System Rigidity

Nov. 20, 2012
Reliable motion control is a necessary component in applications ranging from process control and defense to medical equipment and industrial automation. As a significant contributor to maintaining positional accuracy and repeatability, system rigidity is critical to ensuring continued system performance.

This white paper explains why understanding how various motion control technologies, mounting methods and design factors impact rigidity is key to implementing actuator solutions that provide the ideal level of control and performance.

Reliable motion control is a necessary component in applications ranging from process control and defense to medical equipment and industrial automation. As a significant contributor to maintaining positional accuracy and repeatability, system rigidity is critical to ensuring continued system performance.

This white paper explains why understanding how various motion control technologies, mounting methods and design factors impact rigidity is key to implementing actuator solutions that provide the ideal level of control and performance.