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Technical Support
- Posted: April 08, 2015
Live Webinar Tuesday April 21, 2015 11:00am EST, presented by Advanced Motion Controls & Electromate
With automation expanding out of the factory, machine builders are faced with a varying set of new challenges. Mobile platforms, such as unmanned systems, are expected to operate in extreme environments and carry their own power source; all while being light weight and compact.
To meet the current and future needs of the market, enabling technologies need to be applied and discovered. At the forefront of the enabling technologies are servo drive controllers.
Servo controllers not only make a robot or mobile platform move, they can also be solutions to the other design requirements. A servo is an integral component... - Posted: April 06, 2015
Reprint of maxon motor USA October 14, 2014 white paper
To understand the concept of high efficiency motors, you must first know how to calculate efficiency and the losses associated with the motor components themselves.
The final measured efficiency of a motor is calculated based only on the elements of the particular application they’re used in. For the motors themselves, without a load, manufacturers provide ratings based on standard formulas. To understand high efficiency motors you only need to know what makes them different.
But first, let’s look at the basic concept used for explaining...Categories: Technical Support - Posted: March 25, 2015
Reprint of blog p
Ryan Klemetson of Tolomatic on Tue, Mar 24, 2015 @ 08:03 AMMany process industry control engineers are looking to more sophisticated motion control solutions for valve automation. That’s because there’s an ever-growing need to improve productivity, increase efficiency and minimize downtime. It’s essential that engineers be able to control the valves that regulate the flow of materials throughout a facility...
Categories: Technical Support - Posted: March 09, 2015
YouTube 50minute Video by Galil Motion Control
Topics include an overview of the communication scheme, physical layout and applications where EtherCAT is the right solution.
There is an increasing demand in the automation and motion control industries for a localized motion control solution that can coordinate motion between multiple remote components. Previously, field bus protocols such as Modbus or Ethernet/IP have been implemented to address remote I/O connectivity. Although successful in moving data across automation networks, these protocols lacked the real time performance necessary for a distributed motion control system.
The EtherCAT communication protocol provides a high speed, low overhead communication scheme that...
- Posted: March 05, 2015
A new white paper by Galil Motion Control
Ethernet was developed in the 1970’s and was started being used commercially in the 1980’s. By the end of the 1980’s it was the dominant network technology. It was initially used to connect computer systems and peripherals in a Local Area Network (LAN) and quickly evolved to be the protocol used for Wide Area Networks (WAN). Then came the world-wide web and the incorporation of the internet into every aspect of communication.
In the mid to late 1990’s, Ethernet’s popularity spread to control systems. The engineering team here at Galil Motion Control determined...
Categories: Technical Support - Posted: February 23, 2015
9min YouTube Video
Learn about the different types of encoders and how to select the right one for your application in this short video from the maxon academy. Click on the image below to view the video.
- Posted: February 12, 2015
- Posted: January 25, 2015
A New White Paper by Advanced Motion Controls
Servo-based motion control systems have traditionally been categorized into two types: centralized or distributed. Centralized systems use dedicated motion control cards that account for all aspects of the system including servo commands, motor feedback and I/O to close all control loops while simultaneously running complex programs that plan motion profiles and maintain machine operations. Increasing the number of axes involved places an ever increasing burden on the processing power of the DSP quickly making the system unmanageable simply due to scalability.
- Posted: January 20, 2015
February 03, 2015 11:00am EST
This webinar gives you guidelines for selecting the perfect DC motor type for your application. For example, which motor type is used in the climate control system of the Boeing Dreamliner, and for what reasons?- Is a brushed or a brushless design more adapted?
- Does a flat pancake type motor fit better or should it be an elongated cylindrical one?
- Are motors with a slotted iron core winding design the right choice, or should it be a motor with a slotless winding?
For motor selection, it is important to know the particular requirements of each application.
- How large are torque and speed? Are there any gears involved?
- How...
- Posted: January 07, 2015
Reprint of a December 2, 2014 Design World White Paper by Danielle Collins
While ironless linear motors have been used in semiconductor and electronic applications for more than a decade, they are still viewed by many designers and OEMs as “niche” products. But the perception of linear motors as a costly solution for unique applications is slowly changing, as more industries are adopting them as replacements for ball screws in packaging, assembly, and part loading applications. And while the cost of linear motor technology has dropped over the past decade, the choice between a linear motor and a ball screw must take into account both the application’s performance requirements and the total cost of ownership over the life of the machine or system. Below are some of the key parameters to consider when comparing and choosing between ball screws and linear motors…...
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