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As the need for advanced unmanned aircraft system technology surges, autonomous vehicle companies are feeling the pressure to find partners who can effectively accommodate aerial missions in complex environments. The unmanned aircraft systems manufacturers who are able to produce reliable UAV motion control technology, custom servo motors, advanced sensors and [...]

Together, the U.S. Defense Research Agency (DAPA), the Office of Naval Research (ONR), the U.S. Navy, military UAV companies, Raytheon and Leidos have worked together to design, manufacture, test and evaluate the world’s largest unmanned naval ship, “Sea Hunter”. This Medium Displacement Unmanned Surface Vehicle (MDUSV) is designed to serve [...]

The Canadian Space Agency (CSA) has selected MDA, a Maxar Technologies company to design a lunar rover concept as part of their mission to advance deep space exploration, and to prepare for human operations on the lunar surface. The proposed conceptual design is expected to conduct expeditions near the South [...]

The Unmanned Aerial System (UAS), Little Ripper or “SharkSpotter”, helps humans avoid incidental encounters with dangerous marine life. Using advanced motion control technology and AI, the UAS is designed to monitor and identify threats within the marine landscape of popular beaches. It can also issue alerts to beachgoers, lifeguards and [...]

The U.S. Army is currently working with the Unmanned Aircraft Systems (UAS) industry to allow for a remote U.S. pilot to effectively execute high-risk, tactical missions from the air. Leveraging advanced UAV technology for Intelligence, Surveillance and Reconnaissance (ISR), the U.S. Army is using UAS to reduce vulnerability of enemy [...]

On Friday, October 5th, 2018, President Donald Trump signed the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) Reauthorization Act of 2018. The 5 year bill includes various provisions for the commercial unmanned aircraft systems (UAS) industry. The bill was well received by numerous industry organizations including the Association for Unmanned Vehicle Systems International [...]

The Motion Control & Motor Association (MCMA) is the global trade group for the motion control and motor industry with more than 230 member companies including manufacturers of complete motion control systems, motor and motion control component manufacturers, material suppliers, system integrators, distributors, manufacturers' reps, sales agencies, end users, consulting [...]

Product Realization Solutions Vertically integrated for design optimization and high level assembly, Frencken America enables industry leading OEMs to disrupt markets and leapfrog the competition. Delivering optimized product realization solutions from concept to manufacture, Frencken America creates competitive advantage in partnership with our customers. Our US based operation is vertically [...]

Liberty Lake, WA -- December 13, 2013 “We are taking our custom servo drive offering to the next level, offering advanced interoperability, real time updating and networked performance,” said Andrew Bennett/senior control engineer. “Targeting EtherCAT compliance certification, we can offer a control communication technology that matches modern industrial computing power.” [...]

We are pleased to announce that US Motion, Inc. is now part of Frencken Europe B.V., a high-tech, multi-national company with a 65 year history of designing and manufacturing high quality Mechatronics. Our name has changed toFrencken America Inc.,but you can expect the same services, the same quality products, and [...]