Dr. Georg H. Endress, founder of Endress+Hauser, died on Dec. 14, a few weeks before his 85th birthday, in Arlesheim, Switzerland.
The 1 millionth ABB standard, or general purpose, drive—types ACS550 and ACH550—rolled off the production line in 2008, becoming the first of an ABB drive range to hit this significant figure.
Omron selected EtherCat as its next motion bus system, intending to develop EtherCat-based servo motors and inverters and motion controllers in 2009.
Euroimpianti acquired C&D Robotics and updated its company name to C&D Skilled Robotics.
Vacon extended its supplier agreement with U.S.-based Eaton Electrical for variable-speed AC drive technology.
Custom switch supplier Microprecision Electronics acquired Wilbrecht Electronics’ LEDCO Division, provider of precision, LED assemblies, microswitches and sealed position switches. The new entity will operate under the name Wilbrecht LEDCO.
Programmable logic controllers (PLCs) and programmable automation controllers (PACs) provide viable options for machine control. This Control Design collection explains the differences...
Motion control engineers tend to focus on torque and speed specifications during the design process, but often fail to notice the unique features that differentiate a high-quality...
This white paper describes advantages of using advanced angle sensor technologies and focuses on best practices for correctly implementing non-contact and touchless angle sensors...
