Edward Neff is the president of SMAC Moving Coil Actuators (Carlsbad, CA). For more information, call (760) 929-7575, e-mail [email protected] or visit www.smac-mca.com.
Because of the push toward 100% inspection and the limitations of older technology such as lasers and cameras, a new generation of robotic devices are emerging, which overcome the limitations of these past technologies.