Today’s ac servo systems are much different than those built even 10 years ago. Faster processors and higher resolution encoders are enabling manufacturers to implement amazing advances in tuning ...

1. Don't fear servos. There are many different levels of positioning and motor controls now. Some basic variable frequency drives can even be used to do what could have been done only with coordinated ...

At F&L Machinery Design, there has been a steady shift from mechanical linkages to electronics in the high-speed tube decorating equipment the firm makes. One of its most recent systems, for example, ...