Tag: Motor Control

Job Posting. Regional Sales Manager: Automation Systems- Southwestern Ontario

Electromate is a leading Canadian Distributor of Automation & Motion Control components & systems.  We provide the industry's most comprehensive selection of motion controllers, servo/stepper components, positioning & bearing systems for the Industrial Automation industry. Electromate's Core Purpose is to help Canadian Manufacturers build better machines using differentiated automation technology.  We specialize in Robotic and Mechatronic Solutions … Continue reading Job Posting. Regional Sales Manager: Automation Systems- Southwestern Ontario →

Motion Control Technology Handbook

Published by Manufacturing Automation Manufacturing AUTOMATION’s 'Motion Control Technology Handbook' is a digital magazine that focuses on Automation and Motion Control products and systems.  Posted on MA’s website as an interactive flip-style magazine, the Technology Handbook provides market information, technical product information, tutorial video's, white papers as well as trends within the Motion Control Industry.   This is a must-read for all to … Continue reading Motion Control Technology Handbook →

Motion Control for Newbies

Check out the latest publication from the maxon academy, Motion Control for Newbies, a practical introduction to motion control.  132 pages. The basic approach of this textbook, like many, is a practical and experimental one; however, it is reversed from most.  Instead of first explaining the theory of motion control and then applying it to … Continue reading Motion Control for Newbies →

Recorded Webinar: The Evolution of Ethernet in Motion and I/O Control

YouTube Video  57 minutes In case you missed the May 13th Galil Motion Control Webinar -The Evolution of Ethernet in Motion and I/O Control, a recorded version can be viewed at the following link- https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jQqVFkPf88s This webinar focuses on the evolution of Ethernet-based motion control and why Ethernet is the protocol of choice for industrial and … Continue reading Recorded Webinar: The Evolution of Ethernet in Motion and I/O Control →

See Electromate at the MMTS Show on May 12-14th

Are you attending the Montreal Manufacturing Technology Show (MMTS) on May 12-14, 2014?  If so, stop by and say hello! Electromate is exhibiting it’s Robotic and Mechatronic Products in Booth #30. Click on the link below to Register Now. http://www.mmts.ca/attend/register-now Tags:  Robotics, Mechatronics, Automation, Motion Control, Trade Show, Motor Control, Machine Control

Galil Motion Controllers Support Closed Loop Step Motors

Two types of electrical motors are used extensively in automation applications: step motors with open loop operation and servo motors with incremental or absolute feedback.  The first type of application requires the motor to reach final position and hold the position.  Low cost step motors are typically used because feedback is unnecessary, and with current … Continue reading Galil Motion Controllers Support Closed Loop Step Motors →

Asynchronous vs. Deterministic Communication and Types of Motion Controller Topologies

A motion control system is a system that controls the position, velocity, force or pressure of some machine.  As an example, an electromechanical based motion control system consists of a motion controller (the brains of the system), a drive (which takes the low power command signal from the motion controller and converts it into high … Continue reading Asynchronous vs. Deterministic Communication and Types of Motion Controller Topologies →

EtherCAT FieldBus Network Primer

This document describes the evolution of motion and control system architectures and what new benefits are realized today when using EtherCAT®, whether for a large number of axes or simple systems using just a few. OEMs have many choices available and naturally gravitate to a given architecture in order to speed development and reduce costs. … Continue reading EtherCAT FieldBus Network Primer →

Reduce Manufacturing Costs by Cycle Time Effects

The key to reducing production costs is found in Cycle Time effects.  You may be able to further reduce costs if you look closely at the CT effects. So what exactly are CT effects? Click on the link below to read the case study from IntelligentActuator.com on how production efficiency was significantly improved. http://www.intelligentactuator.com/pdf/CT-Effects_CJ0196-2A-UST-1-1112.pdf More … Continue reading Reduce Manufacturing Costs by Cycle Time Effects →