The idea of building a machine from isolated parts, each with its own setup and software, no longer fits how modern automation works.

Step motors provide accurate position control without the need for feedback, traditionally in open-loop control schemes. A stepper motor’s shaft normally makes discrete angular movements of ...

Piezoelectricity—the characteristic of certain solid materials whereby electric charge accumulates internally and is released when the material is stressed—was discovered by Jaques and Pierre Curie in ...

These systems can be provided as separate components or complete integrated motion systems with custom interfaces, cable management solutions, vacuum feed-throughs, and application-specific granite ...