Quantum Devices, a U.S.-based encoder manufacturer, designs and manufactures high quality, high performance incremental optical rotary encoders for a range of industries and applications. As seen at ...

Machines are moving beyond single-point sensing. Multi-sensor fusion now delivers vision, ranging and inertial data. The ...

Breaking down a machine into systems based on both functionality and resources can simplify design and maintenance, a concept explored in a recent column from Control Design. For controls engineers, ...

Simplified machine designs with fewer components run more efficiently and are less expensive to build. Older mechanical power transmission and actuator technologies, such as chain, rack and pinion and ...

The machine learning (ML) revolution has drastically changed computation, and old computation paradigms have been overhauled and supplemented with new approaches in the last few years. This talk ...

Low-cost automation offers accessible solutions for manufacturers seeking to improve production without substantial capital investment. Simple automation tools like gravity-fed systems, basic sensors, ...