We have a small automation machine we are rebuilding. We have an AB SLC504 equiped cabinet that came off another piece of equipment that was never used, that we are going to adapt for control of the machine. (Yes, one of those 'You have to do this, we MUST have this piece of equipment, but we didn't budget for it' type of things, so cost is an issue). This machine, although it would be nice, really doesn't need a servo control. It needs only one motor, but it indexes, and thus needs some type of positioning, speed control and controllable accel/decel. Since the positioning need not be to the micron level, what stepper control/motors, in the vast experience of the group, work best and integrates well with the AB? Stepper drives are not something we typically deal with in our facility,
99.7% of everything is servo control. As such, we are unfamiliar with what is available in the marketplace.