Excellent motion control, advanced detection, and deterministic connectivity make intelligent manufacturing possible

Intelligent motion control is the core building block of intelligent manufacturing, which can achieve highly flexible and efficient manufacturing. Intelligent motion control combines precise feedback, advanced sensing, high-performance control, and seamless connectivity technologies to provide deterministic motion solutions.



Motion control solutions have evolved from basic on/off constant speed motors to complex multi axis servo drive solutions in robotics. The need to provide higher levels of performance and autonomy in intelligent manufacturing has made automation technology increasingly complex, which has promoted the development and evolution of related technologies.



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Trends in Intelligent Motion Control

Intelligent motion control is accelerating its development driven by four key growth drivers: reduced energy consumption, agile production, and digital transformation. At the same time, the transformation to a new service-oriented business model based on reducing downtime and increasing asset utilization in intelligent manufacturing has also played a catalytic role.



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Reduce energy consumption

Electric motor systems consume nearly 70% of the electricity consumed by the entire industry. Intelligent motion solutions are and will continue to significantly reduce energy consumption by shifting more and more applications from constant speed motors to efficient motors and variable speed drives, driven in part by energy efficiency regulations.



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Agile production

As the industry continues to adapt to consumer needs and changing buyer behavior, it is necessary to provide more customization and achieve faster turnaround time through agile production based on reconfigurable production lines. Agile production improves flexibility in the event of disruptions, enabling faster response to changing customer needs.



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Digital Transformation

Due to the networking of sports assets to share data in real time, it is now easier to access the movement data and insights brought about by advanced sensing. This data can be analyzed through powerful cloud computing and artificial intelligence to optimize manufacturing processes and monitor the current health of assets throughout the facility.



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New business model

Intelligent sports applications are integrating status monitoring capabilities to monitor the health of assets in real time, eliminating unplanned downtime, and improving productivity and asset utilization. This creates new business model opportunities for deployed assets, providing predictive maintenance through service based contracts.