The PACwiz series programmable automation controllers (PACs) suit automation apps using the IEC 61131-3. Users are able to upgrade to a PAC platform without further training as application development ...

The first of these schemes closes servo position, velocity and torque loops in the drives themselves, while the controller still executes motion commands, manages I/O and generates the trajectory ...

Could a single motion-control platform bring together movement, sensing, communication, and AI processing in humanoid robots?

National Instruments announces several new motion control products for industrial applications, including NI-Motion 6.0 —driver software that delivers Ethernet-based distributed motion control and ...

Power conversion and control/communication issues drive the choice for distributed motion control. But is this popular approach right for all machine builders and every application? More flexibility, ...

XMOS and Synapticon announced a range of development kits that allows embedded designers to quickly and easily create a wide variety of innovative motor control and motion control applications. The ...

PC-based control architectures provide open and flexible operation with high integration capabilities, making them a great complement to PLC control architectures. Today's machine vision applications ...

Most industrial facilities include electric motors that require overload relays for protection, control and monitoring purposes. The latest overload relays are often called motor management relays ...