Motion and controls covers a wide range of components that in some way are used to generate and/or control motion. Areas within this category include bearings and bushings, clutches and brakes, controls and drives, drive components, encoders and resolvers, integrated motion control, limit switches, linear actuators, linear and rotary motion components, linear position sensing, motors, orientation position sensing, pneumatics and pneumatic components, positioning stages, slides and guides, power transmission (mechanical), seals, slip rings, solenoids, springs.

Clutches and brakes are assemblies consisting of electrical elements for the changing the speed of shafts in equipment drives. Clutches functioning by connecting and disconnecting with shafts, whereas brakes are used to frictionally slow shafts. Brakes and clutches are available separately, or as a joint assembly, and can function based on a number of actuation sources. These actuation sources include hydraulic, electric, mechanical or pneumatic power.

Drives are the functional interfaces between controllers and motors. Drives are available for AC, DC and stepper motors. This motion and controls family also includes the related servo applications and speed controllers. In addition to drives, this group also includes integrated motion control systems, including those for AC, DC and stepper motor drives.

Motors are the devices that provide the actual speed and torque in a drive system. This motion and controls family includes AC motor types (single and multiphase motors, universal, servo motors, induction, synchronous, and gear motor) and DC motor types (brushless, servo motor, and gear motor) as well as linear, stepper and air motors, and motor contactors and starters.

Positioning stages, slides and guides include a wide range of products designed to transmit torque or motion into thrust, or control this transmission. Included in this motion and controls group are acme, ball and lead screws; ball splines, linear actuators (rod and rodless) linear bearings and rail guides, linear slides, and linear and rotary stages.