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Additive manufacturers stretch capabilities with digitalization, motion control

Control Engineering

Additive manufacturing (AM) and other 3D printing technologies advances were showcased at Rapid + TCT, an exhibition and conference sponsored by SME, at McCormick Place in Chicago.

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Five advances in motion control, communications, design to ease automation use

Control Engineering

New automation products include distributed I/O, servo drives that communicate in four Ethernet protocols, electric motion sizing software, 3D configuration software and handling guide software.