Step In Time

High-speed, precision industrial applications are benefiting from recent advancements in stepper motors. These units provide reasonable positioning accuracy whether or not they provide feedback to control unit, and because they represent mature technology, prices are trending downward. How are you using steppers in your configurations? Read our story “Step Into a Niche“
June 27, 2008
High-speed, precision industrial applications are benefiting from recent advancements in stepper motors. These units provide reasonable positioning accuracy whether or not they provide feedback to control unit, and because they represent mature technology, prices are trending downward. How are you using steppers in your configurations? Read our story “Step Into a Niche“

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Mike Bacidore is chief editor of Control Design and has been an integral part of the Endeavor Business Media editorial team since 2007. Previously, he was editorial director at Hughes Communications and a portfolio manager of the human resources and labor law areas at Wolters Kluwer. Bacidore holds a BA from the University of Illinois and an MBA from Lake Forest Graduate School of Management. He is an award-winning columnist, earning multiple regional and national awards from the American Society of Business Publication Editors. He may be reached at [email protected] 

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