18th March 2025
Precise and smooth motion control is essential for a wide variety of machine applications, ranging from CNC to textile production, and a key tool to achieving this is the electronic cam.
4th March 2025
For a range of applications, from blood analysers through to semiconductor capital equipment, automated microscopes achieve image gathering that is both faster and significantly more accurate. To optimise the clarity and detail of image capture, an automated microscope’s motion control architecture must synchronise an XYZ axis system with optimum precision.
10th December 2024
Robotics and automation have the potential to transform farming to a more productive and efficient model. Servo motors will be vital to power this equipment, providing high levels of precision control. However, these motors will face the rigours of the farm environment, including adverse weather, corrosive substances, as well as the challenge of a regular washdown. To reliably power smart agricultural machinery, servo motors must be built to last.
28th November 2024
Celera Motion, a Novanta company has updated its Aura precision rotary and linear optical encoder range with a new packaged version. The new Aura P is presented in a connection-ready PCBA (printed circuit board assembly), enabling fast and easy OEM integration. The encoder features the same high precision and repeatability performance as the existing Aura series encoders, providing absolute output position.
12th November 2024
INMOCO, a leading distributor of motion control and automation technologies, has released the Kollmorgen PCMM2G programmable motion controller in the UK.
8th October 2024
In machine automation, gantry control is required across a range of applications, from 3D printing to CNC machining. As precision is crucial, this places high dependence on the gantry’s motion control system. Focussing primarily on design needs for compact machines and embedded control, there is a particular need to look at the motion control profiles and features required.
24th September 2024
With today’s technology, inertia matching isn’t the requirement it once was to design a servo-based machine. However, when tuning a system to minimise the inertia mismatch, wider requirements remain in order optimise an application’s motion control performance.
8th August 2024
The human body is remarkable for its ability to navigate diverse environments, handle complex tasks, and adapt to varied conditions. These capabilities make it an ideal model for humanoid robots, which are increasingly essential in modern industrial settings where human flexibility and machine precision must coexist.
9th July 2024
Linear motion specialist Tolomatic has expanded and enhanced its RSX High Force Electric Linear Actuator range, which is supported in the UK by motion specialist INMOCO. These changes include updated model numbering and the introduction of new products to meet a wider array of industrial applications.
12th June 2024
Motion and automation distributor, Intelligent Motion Control (INMOCO), has launched Kollmorgen’s new P80360-ECE stepper drive that provides real-time control. The stepper drive’s EtherCAT interface enables fast and simple integration into existing EtherCAT architectures.