"Motion Control" magazine sold to Douglas Publications.Douglas Publications, Inc. (DPI (Dots Per Inch) The measurement of the resolution of display and printing systems. A typical CRT screen provides 96 dpi, which provides 9,216 dots per square inch (96x96). Flat panel displays from 110 to 200 dpi have also been developed. ; Richmond, VA) has acquired Motion Control magazine from the Instrumentation, Systems and Automation Society (ISA (1) (Instruction Set Architecture) See instruction set. (2) (Interactive Services Association) See Internet Alliance. (3) (Internet Security and Acceleration) See .NET. ; Research Traingle Park, NC). No terms of the deal were given. Douglas has closed the title as a stand-alone and will publish Motion Control as a section in its Robotics robotics, science and technology of general purpose, programmable machine systems. Contrary to the popular fiction image of robots as ambulatory machines of human appearance capable of performing almost any task, most robotic systems are anchored to fixed positions World magazine, which will also integrate Motion Control's subscriber list. The acquired title was launched in 1990 by Tower-Borner Media (Glen Ellyn Glen Ellyn, village (1990 pop. 24,944), Du Page co., NE Ill., a residential suburb of Chicago; inc. 1892. Points of interest include Stacy Tavern, a 19th-century stagecoach stop on the Chicago-Galena route; a wildlife sanctuary; and an arboretum. , IL). Published six times a year, it had a controlled circulation of 30,000 engineers involved with the design, development and application of motion control systems for OEM (Original Equipment Manufacturer) The rebranding of equipment and selling it. The term initially referred to the company that made the products (the "original" manufacturer), but eventually became widely used to refer to the organization that buys the products and products and manufacturing processes. Editorial included information on new techniques, practical application of existing technologies, new products and industry trends. The magazine was acquired by Advanstar Communications in November 1992 as part of its purchase of Tower-Borner and was sold to ISA in October 1993. Robotics World publisher Ed Mueller said "this is a perfect marriage that Joins together the leading flexible automation magazine (RW), with the top resource on state-of-the-art automation (MC)." Douglas currently publishes eight b2b magazines, including American Painting Contractor, Compliance Magazine, Human Capital and Sales & Marketing Strategies & News. ISA will continue to publish ISA Transactions and InTech magazines. |
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