Using off-the-shelf components for high-precision motion control systems: in a climate of ever-increasing cost pressures, engineers are using PC-based motion control systems to help them automate their processes more easily. And they're using off-the-shelf components to do it.(Motion)

From: Sensors Magazine | Date: August 1, 2003| Author: Jordan, Scott; Wilkinson, Jayson | Copyright information

Motion control systems have been used for a number of years to automate processes, but implementing them wasn't for the faint of heart. As the technology improves, engineers are constantly finding new applications with demanding accuracy and precision requirements, such as automated dispensing for microarrays and precision alignment for optical components. Although these types of systems are intimidating for some engineers, new PC-based motion control products make implementing thes...

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