The lock command of some controllers prevents skew between synchronized axes. Offset between axes is measured, scaled, and then cascaded with the command for locked axis signals on each amplifier — so that the system's synchronous integrity is actively managed by a separate gain for each motor.

The ratio of nip roll to cutting wheel diameters is 3:1. When the electronic gear or follower is set up, the controller must handle round-off error caused by the ratio with floating-point math and automatic rollover — or risk cumulative performance degradation.

Commanding cam movement with different data densities extends mechanism life. A high-density array is used during dynamic operation — when knives are slicing through product, for example. A low-density array, on the other hand, is used for coarser movement.

With a state machine where all parameters are addressable, summing junctions can allow real-time changes to axis command signals. Then existing system gains chase out resultant error in real time.