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"This is a tremendous step forward in our continuing efforts at enhancing the knowledge of design engineers, so that they can take on any motion control application with the utmost confidence of achieving success," said Lisa Wade, Galil's vice president of marketing and sales

"Jacob Live" Site visitors to www.galilmc.com will discover a world of opportunity to interact with the industry's acclaimed authority on motion control - Jacob Tal, Galil's president. Tens of thousands of engineers have already come to know Jacob by attending one of his seminars on basic and advanced motion control fundamentals.

While Jacob will continue to tour nationwide every year, design engineers now have the opportunity to learn without leaving their desk. Galil's new web-based training classes mirror Jacob's highly acclaimed "Motion Control Made Easy" seminar.

Jacob Tal also lectures live on the web each Tuesday at 11:00 a.m. PST (2:00 p.m. EST). Topics change monthly and the monthly tutorials are FREE to registered visitors. January's topic is "The Ethernet and Motion Control".

The news section at www.galilmc.com includes a series of articles about motion control technology and applications. Galil's library includes manuals, tutorials and application notes. Jacob Tal's popular textbook "Step By Step Guide To Motion Control Systems" is also available for purchase on-line.

At www.galilmc.com, a Product Finder is available on the home page, guiding site visitors to Galil's array of motion controllers. By indicating which bus (ISA, PC/104, VME, PCI, USB, Ethernet or RS232) and the number of axes needed, visitors will be linked to the exact product desired. Full product specifications and manuals are online for review, along with ordering and pricing information.

"Anyone registering at www.galilmc.com by March 31, 2000 receives free admittance to Jacob's online presentation ‘Tuning Servo Systems for Optimum Performance', " said Galil's Lisa Wade. "This tutorial highlights how to adjust PID compensation to achieve the best precision and speed of response."

Galil's free newsletter, ServoTrends, is now available online at www.galilmc.com. The quarterly publication contains in-depth technical articles on servo control, as well as information about new Galil products and applications.

About Galil

Founded in 1983, Galil Motion Control, Inc., was the first company to produce a microprocessor-based servo motion controller without tachometer feedback. Since the introduction of their first controller, they have continued to advance the technology and now have over 200,000 controllers installed worldwide and are known as the industry pioneer and leader. Following in this tradition, Galil recently was the first to market with a motion controller designed for the USB, and most recently with their Ethernet-based standalone controller. Galil is a privately held company and has been profitable for over 60 consecutive quarters. Today, you will see Galil controllers at work in such applications as machine tools, manufacturing, medical equipment, aerospace, materials handling, packaging, semiconductor manufacturing and testing, food processing, textiles and a wide range of test and measurement equipment.

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Galil Motion Control, 203 Ravendale Dr., Mountain View, CA 94043. Tel: 650-967-1700; Fax: 650-967-1751.