The subject of motion control is highlighted in many popular engineering publications. Click the links below for recent articles, including those written by Dr. Jacob Tal.

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Machine Design- "3D Camera Exploits Motion Control Technologies"
3D Camera Exploits Motion-Control Technologies.

Design World- "Galil Selected for Australian Neutron Beam Project"
Galil's Ethernet motion controllers were selected for Australia's Neutron Beam Intrumentation Project (NBIP).

Design World- "Controller Helps Imaging System Precisely Target Cancer"
Galill motion controllers used for precise position control in TomoTherapy imaging system.

Product Design & Development- "When Close Doesn't Count"
With the help of customized motion control components, new surveillance and weapon aiming systems have achieved the accuracy levels their environment demands.

Design News- "Stryker's Optical Viewer Goes Servo"
Galil motion controllers are used in PVP's Optical Viewing System on the US Army Stryker Combat Vehicle.

Motion System Design- "Conversion excursion: Following the paper trail..."
Motion control technology makes it easy to turn raw material into something useful.

RTC- "Digital Motion Controllers Provide Precise Motion in a Wide Range of Applications"
The Galil controller provides the basic functions that can be tuned for a variety of applications.

NASA Tech Briefs- "Motion Controller Helps Test for Hard Disk Defects"
Galil controller used in hard disk defect detection.

Design News- "60 Years of Innovation- Motion Control Time Line"
In 1983, Galil introduces the first microprocessor-based, single-axis servo motion controller.

Design News - "3D Ultrasound Breast Exam"
Precise, non-invasive breast exams using motion and imaging may reduce need for biopsies.

Design News - "Controlling an Unmanned Car"
Galil controller used in autonomous vehicle for DARPA Grand Challenge

Design News Motion Control Supplement - "Controller Adds Precision"
Galil adds precision to a Waterjet cutting machine

Design News Motion Control Supplement - "Motion Control for the Newcomer"
Designing a system to boost your machines performance may be easier than you think.

Design Fax - "Books on Spec"
Automating on-demand printing and binding machines.

Machine Design - "Speedy DNA Analysis"
New DNA sample-handling system increases throughput from 50 to 500 samples per 8hr shift using Galil controller & drive combo.

Design News - "Touch-Free Testing"
President Cuong Le of Andrews NDT uses Galil to test Semiconductor wafers with positioning accuracies on the order of +/-0.5 microns at a high bandwidth.

Machine Design - "Slicing steel with water and sand"
Calypso Waterjet is able to control cuts through 6" of steel and traverse over 500 ipm with cut accuracies of +/-0.003-in. tolerance or better using a DMC-2163

Motion System Design - "Lesson 3: Multi-Axis Coordinated Motion"
Explains how to coordinate multiple axes of motion using a real-world design example.

Control Design  - "Simplify Your Machine Control"
Hybrid controller design integrates discrete I/O, analog, and motion functionality on a common user platform.

Motion System Design - "A Stitch to Save Time"
Market Focus - Textile: Modern-day quilt makers are getting help from companies such as Statler Stitcher - manufacturer of computerized quilting systems.

Design News E-Update  - "Multi-axis controller simplifies connections in distributed networks"
Besides reducing network wiring, the DMC-31x3 can free the host computer from burdensome motion coordination duty, overseeing tightly coupled movements of axes in its vicinity.

Product Design & Development  - "Ethernet-Based Controllers"
DMC-31x3 Flexible-Distributed controllers have been designed for machines requiring multi-axis controllers operating in a distributed network

Control Solutions - "Industrial Ethernet: An Open Standard in the Making"
The author examines the contributions that Industrial Ethernet can make to the success of the enterprise.

Electronic Design - "Ethernet-30 Years and Still Going Strong"
Wireless Ethernet grabs the headlines, but a steady stream of technology advances fortify Ethernet's wired side.

DesignFax - "The Controller/Drive Sandwich"
Galil's DMC-21x3 Controller n' Drive sandwich is awarded the five star product of the month.

