Trio Motion Technology

Name: Trio Motion Technology
Address: Tewkesbury, GL208ND, GB
Telephone: +441684292333

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Trio Motion Technology provides motion-first machine solutions to global OEMs.

Designing and manufacturing motion controllers, I/O systems, servo drives & servo motors, Trio also develops applications for the most demanding motion requirements.

04/09/2026

Motion-PLC combines motion control with PLC functionality for machines up to 8 servo axes, achieving high performance with fast development.

Your existing PLC might not provide the motion control capabilities you need to achieve the right machine performance.

However, integrating a dedicated motion controller can increase complexity in design and build – as well as adding cost and footprint.

Instead, Trio’s Motion-PLC provides EtherCAT servo motion performance from a familiar PLC environment, accessed with IEC language programming.

The result is high-performance motion control, combined with the machine logic and I/O capabilities you need, achieved with fast and simple development.

And, because Motion-PLC is a single device that’s easy to use, it’s a simple solution for machine end users too.

Learn more about Motion-PLC here: https://triomotion.com/public/products/motionplc/motionPLC.php

28/08/2026

The trend of integrating PLC functions and motion coordination into a single controller is simplifying machine design.

For builders of discrete machines with a focus on performance, using a PLC as well as a separate motion controller has often been required.

However, it takes significant time to ensure that the two controllers can reliably communicate.

Meanwhile, for machine users, maintenance issues when the machine has been commissioned are more difficult to resolve.

Instead, the familiarity of PLCs means that some machine builders might still rely on them for motion control as well as logic - even if that means a compromise in motion performance.

In response, an emerging trend is to take a motion controller platform and add the functionality of a PLC.

Trio's President, Tom Alexander, discusses the subject in this article for Trio's Motion Insight's blog: https://blog.triomotion.com/combining-motion-performance-with-plc-functionality/

21/08/2026

How do you make motion control and machine design simpler?

If you need to add motion control to machine logic, this can add complexity in development. Separate systems mean additional hardware, plus more software to configure – and this takes more resources for engineers to integrate and maintain.

Trio’s Motion-PLC takes a different approach.

Motion-PLC combines motion control with the simplicity of a PLC environment, giving machine builders a single platform for motion and machine control.

Motion-PLC provides:

⚙️ High-performance, multi-axis motion over EtherCAT for up to 8 axes
⚙️ Motion control simplified with a library of motion functions accessed through standard IEC programming
⚙️ Flexible machine control including PLC logic with extensive device integration options

Bringing motion and logic together in a familiar environment, Motion-PLC reduces complexity while ensuring motion performance and flexible machine control.

Find out more about Trio’s Motion-PLC: https://triomotion.com/public/products/motionplc/motionPLC.php

14/08/2026

Retaining intelligence in a central controller reduces complexity in machine build, but you still need high-performance motion control at each servo axis.

Everything you need, nothing more: this is what Trio’s DX3 EtherCAT servo drive and MX servo motors provide machine builders.

➡️ High-performance motion: EtherCAT update rates down to 125μs
➡️ Functional safety onboard: Safe Torque Off (STO) meeting safety levels SIL3 and Ple
➡️ Essential I/O: Two touch probe inputs, plus general-purpose digital inputs and outputs
➡️ Fast set up: Plug-and-play commissioning with Trio MX servo motors
➡️ Compact dimensions: Ranging from just 40mm wide and a zero-stacking gap

A conventional version of the DX3 servo drive that supports pulse-and-direction, analogue, as well as CANopen control, is also available.

Both DX3 models are offered in a 200V version that extends power from 50W to 2kW, plus a 480V version with a power range from 1kW to 7.5kW.

Trio’s servo drives and motors are available as part of a complete Motion-First Automation solution, including machine and motion controllers, I/O systems, HMI, and SCARA robots.

Discover more about Trio’s DX3 EtherCAT servo drive: https://triomotion.com/public/products/dx3/DX3-FSO.php

07/08/2026

If your machine needs high-performance motion and machine control but a compact footprint is essential, check out Trio’s Flexible Machine Controller range.

Combining motion coordination and machine control in a single device saves space. But to optimise a compact design, you should only include the control functionality that your machine needs.

Trio’s Flexible Machine Controller range combines multi-axis EtherCAT motion coordination with scalable I/O slice integration.

The result is high-performance motion with flexible machine control expansion, providing the exact functionality you need.

➡️ Control up to 80 axes over EtherCAT with update rates down to 125µs

➡️ Flexible I/O integration including servo + stepper axes slices, as well as digital, analogue, and sensor input slices

➡️ Extensive library of motion moves and flexible programming via IEC 61131-3 with PLCopen or the TrioBASIC high-level programming language

➡️ Pocket-sized dimensions – the Flex-6X Nano measures just 147mm high, 17mm wide, and 107mm deep

➡️ High processing power with choices including a 1.2GHz Quad Core 64-bit ARM Cortex A53

Trio’s Flexible Machine Controller range includes the Flex-6X Nano for up to 64 axes, and the Flex-7 that extends axis count to 80 and adds extra processing power.

