Category: Trio Motion Technology
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Specifying a Servo Motion System: the Machine Designer Perspective
For machines that rely on motion performance, servo motors are required for their speed and accuracy. Specifying a servo system needs a holistic consideration of the machine, and its motion control requirements. Recently, I was contacted to specify a servo-based motion control system for a large, high axis-count machine. This customer provides machine solutions for…
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Combining Motion Performance With PLC Functionality
For machines that depend on high-performance control, the emerging trend of integrating logic and PLC functions into a motion controller is simplifying machine design, as well as set-up and maintenance. Machine builders who need to optimize the performance of a machine’s motion cycle typically rely on a dedicated motion controller. A motion controller achieves the…
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What Are the Motion Control Requirements for Additive Manufacturing Machines?
When developing a 3D printing machine for additive manufacturing, accurate and coordinated motion control is essential. The most common type of additive manufacturing, also known as 3D printing, is fused filament fabrication. The construction material is melted into a malleable state and is then extruded through a nozzle. This extrusion, or ‘printing’, takes place in…
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Integrating Machine Control to an IoT System: What Should You Consider?
In the 21st century, machines are more connected than ever before. This doesn’t just mean connectivity to the cloud or a factory network, but connectivity within the machine itself, like between the PLC and motion controller or robot controller. Due to the different requirements for the performance of these connections, a single protocol is not…
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How to Add Robots to Your Machine
Integrating a single controller that can manage a machine and robots, compared to using separate controllers, can enable faster development for the OEM and increased reliability for the end user. Machine builders are increasingly integrating robotics to maximise productivity and efficiency. But, these advantages can only be achieved if the machine and robot can reliably…
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What Can We Learn From the History of Motion Control?
From the origins of factory manufacturing through to the latest in automation and robotics, motion control has been vital to industrial progress. We look at the development of motion control technologies and find out why they’ve never been more important. During the industrial revolution of the eighteenth and nineteenth centuries, the first factory machinery was…
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The Latest Trends in Machine and Robotics Integration: Engineering Q & A
With the aim of increasing machine productivity, the proliferation of robotics and automation integration continues to increase even to smaller-scale OEMs. Ed Novak, Trio engineer and General Manager of North America, responds to questions about the latest market trends. How has the market for robotics and automation changed over the past five years? We continue…