Motion System Trends 2019

247 Lynnfield Street, Peabody, MA 01960 • 978.532.1800 • www.HarmonicDrive.net Harmonic Drive is a registered trademark of Harmonic Drive LLC. Valkyrie image courtesy of NASA.

Harmonic Drive — PT Guide 5-18.indd 91 DW Robotics Ad2.indd 1

3/11/19 9:52 AM 3/5/19 11:36 AM

Articles inside

Stages, Cartesian robots, and tables for complete motion designs

Higher speeds, output put greater demands on shock and vibration technologies

IoT development drives sensor trends

Linear motion trends with robotics and mobile designs leading charge

Focus on customization tops gearmotor design trends

IoT, programmability top encoder trends

Drive manufactures deliver on customization

Custom solutions lead coupling trends in 2019

Conveyor and material-handling trends

Controller trends: edge, fog computing and more

Trends in motion: Mechanical friction torque limiter for fish-barrier hoist

Advances in materials lead bearings trends in 2019

Update on CC-Link IE TSN and motion-control applications

Cables for a data-driven world

New technologies and applications for linear motors

The new motor breeds: Smart, connected compact

Ball screws pack more load capacity

Applications expand for versatile lead screws

Pneumatic actuators and systems: Taking advantage of next-generation data

Moving coil technology: Benefits today (and innovations on horizon)

Actuators displace other motion options - including manual designs

A growth industry: Automation in the burgeoning cannabis market

An apocalypse that wasn't - The rare earth mineral shortage

Issuu converts static files into: digital portfolios, online yearbooks, online catalogs, digital photo albums and more. Sign up and create your flipbook.