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Company: Delta Tau Data Systems, Inc.

from the Automation Applications department...

Rotart Shear cutter into Metal sheet cutting

Originally posted by Edwin on 16 November, 2009 - 3:03 am

Machine which we are going to do with Rotart shear cutter for cutting metal sheets from 800 mm to 5000 mm

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By Curt Wilson on 18 November, 2009 - 3:18 pm -

I agree that the rotary cutter should not have to stop between cuts. With a decent controller you...

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from the astronomical instrumentation department...

C code on a PLC

Originally posted by Wim on 18 November, 2009 - 4:12 am

We are re-implementing the motion control of an astronomical telescope, and need to include complex calculations (in C code) into the position loop.

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By Curt Wilson on 18 November, 2009 - 1:05 pm -

Hello Wim: Our controllers have been used for many years now on many of the large telescopes...

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from the Forum department...

Brushless DC motor/generator for hybrid drive system

Originally posted by Jack on 19 October, 2009 - 2:18 pm

How to change operation between motor, and generator?

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By Curt on 21 October, 2009 - 12:31 pm -

Conceptually, if you are applying torque to the motor in the same direction as the velocity, you...

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from the automation department...

help with encoder

Originally posted by vibz86 on 20 September, 2009 - 9:51 am

urgent Encoder figure out problem

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By Curt Wilson on 21 September, 2009 - 1:49 pm -

For the decoding logic, just google "quadrature decoder circuit" or similar. One good...

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from the Electrical department...

inertia ratio of servo

Originally posted by LALIT DONGRE on 19 December, 2008 - 12:46 am

about inertia ratio of servo

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By Curt Wilson on 30 December, 2008 - 7:30 pm -

People may be interested in this thread from way back on the same topic: ...

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from the Forum department...

Looking for lower cost incremental encoder

Originally posted by Tim Economu on 20 November, 2008 - 1:15 am

Just wondering if there are lower cost alternatives out there to this 1024 step encoder.

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By Curt on 25 November, 2008 - 2:28 pm -

Tim: If you want an inexpensive encoder for this application, you will probably have to look for...

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