January 26th, 2026 
Editor/Publisher 
Van Nuys, CA – XYZ-G Positioning Stage – Motion Control – OES (Optimal Engineering Systems, Inc.) is unveiling their new XYZ-Goniometer Series of Four-axes Stages. Any of the three Goniometers Stages with +/- 10 degrees, +/- 15 degrees or +/- 45 degrees of travel can be integrated with X, Y, and Z axis stages with 15 mm, 30 mm, 50 mm, 75 mm, or larger than 100 mm of linear travel linear in any combination of X, Y, and Z axes.
January 19th, 2026 Editor/Publisher 
Motion Control – Van Nuys, CA – Magnetic Sensor Systems (MSS) Has released the Pick and Hold SDM950 Power Solenoid Driver Module. This “Made in America,” compact, PWM driver module measuring just 2.950 in. x 3.000 in. is designed to consume less energy by first applying the voltage for a pre-determined period of time (Pick Time) necessary to activate the solenoid and then when the plunger is seated, drop the voltage (Holding Voltage) to a level sufficient to hold the solenoid in the seated position conserving energy and extending the life of a solenoid by avoiding overheating the solenoid’s coil.
January 12th, 2026 Editor/Publisher 
Vaughan, Ontario, Canada — Motion Control – Electromate Inc., Canada’s exclusive distributor of maxon precision mechatronic components, announces the release of the HEJ 70 High-Efficiency Joint actuator. This compact, fully integrated robotic joint actuator is engineered to meet the demanding performance needs of mobile and manipulation robots.
January 5th, 2026 Editor/Publisher 
Motion Control – Van Nuys, CA – Moticont has added a 0.750 in. (19.1 mm) diameter (smaller than a US Quarter) Linear Voice Coil Motor, to their expanding line of voice coil or moving coil motors. The LVCM-019-048-02 Linear Voice Coil Motor is a true servo motor featuring zero cogging, high accuracy, and high repeatability when operated in a closed position loop.
December 29th, 2025 Editor/Publisher 
December 22nd, 2025 Editor/Publisher MotionShop- LFA-3404 Linear Focus Actuator: 34 millimeter clear aperture, 4 millimeter range of motion, <50 nanometer positioning resolution, 90 grams moving mass, 89 x 57mm, 1kg
Forestville, CA, – MotionShop, the Motion Control Homepage, Features – The LFA-3404 Linear Focus Actuator is a high performance compact positioning actuator. It was specifically developed for applications requiring both high precision and high-speed positioning over a short to medium stroke.
December 15th, 2025 Editor/Publisher 
Van Nuys, CA – — Motion Control – To complement the Optimal Engineering Systems’ (OES) expanding line of single and multi-axis motion control stages, OES has added the ADAGIO-X-STPR Series of Motion Control Systems.
December 8th, 2025 Editor/Publisher
Motion Control – Van Nuys, CA –Magnetic Sensor Systems (MSS) has released a series of low-cost miniature electromagnets. Their E-66-38 Series Tubular Electromagnets is just 0.38 inches in diameter and 0.66 inches in length. To match the duty cycle and holding force requirements of a specific application, E-66-38 Series Electromagnets are available with16 different windings to select from.
December 1st, 2025 Editor/Publisher 
Vaughan, Ontario, Canada — Motion Control – Electromate, a leading Canadian distributor of high-performance mechatronic solutions, is pleased to announce the availability of advanced UAV and drone subsystems through its partnership with maxon, a renowned Swiss manufacturer of precision drive systems.
November 24th, 2025 Editor/Publisher 
Motion Control – Van Nuys, CA – Moticont has added the SDLM-016-032-01-01-M (Metric) Direct Drive Linear Motor with an integrated encoder and temperature sensor to their SDLM Series of Metric and Imperial dimensioned high precision linear actuators.
November 17th, 2025 Editor/Publisher 
Motion Control – Application – This was a troublesome application. This system is completely submerged in radioactive water at a nuclear power plant. So no Teflon, no seals, no lubrication – nothing that will degrade in a radioactive environment. The majority of components are stainless steel – except for our ceramic coated/supported shafting and our special, designed for this particular application/never made before, ETX self-lubricating linear blocks.
November 10th, 2025 Editor/Publisher 
LFA-1007 Nano Positioning, Linear Focus Actuator: 10mm clear aperture, 7mm range of motion, <50 nanometer positioning resolution, 50 grams moving mass, 70 x 70 x 50 (600g)
Motion Control – Forestville, CA — Miniature Linear Linear Focus Actuator – The LFA-1007 is a high performance compact Nano-positioning actuator. It was specifically developed for applications requiring both high precision and high-speed positioning over a short to medium stroke.
November 3rd, 2025 Editor/Publisher 
Motorized Stages – Motion Control – Van Nuys, CA – Optimal Engineering Systems, Inc. (OES) has released the AT20-30 series of Motorized Vertical Lift Stages featuring sub-micron resolution, very high parallelism and a vertical lift of 30 mm.
October 27th, 2025 Editor/Publisher
Motion Control – Van Nuys, CA – Magnetic Sensor Systems (MSS) has released their S-20-100X model of Pull Type Tubular Solenoids. Their S-20-100X series of solenoids features 18 different solenoids to select from based on the Voltage, Duty Cycle, Force and Stroke requirement of the user.
October 20th, 2025 Editor/Publisher 
Vaughan, Ontario, Canada – Electromate Inc. is pleased to announce the availability of the Kollmorgen Essentials™ Servo Motion System in its offerings, reinforcing its commitment to providing accessible, high-performance motion control solutions to machine builders, OEMs, and automation integrators across Canada.
October 13th, 2025 Editor/Publisher
Van Nuys, CA – Motion Control Components – A high force Linear DC Servo Motor from Moticont has been added to their expanding line of voice coil or moving coil motors. The LVCM-095-038-01 Linear Voice Coil Motor is a true servo motor featuring zero cogging, high accuracy, and high repeatability when operated in a closed positioning loop. Clean non-commutated, zero cogging, zero backlash voice coil motors (also referred to as linear actuators) are, efficient, brushless high speed linear servo motors.
October 6th, 2025 Editor/Publisher September 29th, 2025 Editor/Publisher 
Forestville, CA, – Motion Control – The SCA814 Linear Servo Controller was specifically designed to control single phase, non-comutated devices like voice coil motor, and voice coil motorized stages. like it’s field proven predecessor the SCA754 is a high performance single axis DC motor controller and amplifier system. It is comprised of a highly integrated single PC board level product with a cohesive interface.
September 22nd, 2025 Editor/Publisher 
Motion Control – Van Nuys, CA – OES (Optimal Engineering Systems, Inc.) has added two Stainless Steel Electroless Nickel plated Linear Single-axis Motorized Stages to their extensive line of high resolution stages. The AX40-F1VR-ND and the AX40-F1VL-ND Linear (X-axis) Stages have a 40 mm (1.575 in.) by 40 mm (1.575 in.) table and a stroke length of 15 mm (0.590 in.).
September 15th, 2025 Editor/Publisher
Motion Control Solenoids – Van Nuys, CA – The S-18-100 Series of Open Frame Pull Type Solenoids from Magnetic Sensor Systems (MSS) includes 18 different solenoids to select from based on the Voltage, Duty Cycle, Attractive Force (up to 100 oz) and Stroke requirements of the user. MSS Solenoid coils typically utilize 23 to 40 AWG (American Wire Gauge) windings with Class “F” insulation for better protection of the solenoid during longer duty cycles.
