Dusty Robotics utilizes the ION/CME N-Series Drive
LEARN MORE

Motion control at its core.

Discover how PMD's world-class motion control ICs, modules, and boards increase performance, improve reliability, and get your products to market faster.

Motion control without limits.

Performance Motion Devices, Inc. (PMD) was founded in 1992 on a simple but powerful idea: high-performance motion control on an IC.

Our company beliefs are simple but powerful too:

  • We believe engineers should be free to develop without limitations. Products aren't truly solutions if they restrict creativity and innovation.
  • Our customers want open, flexible solutions - rigid black boxes are yesterday's game.
  • Our intelligent motion control building blocks deliver the flexibility, transparency, and customizability that engineers want.

PMD is a world leader in motion control technology for life sciences, robotics, medical devices, semiconductor equipment, and industrial automation. We provide a broad range of advanced motion control products including integrated circuits, modules, and boards to a worldwide customer base.

Learn more about our customizable, ready-to-go solutions and the industries where they are used.

Make the most of your machine and robotics design projects

robotic-gripper-control-thumbnail-600x315

Robotic Gripper Control

This motion application explores control methods associated with getting a robotic 'hand' to grip an object safely - applying neither too much or too little force.

Single Axis Motion Controller

Single Axis Motion Control IC Provides Profile Generation, Servo Control, and Advanced Current Control

MC58113 single-axis motion control ICs provide trajectory profile generation, programmable breakpoints, advanced performance trace, and many other motion control functions.

Build vs Buy Motion Controller

Build vs Buy Of A Three Axis Motion Controller

This paper looks at building vs buying a three axis PCB-based positioning motion controller. It examines the motion control design effort and cost.

Motor Controller with Small Form Factor

Introducing ION/CME N-Series Digital Drives On-Demand

In case you missed the live event, replay the on-demand version of our popular 30-minute webinar that introduces you to the major capabilities and benefits of the N-Series ION.

gantry-control-motion-application-thumbnail-600x315

Gantry Control

This motion application covers mechanical devices that move orthogonally in three dimensions, forming the basis of a wide variety of systems that process liquids, biological samples, industrial materials, and print, cut, or otherwise operate on materials.

motion-kinematics

Motion Kinematics

This article looks at machines with non-Cartesian movement systems, including nearly all 'armed' robots such as SCARA (Selective Compliant Assembly Robot Arm) robots, PUMA (Programmable Universal Manipulation Arm)-style arms, Delta Robots, as well as various other mechanisms.