Design News - "Laser Focused Engineering"
TeoSys uses a Galil motion controller to precisely engrave on a diamond.

Motion System Design - "Lesson 2 - Velocity Control"
This article by Jacob Tal discusses velocity control systems including programmable velocity profile, joystick control, and velocity control as an inner loop.

Motion System Design - "Lesson 1 - Indexing Systems"
This article by Jacob Tal discusses cut-to-length indexing systems including design, stability and programming.

The Online Industrial Ethernet Book - "The Battle for Motion Control"
This article explores the three buses (PCI, fieldbus and Ethernet) battling for supremacy in motion control.

EDN Magazine - "Quieting Blackhawk Down"
Galil controller used in LRTA-Large Rotor Test Apparatus for quieting helicoptor vibrations

Sensors Magazine - "An Introduction to Piezoelectric Motors"
Introduction to ultrasonic piezoelectric motors which offer high precision

Design News - "Multi-Axis Robot Hastens Genetic Research"
Galil motion controllers used in machine for handling DNA compounds

Journal of Biomechanics - "Measurement of a Spinal Motion Segment Stiffness Matrix"
6-Axis Galil motion controller used for research in spinal joint movement

Design News - "Motion Control 101"
Review of motion control by comparing robotic movement to the human anatomy

Machine Design - "Distribute and Conquer: Ethernet Tackles Motion Control"
Jacob Tal discusses ethernet-based distributed control systems

Design News - "E-Servo Cuts Wiring and Programming Time"
Master/slave capable controllers reduces host programming complexity and minimizes communication time

Machine Design - "Ethernet Paves the Way"
Jacob Tal discusses advantages of Ethernet-based distributed control systems.

Motion Control Magazine - "Course-Fine Method for Tension Control"
Jacob Tal discusses methods for controlling tension in web processing applications

Sensors Magazine - "Making Ethernet Work in Real Time"
High speed ethernet may become best choice for real-time network applications

PT Design - "Backlash Compensation"
Jacob Tal discusses various compensation methods for reducing the effects of system backlash.

Sensors Magazine - "What Every Designer Must Know About Motion Control"
Jacob Tal reviews motion control fundamentals including system tuning.

PT Design - "Advanced Compensation Tools"
Jacob Tal discusses integrator freeze, low pass filters and notch filters

DesignFax - "All the World's A Stage"
Galil controllers used on Broadway to move sets

PT Design -"Automatic Tuning"
Various methods for automatic tuning are presented

PT Design - "System Compensation"
System stability, damping and accuracy are discussed by Jacob Tal

Design News - "Motion Control Maven"
Jacob Tal discusses motion control

PT Design - "Optimal Design"
Reviews optimal design topics including optimal velocity profiles, coupling optimization and motor selection

Machine Design - "Optimal Velocity for Start/Stop Systems"
Jacob Tal discusses optimizing velocity profiles to maximize throughput

PT Design - "Motion Control Made Easy"
A review of the basics of motion control systems including system operation, tuning and programming

Design News - "Motion Controller Expands Ethernet Support"
Galil's DMC-2100 motion controller provides Ethernet connectivity with multimaster, multislave and Modbus capability (scroll down to 9th article)

Machine Design - "Servo Motors Take Piezoceramic Transducers for a Ride"
Jacob Tal discusses the use of piezoceramic transducers for systems requiring sub-micron positioning

Design News - "A Devotion to Motion"
History of Galil Motion Control over its successful course during the past 15 years

Machine Design - "Two Feedback Loops are Better than One"
Jacob Tal discusses a new method for using two feedback sensors to achieve superior accuracy

PD&D - "A Q&A on Upgrading Motion Systems"
Jacob Tal answers questions on motion control

Machine Design - "USB can Connect the World"
About the use of the Universal Serial Bus (USB) for motion control

Machine Design - "Relieving Tension with Electronic Gearing"
Article by Jacob Tal on the use of digital motion controllers in web-processing lines

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