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Machine Design and Control

Today's machine builders are faced with designing increasingly complex mechanical and electronic systems to stay competitive. NI programmable automation controllers (PACs) are an ideal platform for machine builders that need high-speed control, industrial connectivity, and breadth of I/O. For a variety of control, monitoring, and logging applications, NI PACs combine the benefits of traditional machine control platforms and feature real-time processors, field-programmable gate arrays (FPGAs), and industrial I/O modules.

  • NI PACs are programmed with NI LabVIEW
  • NI PACs exceed the performance and reliability limitations of traditional control systems

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NI Machine Design Guide

Download this comprehensive machine design guide to learn step-by-step best practices for designing your next machine. Topics covered include:

  • Understanding customer requirements and conceptualizing design ideas
  • Following the mechatronics-integrated design approach
  • Lowering design risk and increasing machine productivity while prototyping the machine
  • Deploying and maintaining the machine

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Recommended Platforms for Machine Control

LabVIEW Graphical Programming

Rapidly design, prototype, and deploy embedded control systems using intuitive graphical programming software with tightly integrated, off-the-shelf PACs.

Programmable Automation Controllers (PACs)

Learn how NI PACs integrate the reliability and ruggedness of programmable logic controllers (PLCs), the software flexibility of PCs, performance of custom hardware, and industrial-rated I/O to provide a single platform for combined control, monitoring, and data logging.

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