you will find that "manage" is used as an equal alternative to "control" and in my opinion if the Italian did not say "assi controllati" I would stick with "managed".
Below there is a para. from a machine tool manufacturer website whre the two words are used in the same sentence!!!

"Machining stations are Saeilo's Mach 3A, column-traverse HMC's, with 300mm pallets and work ranges of 15.75" (X), 13.78" (Y) and 15.75" W. The 40-taper spindles are powered by 10 hp, 6000 rpm drives with 2.5 second acceleration /deceleration over the full speed range. Carousel-type automatic tool changers utilize 20 CAT-40 tools (for a system total of 60 tools), with 2.5 second tool exchange. Positioning speed on all axes is 945 inches per minute with ±0.0002" accuracy and ±0.00012" repeatability. Each station is run by its own Fanuc O-MC control with total system integration managed through an Allen Bradley SLC-500 controller."

I have worked for over 12 years with a company using Fanuc,A-B and Siemens controllers are they quite happily use manage in their texts.

Angela