Editorial Contacts: For Immediate Release: REV.2
Lisa Wade, Galil Motion Control
650-967-1700,
lisaw@galilmc
.com
Scott Tiernan, McMullen Advertising
408-730-0490,
scott@mcmullenad.com
FREE MOTION CONTROL CATALOG NOW AVAILABLE
FROM GALIL MOTION CONTROL
MOUNTAIN VIEW, Calif., March 24, 2000
---- Galil Motion Control, pioneer and leader of digital
motion control technology, today announced the availability of their new 96 page, 2000 Motion
Control Product Catalog which provides details on their three controller lines, the Optima, Econo,
and Legacy Series. Free copies are available on-line at
www.galilmc.com
or by calling
1-800-377-6329.
The catalog includes detailed specifications for Galil's DMC-based controller models
and provides a motion controller comparison table to help you locate and designate the functions
required. Interface options include ISA, PCI, CompactPCI, PC/104, VME, RS232, USB and
Ethernet. One through eight-axis versions are available with interchangeability of steppers and
servo motors on any axis. Specifications are also included for Galil servo amplifiers and motors,
as well as software tools.
A practical feature of the catalog is a 20-page technical reference guide, which includes
an overview on motion control including elements of a servo system, tuning and programming.
This segment details motion programming and discusses various modes of motion
such as independent positioning, linear and circular interpolation, electronic gearing and
electronic cam. The technical reference section includes pick-and-place, cut-to-length, rotating
knife and web tension control application examples.
``Our new 2000 catalog offers design engineers another important resource in meeting
any motion control challenge, said Lisa Wade, vice president of sales and marketing at Galil
Motion Control. ``For the first time, the catalog can be ordered through our newly re-tooled
website, which gives us an additional opportunity to provide technical solutions to the motion
control industry.''
