In Motion

Wrap it up

Based on input from key sources, new motion control product offerings are somewhat eclipsed by the industry's packaged, total solutions approach.

Montalvo's Oliver says the company maintains an extensive research and development program to design packages for specific applications, rather than have customers adapt on their own. "We tailor each package so that it's virtually plug and play," he relates, by including mounting hardware with components, and working to use existing components "within the envelope" of the press to meet physical constraints. One Montalvo package includes safety chucks designed to replace the bearing in a single disc brake to allow running of lighter materials.