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The Rock-Tenn paperboard mill in Aurora, Ill., automated the positioning and tensioning of belts on its conveyor system with low-cost motors and drives paired with absolute encoders. When the ...

Conveyors incorporating timing mechanisms abound, but in recent years, conveyor drive technology has become increasingly sophisticated, allowing for highly accurate motion. Such functionality is ...

POSITAL's measuring wheels and accessories leverage the company’s IXARC encoders to measure linear motion in conveyor systems, the manufacture of rolled or roll-to-roll products, and similar ...