Watch it Move

Welcome to our first installment of Programmable Automation, a new department that will detail some of the most common – and most complex – motion-centric machine processes. This year, we’ll explore topics ranging from web processing to path following, from registration to milling and drilling, and many others along the way. As a bonus, we’ll not only show you with pictures and words, but with live visualizations on our web site. Each article will include a video link so you can see the machine process in action and get a better idea of all that’s involved in creating these highly sophisticated motion profiles and sequences. Our first topic takes us into web processing and will focus on how to set up a flying shear. Shear power