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Additive manufacturers stretch capabilities with digitalization, motion control

Control Engineering

Learning Objectives Learn about what additive manufacturers displayed and showcased at Rapid + TCT. Understand how the industry is changing and what this means for industrial manufacturers. Like other manufacturing industries, they continue evolving. Like other manufacturing industries, they continue evolving.

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

Control Engineering

A new Festo family of multi-protocol servo drives provides original equipment manufacturers (OEMs) with productivity and cost advantages with less inventory, by preventing supply chain issues and working smarter with this family of servo drives. Designers can fine tune the selected system by choosing encoder type, brake, and mechanics.