Integrated motion control allows all kinds of robots to tackle a range of tasks with precision, in contrast with conventional ...

During Machine Design’s Motion Systems Takeover Week (Oct. 20–24, 2025), we explored how the fusion of mechanical motion and data-driven control is reshaping high-precision applications across ...

Whether designers are improving a motion-centric machine or building a new one, it is essential they begin with motion control in mind. Then they can develop the design around the best way to get ...

Motion control has become a fundamental part of industrial, off-road equipment and other automation applications from simple to mechatronic, and programming motion control has been simplified with the ...

The new software package provides modular architecture with multi-core and multi-tasking support for multi-axis motion control.

Thanks to hype in the popular media, the term “automation” tends to conjure images of robots, artificial intelligence and the cloud in the minds of most people. The root of most manufacturing ...

Just as different motion control systems have different characteristics, so too do the different networks used by those systems to communicate. Understanding those differences can have a major impact ...

Danaher Motion said today that it has acquired Motion Engineering Inc. (MEI), a supplier of networked motion control products to OEMs in the chip manufacturing, electronics assembly and medical ...

What makes a software product powerful? It all depends on who you ask. Ask Andreas Vlahinos, principal of engineering consulting firm Advanced Engineering Solutions, what he thinks is the best feature ...

"It was by far the largest puppet we ever created. It seemed insane," says VFX supervisor Steve Emerson. By Carolyn Giardina Tech Editor “We were initially going to build a small, manageable skeleton, ...

Taking advantage of academic labs and professional experiences helps mechanical engineering student Ryan Ahrens refine his skills. The two Hydraulic Trainers offer the ability to construct hydraulic ...

Big, innovative breakthroughs often result in game-changing technologies. Smaller incremental improvements in essential material components can similarly lead to significant performance and efficiency ...