1. Feed-to-length
Applications in which a continuous web, strip, or strand of material is being indexed to length, most often with pinch rolls or some sort of gripping arrangement. The index stops and some process occurs (cutting, stamping, punching, labeling, etc.).

BBQ Grill-Making Machine

Application Type: Feed-to-Length
Motion: Linear

Machine Objectives:
• Compnesate for material slippage
• Interface with customer’s operator panel
• Smooth repeatable operation
• Variable length indexes
• High reliability

2. X/Y Point-to-point

Applications that deal with parts handling mechanisms that sort, route, or divert the flow of parts.

Circuit Board Scanning

Application Type: X-Y Point-to-Point
Motion: Linear

Machine Requirements:
• 2-Axis analog joystick
• Joystick button
• Travel limits
• Encoder feedback on both axes

3. Metering/Dispensing

Applications where controlling displacement and/or velocity are required to meter or dispense a precise amount of material.

Capsule Filling Machine

Application Type: Metering/Dispensing
Motion: Linear

Machine Requirements:
• Increase throughput
• No spilling of radioactive fluid
• Automate two axes
• PC compatible system control
• Low-cost solution
• Smooth, repeatable motion

4. Indexing/Conveyor

Applications where a conveyor is being driven in a repetitive fashion to index parts into or out of an auxiliary process.

Rotary Indexer

Application Type: Indexing Conveyor
Motion: Rotary

Machine Requirements:
• Smooth motion
• PLC control
• Variable index lengths

5. Contouring

Applications where multiple axes of motion are used to create a controlled path, (e.g., linear or circular interpolation).

Engraving Machine

Application Type: Contouring
Motion: Linear

Machine Requirements:
• Positional accuracy to 0.001 inches
• Easy-to-use, open-loop control
• CNC machining capability
• Interface-to-digitizer pad
• Compatibility with CAD systems