A nontraditional approach to a common design problem may open doors to further opportunities.

People and animals can move quickly and accurately without the rigid or precise (i.e., expensive) structural characteristics of typical numerically controlled motion systems (e.g., robots). In this, the second in a three-part series explaining how modern computer control emulates these properties, we’ll consider using a favorable reference signal to minimize a mechanical system’s vibrations.

Active balancing and damping technologies provide solutions for a world of motion. Lord Corp.'s Mechanical Products Division has a mission: to leverage its broad experience in mechanical dynamics to provide customers with solutions to their motion control problems, including those caused by vibration.