Motion Control

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The fifth generation of fixed-cycle, programmable rotary indexing tables from Weiss have been designed to provide more flexibility, resource efficiency, speed and connectivity.

If the cartographers at Rand McNally think they have a tough job keeping maps of states and countries up to date, they won’t get any sympathy from the scientists of the Sloan Digital Sky Survey (SDSS). Their job? Map the entire universe.

Transportation—moving parts or assemblies from place to place in a factory—is one of the seven wastes specified in the principles of lean manufacturing. Transportation does not add value.

ISLANDIA, NY—Digitalization is changing the way people learn, and not just because in-person learning became so difficult with pandemic lockdowns. Trends such as mobile, micro, adaptive, and virtual reality learning were already beginning to influence technical education and training. To further these and other trends, Festo Didactic has developed a digital learning portal—the Festo Learning Experience, or Festo LX—to make it easier to create individual learning experiences for trainers and trainees.

ANN ARBOR, MI—Güdel Inc. is spending $10 million to add 39,000 square feet of space to its U.S. office here. 

For a product to be assembled successfully, it’s essential to move the right parts, to the right place, in the right orientation, at the right time. 

Initiated in 2004, the Assembly Plant of the Year award showcases world-class production facilities in America and the people, products, and processes that make them successful. 

For a product to be assembled successfully, it’s essential to move the right parts, to the right place, in the right orientation, at the right time. Motion control technology makes that happen. Here’s a sampling of the latest technology.

ROUND ROCK, TX—Bosch Rexroth has opened a new customer innovation center here. The facility will provide a unique technology development experience for Bosch Rexroth factory automation customers from multiple industry segments, including electric vehicle manufacturing, battery production, consumer packaged goods and semiconductor manufacturing. 

MASON, OH—Festo Didactic Learning Systems North America is expanding its Mechatronics Apprenticeship Program (MAP).