Here’s how power losses and inertia matching affect the efficiency of linear drives. The operating efficiency of linear drives is of growing concern to machine designers. Here's a look at three common ...

Motion control systems usually operate under rotary power, but as many as half are employed in linear applications. For many designers, this means selecting and specifying a rotary-to-linear converter ...

Systems integration has been a buzz-phrase for many years. In the motioncontrol world, it's also been a dawning reality. Integration is all the rage with integrated motor/drivers and direct-drive ...