Modular Level-up ai Series includes spindle amplifiers servomotors power supplies with continuous output up to 100 kW and 1-3 axis servo amplifiers with HRV4 control and minimal heat generation Servo amps use single fiber optic cable to connect up Learn more

In recent years the world of CNC controls has seen a trend toward more open PC-based architectures Many of these control concepts however still require manufacturer-specific hardware such as axis controllers with their own intelligence or external Learn more

GE Fanuc's S2K Series of brushless servo and stepper modules feature standard DeviceNet communications all-digital drive technology and control capabilities in a standalone integrated package The S2K Series is available in servo amplifier servo Learn more

A new Digital MMC from G & L Motion Control mounts directly in an MMC Smart Drive servo amplifier and controls the amplifier it resides in and up to 15 additional MMC Smart Drive servo amplifiers The amplifiers are daisy-chained together with a Learn more

The controls sector continues to juggle a myriad of concerns from project startup costs to training maintenance ROI and plant floor/enterprise integration "The priority of these issues has not significantly changed over the last 20 years," Learn more

The Geo PMAC 400 and 600 are the newest additions to the Geo PMAC family of programmable servo amplifiers from Delta Tau Data Systems Inc expanding the company's strategy of combining PMAC2 motion controllers with its Geo servo amplifiers in one Learn more

Much is written about high performance factory automation and indeed about linking entire factory Management Information Systems by high performance SERCOS Firewire and Ethernet fiber and cable buses.The CANopen protocol which was pioneered for Learn more

The controls market is gaining strength according to two recent studies from ARC Advisory Group ARC forecasts that the market for batch control systems will "grow at an average annual rate of 3.4% through 2007," having reached $2.4 billion in 2002 Learn more

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Excerpts presented here are taken from a transcript based on written responses from the panel members after the original roundtable scheduled for September 12 2001 during the ISA conference in Houston Texas was cancelled due to the previous Learn more