> 
> This is my first foray into the wild world of motor control.  
> Sage words of wisdom?  Good websites which provide a minimum 
> of sales pitching and a maximum of information?  
> Recommendations for solid products (2-axis, fairly low 
> precision (~+/- 2mm repeatability), ~US$1000-$1500 per unit 
> (qty 60/p.a.),  easy to program (C?))?
> 
> We've had our first look at Yaskawa; seems good, but more 
> research is to be expected.
> 
I've had good luck with Galil Motion control products.  However their
stuff isn't the cheapest.  The programming library was pretty easy to
use.  This was a 5 axis machine for simultaneous milling of both sides
of a long, flat blank.

Rob
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