Excitron's management and technical team have successfully designed automatic controls and robotics since 1969. For over 40 years, Excitron's people have successfully created and worked on over 300 products, equipment, and systems. The management team has generated over $3 billion dollars in sales as a direct result of these endeavors.

Since the 1970's, we have designed robotics and automatic control systems using the latest and most powerful micro computers. Our first stepper motor patents were granted in 1977.  A He-Ne laser and interferometer measured the motion of the 800 pound overhead X-ray crane, with an accuracy of 12 millionths of an inch. This patent resulted in the world's first high resolution x-rays, clearly detailing the intricate bone lattice structure, which had never been seen before on film. This patent was also the technological start for what was to become 3D CAT scanners that are in wide use today.

Another project was the guidance, telemetry, and control systems of the Poseidon Nuclear Missile Weapons Systems, launched from atomic powered submarines. From this detailed analysis, we gained tremendous experience for computerized automatic controls and feedback.

Another interesting project was an automatic magnetic tape assembly machine that produced 1.2 million credit cards a day, a 10X improvement for the industry in 1979. This machine used 6 micro controllers and 9 stepper motors, and communicated simply in much the same way as our existing controllers today. This one machine produced 80% of the world's magnetic-stripe credit cards in the 1980s, and lowered the high cost of applying the magnetic stripe.  And this instantly created the vast market of magnetic stripe credit cards in use throughout the world.  The president of the credit card company enjoyed showing this machine to all the VISA and Master Card customers, who were quite amazed by it's simple but elegant coordinated operation.

Also in 1979, we designed, manufactured, and marketed the world's first integrated stepper motor and controller. This integrated controller and motor replaced the individual motor and controller boards on the magnetic tape assembly machine.  The stepper motors ran smoother, quieter, and with less heat then ever before. The additional torque allowed the production machine to run 25% faster. Note that our integrated controller/motor pre-dates existing competitve claims of being first. We were developing our 3rd and 4th generation of integrated controller/motor when competitors were just making their 1st "announcements."

In 1999, Excitron's people received a IQ Innovation Design Award for designing and manufacturing a Finger Guard, for Samsonite suitcase production in Denver, that reliably prevents operator's fingers from being riveted.  This unit was the first riveter in the world to save fingers.  In this design, we used three of our motor controllers and two stepper motors to coordinate the surprisingly sophisticated action.  Due to the very small electronic package and optical sensor feedback, it was quite easy to attach to the 3-ton riveter.

We have successfully helped thousands of customers in their design of automatic and robotic machines and Excitron products.