The scalable Flexslice I/O system allows you to manage control functionality whenever you need it, simply by adding or removing I/O slices - a separate I/O coupler also allows you to add even more I/O modules.

Discover more here: https://triomotion.com/public/products/p770.php

29/07/2026

Trio’s Motion-First Automation provides a complete, automated control solution for your machines.

When you design machines that rely on motion, all components of the motion system must integrate, trouble-free, with a machine’s automation solution.

If not, gains made in fast and precise motion can be lost due to latency in the machine’s wider architecture. Challenges in integration also introduce time and cost in set-up - as well as reliability problems for machine end-users.

Trio’s Motion-First Automation solution optimises the motion cycle of your machines - and provides full machine control.

The Trio solution includes controllers for motion and machine logic, as well as I/O systems, servo drives & motors, HMI, and SCARA robots – all supported with licence-free software and a motion engine developed over more than 30 years.

⚙️Optimise machine performance: High-speed EtherCAT communications for up to 128 coordinated servo axes, based on an extensive library of motion moves.

⚙️Speed-up machine development: Motion and machine control from a single software platform, with programming in a choice of standard IEC languages or Trio’s high-level motion command language.

⚙️Enhance ease of use: A fully integrated product range developed for motion-centric machines to optimise ease of set up and boost reliability for machine users – supported by a global team.

Find out more about Trio’s Motion-First Automation solution at www.triomotion.com

24/07/2026

Integrating motion control to your machine can get complicated, so what’s the best approach to simplify it?

If your PLC can’t provide the motion performance you need but you don’t want the complexity of a separate motion control environment, Trio’s Motion-PLC provides both solutions in one.

Motion-PLC delivers multi-axis motion control AND machine control in a single, compact device.

For machine builders, this approach simplifies design, accelerates development, and cuts cost, while for end users, this makes machines much easier to live with.

Key advantages of Motion-PLC include:

➡️ IEC-based motion programming and PLCopen motion libraries for a familiar development workflow

➡️ Control of up to 8 axes over high-speed EtherCAT, plus an extensive library of pre-set motion functions

➡️ Scalable I/O, plus EtherCAT and Ethernet ports, and flexible communications including Modbus TCP, PROFINET IO, and Ethernet/IP

Discover how Motion-PLC can provide the motion and machine control solution for your machines. Visit: https://triomotion.com/public/products/motionplc/motionPLC.php

17/07/2026

This week in Germany, Trio engineers Simon Baker and Fraser Brown and have been at the 2026 European EtherCAT Plug Fest.

Organised by the EtherCAT Technology Group, the goal of this developer event is to perform interoperability tests to improve integration and share implementation tips.

For Trio, the EtherCAT Plug Fest is the event to test our EtherCAT products and share knowledge with other vendors. We've attended many Plug Fests over the years - in fact, this image shows Richard Ellis and Simon Baker at a previous edition.

Trio has integrated EtherCAT since 2014, and from then on, we've gained huge experience in the leading Ethernet-based fieldbus for motion control.

This is expertise that our engineers involve and pass on every day in the development and support of motion-centric machine automation projects around the world.

Do you have a question about EtherCAT? Ask - and we'll put you in contact with our engineers.

10/07/2026

Before you develop your next motion-focussed machine, ask yourself these key questions.

As machines become ever more sophisticated, motion control can be an area where complexity increases.

A PLC might handle machine logic, but to add motion performance to your machine, you might need a separate motion controller. Along with the extra hardware, you now have various programming environments, increasing complexity in development – and complexity for machine users.

So, when designing your next motion-centric machine, consider:

➡️ Can the machine and motion logic be developed in the same environment?

➡️ Are engineers spending time integrating systems rather than optimising the machine?

➡️ Will maintenance teams have to manage separate control platforms after installation?

A key design objective is to remove barriers between technologies to create seamless integration.

By combining PLC functionality with advanced motion control in a single platform, Motion-PLC helps machine builders simplify architectures, accelerate development, and create machines that are easier to use and maintain.

Trio’s Motion-PLC provides…

✅ Motion control and machine logic in one

✅ EtherCAT motion control performance for up to 8 axes

✅ Simple motion programming based on a library of pre-set moves

✅ Scalable device integration with I/O slice options

✅ Flexible comms with Modbus TCP, PROFINET IO, and Ethernet/IP

Discover how integrated motion and machine control can simplify your next design: https://triomotion.com/public/products/motionplc/motionPLC.php

26/06/2026

If you're a machine builder heading to the UK's Machine Building South show, discover Trio's Motion-First Automation in partnership with IMI Industrial Automation.

Visit the exhibition, Stand 27, Sandown Park, 8 July, and see our pick-and-place solution developed in collaboration with IMI.

The application is an example of how Trio's Motion-First Automation enhances machine performance by optimising its motion cycle.

The pick-and-place technology can increase the throughput of packing and sorting applications across a variety of sectors, all executed with speed, precision, and reliability.

The proven application is also ready-to-integrate, reducing time in development and easing the transition of deployment for end users.

Discover more at the show!

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