Articles & News on Motion Control

A3 to Host Five Virtual Automaton/Robotics-focused Events This Fall

  • August 25, 2020
  • News

The Association for Advancing Automation (A3) announced an impressive lineup of five new virtual events taking place in the fall of 2020.

Finding the Right Robotic Process Automation Partner

  • by Scott Riggi
  • August 23, 2020
  • Feature

A skilled motion control engineering services provider can help manufacturers realize the benefits of robotic applications.

General Motion Control Systems Support New Generation of Connected Machinery

  • August 20, 2020
  • News

In the short term, the global General Motion Control (GMC) market will grow at a slower pace due to the COVID-19 pandemic but should recover as industrial organizations seek automation solutions that support their energy conservation.

Applied Motion Products Breaks Ground on New Corporate Headquarters in Morgan Hill, Calif.

  • August 5, 2020
  • News

Applied Motion Products broke ground for its new corporate headquarters on Aug. 6, marking another important milestone in the construction phase of the new building.

Decentralized Drives: The Trend That Has Yet To Crack America

  • by Blake Griffin
  • July 23, 2020
  • Feature

Decentralization is becoming favorable across a range of industries and applications.

Sensor Technology helps ALARIS Medical Systems enhance pump drive design

  • July 13, 2020
  • Case Study

Sensor Technology has harnessed the phenomenon of SAW or Raleigh waves, which were first observed over 100 years ago and which form a major part of the destructive force of an earthquake.

The Growing Impact of the Cobot Revolution

  • by Bill Lydon, Automation.com
  • July 12, 2020
  • Feature

By Bill Lydon
Accelerating the application of collaborative types of robots is the integration of vision systems with artificial intelligence, and this integration is enabling a range of new applications.

Beckhoff helps LSP Technologies increase flexibility in laser peening system

  • April 23, 2020
  • Case Study

To meet challenges, LSPT sought technologies that were reliable, accurate and fast. The system’s complex requirements made Beckhoff Automation a fit for LSPT.

Rolls-Royce announces electronics manufacturing capability at Purdue

  • March 11, 2020
  • News

The first controller has been completed at Rolls-Royce in the Purdue Research Foundation’s Discovery Park District adjacent to the Purdue University campus in West Lafayette, Indiana, and will be installed onto a Rolls-Royce AE 3007H engine, manufactured at the company’s facilities in Indianapolis.

MHS announces acquisition of eMotion Controls controls system integration and software company

  • January 22, 2020
  • News

Based in Grand Rapids, MI, eMotion partners with its customers to provide material handling systems integration, hardware design, software and robotic solutions across its customer base