and power supply with PC motion controller was combined to control all the motion axes and sparking
Standalone multi-axis motion controller introduced
(July 2006)
An integrated, 6-axis desktop or 19in rack mounted motion control and drive system is aimed at applications ranging from general purpose positioning through to advanced OEM systems
Kits evaluate motion control systems
(June 2006)
Evaluation kits for custom motion control and distributed drive systems are designed to help customers determine performance and functional requirements for their applications
Waterjet cutting shown with intensifier
(June 2006)
A high rail gantry style CNC water jet cutting system demonstrated a high-powered intensifier pump, latest motion controller and a DRO for multi head positioning
2-axis servo amplifier controls brushless motors
(May 2006)
A dual-axis servo amplifier for current (torque) control of brushless servo motors and the amplifier accepts encoder and Hall feedback data from wide range of servo motor types
Improvement in design creation speed by 50 percent
(May 2006)
3Dconnexion has announced that Planet Products reported improvement in design creation speed by up to 50 percent when using 3Dconnexion controllers to run Autodesk Inventor 3D design software
Servo motion controller best for screen printing
(May 2006)
Thieme, based in the German city of Teningen, needed to re-invent its screen printing machine to combine exceptional production capacity with minimum labour overheads