Integrated motion control allows all kinds of robots to tackle a range of tasks with precision, in contrast with conventional machinery.

Linear slides, also called linear-motion bearings or linear guides, enable frictionless and smooth movement along a single axis. Moving components straight along any three-dimensional axes is ...

AutomationDirect has added linear slide actuators from igus. These lead screw-driven and belt-driven linear slide actuators can be used as single-axis slides or can provide an economical means of ...

Series ESFX electric linear slides are designed to provide superior speed and load/moment performance in a saddle type actuator. Along with the company's other electric and pneumatic solutions, these ...

Engineers and manufacturers are increasingly turning to robots for increased productivity, and key to these engineering marvels are linear guides. Martin Ahner, head of norelem ACADEMY, discusses the ...

With years of experience in the declining automotive marketplace, SAS Automation in Xenia, Ohio, recently ventured into the consumer-products palletizing market. More specifically, SAS surveyed ...

In recent years, semiconductor labs have become billion-dollar enterprises. Accuracy in the automated testing of the wafers they produce is particularly In recent years, semiconductor labs have become ...

A new linear motor slide has been designed to provide direct feedback of the table position, with positional repeatability of ±5 µm. The Phaser series also boasts a 1 µm high-resolution scale that ...