Motors
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Linear Motor Application Guide
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Read MoreEngineering and Manufacturing Vacuum Capabilities
Aerotech’s vast application experience, unmatched product scope, and extensive engineering capabilities make us the partner of choice for vacuum-compatible motion systems. Since its inception, Aerotech has designed and manufactured the highest-performance motion control and positioning systems available and our vacuum-compatible platforms are no exception. Aerotech has been building standard and custom vacuum systems for more…
Read MoreCoordinated Control
Aerotech’s control technologies can coordinate and synchronize up to 32 axes of motion of any motion technology to sub-microsecond servo-loop synchronization and sub-millisecond path trajectories. This tight synchronization between all motion axes results in higher precision processing and faster process throughput. Examples of Aerotech controller features that enable coordination and synchronization are:
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EasyTune Advanced Motion Controller Autotuning Tool
EasyTune® is the most advanced autotuning tool available in a commercial motion controller. Entirely data-driven, the algorithm mimics the process followed by an experienced controls engineer. Many existing tuning techniques rely on basic model-fitting or “rules-of-thumb” that ignore machine resonances or nonlinear behavior, but EasyTune directly measures and compensates for those effects. It assumes no…
Read MoreInfinite Field of View (IFOV) Synchronizes Linear or Rotary Servo Axes with Laser Scanners
Design Features Easy-to-use setup parameters and effortless execution on every profile Real-time simultaneous trajectory generation from one controller Automated dynamic error correction of servo stage tracking by the scanner Supports use of advanced laser control features such as Position Synchronized Output and Analog Vector Tracking Optimize order of execution for combined motion paths with Aerotech’s…
Read MorePosition Synchronized Output (PSO) – Coordinate Part Position with Process Control
Design Features Trigger your process tool based on distance traveled, avoiding trigger errors based on acceleration, deceleration, or any other velocity instability Integrates well with fast-pulsed lasers, enabling next-generation display and medical device manufacturing Includes versatile, process-enhancing features Aerotech’s Position Synchronized Output (PSO) feature coordinates your motion with output that triggers lasers or data acquisition…
Read MoreEnhanced Tracking Control (ETC)
Aerotech’s unique Enhanced Tracking Control (ETC) feature improves move-and-settle times in point-to-point positioning and reduces tracking errors during contoured motion. It is available on all Aerotech controllers (A3200, Ensemble® and Soloist®) including our Nmark® CLS high-performance galvo controller. The Enhanced Tracking Control algorithm works in parallel with a conventional Proportional-Integral-Derivative (PID) control architecture and increases the…
Read MoreHigh-Bandwidth Force Control
Traditionally, linear stages are used with encoders to position to precise points in a motion profile. These encoders are used for both positioning and, in the case of brushless servomotors, for motor commutation as well. However, in certain applications like material press-bonding, position is not as important as force. When binding two materials together, if…
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