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Closed-Loop Stepper Motor Performance Gains
Modern motion controllers can include the ability to run stepper motors with encoder feedback, resulting in true closed-loop motion control. This mode of motor control is very similar to standard … [Read more...] about Closed-Loop Stepper Motor Performance Gains
Measure Switching Loss
Measuring Power Supply Switching Loss with an Oscilloscope Application note. Learn how to improve power efficiency and extending the operating time of battery-powered devices. The ability to analyze … [Read more...] about Measure Switching Loss
Programmable Rotary Encoders with a Difference
Find out how POSITAL’s UBIFAST programming tool can be used to configure IXARC incremental and hybrid incremental/absolute encoders, right at the job site. Get the performance characteristics you … [Read more...] about Programmable Rotary Encoders with a Difference
Choosing A Display Partner: 5 Important Characteristics
There are thousands of suppliers around the world that can provide parts and labor to accomplish your rugged display goals, but who do you choose and why? Critical thought should be put into … [Read more...] about Choosing A Display Partner: 5 Important Characteristics
Forestalling “11th Hour” Design Problems in System Design
This paper discusses ways that model-based development lays the groundwork for an integrated design flow that addresses the complexity challenge once and for all. Thanks to recent advances in modeling … [Read more...] about Forestalling “11th Hour” Design Problems in System Design
Improve the Productivity of your Factory Automation Systems with Lightweight Gears and Actuators
After sliding from its peak more than 25 years ago, U.S. manufacturing appears to be on the way back. Factory automation is a critical element enabling U.S. manufacturing companies to effectively … [Read more...] about Improve the Productivity of your Factory Automation Systems with Lightweight Gears and Actuators
Spectral Decomposition: Coordinated control of fast- and slow-tool servo actuators
As demands for machine productivity increase, there is a growing interest in the use of fast-tool servos in motion control applications. These actuators have a very high bandwidth, but typically a … [Read more...] about Spectral Decomposition: Coordinated control of fast- and slow-tool servo actuators
Why medical equipment housings are cracking and material selections that can help prevent it
This white paper tells of the industry-wide problem of cracking in medical equipment housings and why procedures to prevent healthcare-associated infections (HAI’s) can lead to the cracking of … [Read more...] about Why medical equipment housings are cracking and material selections that can help prevent it
The Advantages of Coin Silver
20 years of rotation for a slip ring in a typical wind turbine application is equivalent to approximately 30,000 miles of contact sliding. Learn about the advantages of solid coin silver rings in … [Read more...] about The Advantages of Coin Silver