Tag: Motion Control
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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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POSITAL Precision Magnetic Encoders – Now Available with BiSS C Communications Interface
POSITAL’s new generation of IXARC precision magnetic absolute rotary encoders are now available with BiSS C communications interfaces. Encoders with this interface are ideal for commutation and position feedback in BLDC servo motors. Moreover, their excellent performance characteristics, compact size (36 mm diameter, 32 mm high), and low energy requirements make these IXARC encoders excellent…
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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…
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Curtiss-Wright Expands Its Capabilities Supporting Airbus UpNext’s Extra Performance Wing Demonstrator
Company to provide Compact, scalable Nano Motion Controller to work in collaboration with custom electro-mechanical actuation system used on the demonstrator aircraft INTERNATIONAL PARIS AIR SHOW 2025, Le Bourget, Paris, France (Hall 3-D28) – June 12, 2025 – Curtiss-Wright Corporation today announced that it is supplying its innovative, extremely compact single-axis servo controller technology to…
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Tough Sensors for Demanding Metal Casting Applications
POSITAL’s IXARC rotary encoders and LINARIX linear sensors offer a robust solution for the extreme environments of metal casting machinery. With protection up to IP69K and resistance to shock loads of up to 300g, these encoders are designed for durability. They can be installed in various applications such as rolling mills, oxygen furnaces, overhead cranes,…
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New Deutsch Connectors and Stainless-Steel Options for TILTIX
POSITAL is extending its family of TILTIX inclinometers by adding Deutsch DTM connectors as a new interface option. “TILTIX tilt sensors are notable for their reliable performance under difficult operating conditions” comments Christian Fell, Head of POSITAL’s operations in the Americas. “Deutsch connectors are also designed for harsh conditions, especially on vehicles and mobile machinery.…