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Delta robot control means control of a three-axis ‘delta’ mechanical linkage capable of high-speed pick and place operations. Since its invention in the 1980s the delta robot has found adoption in a number of applications including food processing machinery, packaging equipment, electronics manufacturing, automated assembly equipment, dispensing machines, sorting equipment, pharmaceutical production, 3D printing and more.
Precision Torque Control means control of motors for the purpose of measuring, or applying, a precise torque or force. Precision torque control is used in a wide array of industries and machines including bottle cap applicators, torque wrenches & screwdrivers, hardness measuring equipment, and more.
Web Tension Control means control of motors and sometimes brakes for the purpose of maintaining a sheet of material (the web) at a constant tension during processing. Web tensioning is used in a large array of machines and industries including paper processing, packaging equipment, consumables fabrication, composite fabrication, textile equipment, and more.
Medical Ventilator Control means motion control of one or more pumps to provide, or assist with, patient breathing. Medical ventilators are a vital tool for patient care and come in a few forms which in turn can use several different pump types including piston pumps, diaphragm pumps, compressors, and vacuum pumps.
Precision XY Stage Control means motion control of XY or XYZ positioning stages that use linear motors for their motion. Precision XY and XYZ stages are used in a broad array of machines including microscopes, automated assay equipment, semiconductor capital equipment, optical equipment, scientific instruments and much more.
Centrifuge control means controlling a high-speed rotating motor (usually a Brushless DC motor) such that it accelerates, coasts, and decelerates thereby separating via centrifugal force the payload - typically liquids, gels, or gasses. We often think of centrifuges as operating in a biological laboratory, and that certainly represents a big segment, but centrifuges are ubiquitous being found in chemical processing equipment, gas separation equipment, scientific analysis equipment and more. What connects all these applications is the need to drive the motor at high rotation speeds sometimes exceeding 50,000 RPM, with high efficiency and minimal motor heating.
Peristaltic pump control means controlling the special mechanical characteristics of this type of pump as it rotates. Peristaltic pumps are used in a broad range of industrial and medical applications but are probably best known in patient treatment applications where bodily fluid such as blood is continuously drawn, processed, and returned to a patient. Because of the dramatic changes in reflected load as the pump rotates, peristaltic pump control presents unique challenges to minimize pressure fluctuations and pulsing in the amount of delivered fluid.
Spindle Control means controlling high speed motors (usually Brushless DC motors) in applications such as machine tool cutting, drilling, centrifuges, cryo-pumps, bar code readers, rotating marking and scanning systems, spin coating, and more. What connects all these applications is the need to drive the motor at high rotation speeds sometimes exceeding 50,000 RPM, and with high efficiency and minimal motor heating.
High Speed Pick and Place in this motion application will focus on the control of mechanisms used for electronics, motor, and textile production where an actuator head rapidly moves back and forth. High speed pick and place encompasses a wide range of machines including SMT (Surface Mount Technology) Pick and Place, Die Bonding Equipment, IC Insertion Machines, Motor Winding Machines, Embroidery Machines, Automated Label Applicators, and more.
Robotic Wheel Drive means controlling wheels used to propel robotic devices such as warehouse robotics, rovers, agricultural robots, robotic lawn mowers and a wide array of mobile devices. Some such devices have two primary drive wheels but three, four and even higher numbers of drive wheels are possible. The unique motion control application that ties these machines together is the challenge of slip control and navigation over uneven and physically diverse terrain.