eBook: Mastering Motion: Precision Design, Hybrid Control and Sustainable Strategies
Machine Design’s Motion Systems Takeover Week (Oct. 20–24, 2025) explored how the fusion of mechanical motion and data-driven control is reshaping high-precision applications across industries, from semiconductor fabrication to surgical robotics and smart logistics. These industries are refining and integrating smart, software-driven architectures that blend sensors, feedback loops and AI-based predictive algorithms to deliver capabilities manufacturers could only imagine a few years ago.
But if you happened to miss the Takeover Week coverage the first time around, never fear: We've collected many of the editorial highlights into this eBook. To list a few:
- Learn how Dover Motion embedded a PMD control chip into its drive and paired it with sin/cos encoders and compensation tables to capture measurements down to the picometer—from a distance!
- A comprehensive motion reference guide outlines how linear, rotary, reciprocating and oscillating motion are evolving as customization grows and new capabilities emerge.
- We consider how hybrid motion systems bring together the brute strength of hydraulics with the precision and intelligence of electronic, data-driven control, and glean technical insights into smarter braking for medical robots.
- Individual spotlights examine the distinct offerings from leading manufacturers, including igus’s all-plastic, zero-lube linear solutions, Advanced Motion Systems’ digital servo drives, Beckhoff Automation’s compact connector-free modules, and RollPros’ data-driven, motion-controlled joint roller.
Check out all of the above editorial highlights and more by clicking the download link below. Enjoy!