Motion Control

What’s New With Rotary Indexers

Servo indexing and flexibility drive numerous assembly applications.

November 6, 2020

One of the simplest devices for partially automating an assembly process is a rotary indexing table. This device consists of a circular steel plate and a drive for turning it.

Magnetic Encoders Bring Balance to Biped Humanoid Robot

Jim Camillo

September 18, 2020

Imagine a world where humanoid robots perform a wide range of tasks, including working on assembly lines.

Smart Pneumatic Monitoring Brings BSH Closer to Carbon-Neutral Production

Jim Camillo

August 10, 2020

Manufacturers are under pressure to reduce their overall energy consumption, improve sustainability and save money.

Automated Assembly in the Age of Industry 4.0

The IIoT is changing how systems integrators are designing automated assembly systems

John Sprovieri

May 15, 2020

A high-speed, multistation automated assembly system can produce tens of thousands of products per day.

Updating Legacy Equipment for Industry 4.0

Many types of older assembly equipment can be IIoT-enabled quickly, easily and cost-effectively

Jim Camillo

May 15, 2020

"Out with the old, in with the new" is a catchy idiom. But, it can also be costly advice, especially for a manufacturer. Replacing its numerous older machines can cost anywhere from hundreds of thousands to millions of dollars.

Smart System Slashes Scrap for Auto Parts Assembler

The Rotational Electro-Mechanical Assembly Press from Promess helped automotive supplier IFA Group cut its scrap rate by 90 percent

Glenn Nausley

May 4, 2020

Global automotive supplier IFA Group makes driveshafts and other components for cars, trucks, tractors and industrial machinery. The company has assembly plants in Germany, Poland, China and the United States.

Mini Bearings Keep Radio-Control-Car Driver in Winner’s Circle

Jim Camillo

April 14, 2020

Remote radio-control car racing has experienced tremendous growth over the past two decades. There are even national (Remotely Operated Auto Racers) and world governing bodies (International Federation of Model Auto Racing), the latter having been established in 1979.

Alternatives to Pallet-Transfer Conveyors

Need to linearly index parts and subassemblies with accuracy and repeatability? Consider precision-link conveyors and walking beams

Jim Camillo

April 3, 2020

There are many ways to linearly move an object from point A to point B on an assembly line. But, not all of them are designed to optimize speed, accuracy and repeatability while performing the task.

Rockwell Automation Announces New Acquisitions

March 20, 2020

MILWAUKEE, WI — Rockwell Automation, an industrial automation and digital automation provider, announced two acquisitions, one domestic and one international, that will be finalized in the coming months.

What’s New With Pneumatic Actuators

Available in many configurations, pneumatic actuators remain essential workhorses of machine motion and increasingly are being made adaptable to the IIoT plant floor

Jim Camillo

February 6, 2020

Keeping an assembly process simple is always a smart approach to manufacturing any product. And one of the simplest ways to implement linear or rotary motion into an assembly process is with a pneumatic actuator.