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Putting a robot or a fully automated system into action requires the right size motors, proper torque and smooth movements. Motion control is as critical to automation success as software and end-of-arm operating tools.

A controller, the drive and the motor are the three basic components in a motion control system. Handling the demands of on-going production requires additional levels of planning.

The motor alone has several variables that need addressing like the right size and knowing what type of motor to use in a servo system. Size and torque within the designated application can spell long-term success or short-term frustration for integrators and end users.

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Safety

Automation is proven safe and the few robot accidents that occur are more likely to happen during maintenance and non-operating hours. The first industrial robot fatality was in 1979 and since then, deaths have occurred at the rate of about one per year.

Compare that with the overall number of industrial fatalities. According to OSHA statistics, there were 4,836 workers killed on the job in 2015.

Yet, robotics makers are working hard to ensure safety in the broadest possible terms. 

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Promoting products and services and drawing on the latest research and insights regarding motion control are some of the benefits. 

The members are suppliers and manufacturers, distributors, system integrators and end users who find membership a helpful way to grow their businesses, explore solutions to challenges, and get training that meets the highest industry standards.

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