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What is a Servo Drive and How Does It Work?

Copley servo drive XEC-XPC

What is a servo drive? A servo drive is used to deliver power to a servo motor with feedback designed to accurately control position, speed, and torque in robotic and machine automation systems. Motion control master software may command a servo drive to move to a desired position with a desired profile velocity. It may […]

Moog-Animatics Digital Servo Drive

Responding to the continuing market trends toward greater efficiency and speed, Moog Animatics recently released the DS2020 digital servo drive with Combitronic™ capability. Their DS2020 is a single-axis drive operating a Moog CD series motor delivering high torque capabilities for demanding applications, such as large axes of motion. In 2021, the DS2020 was nominated for […]

Yaskawa & Oriental Motors AZ Series & Robot Demo Video

Robotic arm demo utilizes products from Oriental Motor’s AZ Series AlphaStep Hybrid Control System family of products, including the new AZ Series Compact Driver. They demonstrate and goes over Oriental Motor’s AZ Series stepper motors with Yaskawa’s compact drivers on a 7-axis articulated robot. AZ Series Stepper Motors with Mechanical Absolute Encoder The AlphaStep AZ […]

Introduction to Motion Control Technology

Many different components are used in a variety of combinations to create a complete motion control or positioning system. IDC offers the broadest range of products spanning the complete spectrum from mechanical actuators to microstepping and brushless servo drives to programmable motion controllers. A successful application depends on choosing the right combination of actuator, motor, […]

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