SUPPLEMENT PRODUCTS ROBOTICS & MOTION CONTROL
LEXIUM MDRIVE MOTORS INTEGRATED WITH M12 INDUSTRIAL CONNECTORS OVER ETHERNETTCP/IP
electronics with closed loop performance in a compact package well suited for many motion applications. High torque step motors are integrated with drives from 12V up to 70V DC, controller, I/O and internal encoder. In certain applications, LMD closed loop performance can replace servomotors, lowering cost and reducing complexity. MDrive products with EtherNet/IP also include the protocol stacks for Profinet IO, Modbus/TCP and MCode/TCP for use as a programmable controller over Ethernet. EtherNet/IP is the most widely used industrial
Motion Control Products, the official distributor of Schneider Electric Motion USA, has announced that networking over EthernetTCP/IP via industrial M12 circular connectors is now available in Lexium MDrive integrated motor systems on the NEMA motor sizes 23 and 34. M12 Lexium MDrive products integrate stepper motor, controller, I/O and drive
Ethernet solution for factory automation. Developed by Rockwell Automation, and managed by the Open DeviceNet Vendors Association (ODVA), EtherNet/IP provides a complete set of services and messages for control, synchronisation, safety, motion and data exchange. The Lexium MDrive Ethernet products support EtherNet/IP as an adapter class device capable of implicit and explicit messaging with remote I/O onboard these integrated motion products. Available as open or closed loop with an internal magnetic encoder. Closed loop models feature hMTechnology. EtherNet/IP, ModbusTCP and Profinet are all software selectable from one product, delivering
system flexibility to a wide range of automation machine builders. “Globally, Ethernet is the most widely used protocol for factory automation. ODVA standards benefit machine builders by making it easy to implement products from various vendors into one system,” stated Steve McKay, managing director of Motion Control Products. “Lexium MDrive products are also easy to implement into new or existing systems, reducing parts count and machine complexity. Set-up is simplified with robust M12 circular connectors, and users select software from EtherNet/IP, ModbusTCP or Profinet.”
Motion Control Products
www.motioncontrolproducts.com T: 01202 599 922
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COMPACT CARTESIAN PALLETISER IS A FITTING SOLUTION
Space limitations are often cited as a barrier for automation in production and packing plants. To resolve this issue, Pacepacker Services has developed and launched a more compact palletising system. Taking up just 4.3m2
of floor space and it
delivers a 50% reduction in floor footprint compared to a similar robotic arm solution. Situated at the end of an existing product conveyor, Pacepacker’s Compact Cartesian Palletiser is well suited for handling retail and wholesale goods in clusters, such as blister packs of flour and trays of jam jars, as well as boxes, cartons, shrink wrapped trays. The simple design comprises a robust frame that straddles the end of
line conveyor. A Cartesian mechanism supplied by Festo is built into the overhead area and an empty pallet is placed neatly on the floor within the structure. As product feeds along the conveyor, they are picked up and placed onto the pallet. The most appropriate end effector for each application, typically an
electro-magnetic or vacuum gripper, is added to the Cartesian device. To illustrate the floor footprint saving, a comparable robotic palletiser takes up around 8.6m2
increased throughput.
Pacepacker Services
www.pacepacker.com T: 01371 811 544
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