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Why factoring mechanical and thermal boundaries into your actuator specification can make or break system performance. Boost your understanding of integrated actuators and online software for sizing ...

Monitoring takes the form of sensors and intelligent devices connected to a digital processor. These monitored values are used for computing and then controlling some sort of real-world action. Many ...

The accuracy of motion systems used in precision automation applications is significantly dependent on top-tier positioning stages and motion controllers. When designing a next-generation machine or ...

STMicroelectronics debuts the tiny ISM6HG256X three-in-one motion sensor in a 2.5 × 3-mm package for data-hungry industrial IoT (IIoT) systems, while also supporting edge AI applications. The IMU ...

These systems can be provided as separate components or complete integrated motion systems with custom interfaces, cable management solutions, vacuum feed-throughs, and application-specific granite ...

Essentially, a guide wheel is a ball bearing that has a special shaped outer race. The inner and outer races of ball bearings are a framework with a groove for the balls to rest in. Burke explained ...