What customers want in motion control: design engineers now demand both high performance and greater flexibility.

From: Design News | Date: November 7, 2005| Author: | Copyright information

What are some of the notable changes that you've seen in motion control in recent years? Linear motors are becoming mainstream, as are high-speed digital signal processors that allow very-high-speed servo rates. Analog sinusoidal encoders also are making a big comeback, although they are processed digitally to get very high resolution. In addition, you see more options for high-speed serial communications such as Etherner, USB, serial encoders, and fieldbuses.

What is Delta Tau's niche in motion control? We focus on applications that demand high speed and very high resolution, ...

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