PRODUCTS DRIVES, CONTROLS & MOTORS
SERVO DRIVE AND MOTOR PACKAGE ENABLES FASTER MACHINE DEVELOPMENT
New from Trio Motion Technology is the DX4 servo drive and MX servo motor series, which is said to make it faster and easier for OEMs to utilise the high performance motion control available from the company’s range of Motion Coordinators. The compact DX4 servo drive has plug-and-play
compatibility with Trio’s controllers and slice I/O systems, all programmed within a single software: Motion Perfect 5. This increases the speed of application development and commissioning for OEMs in industries including packaging, medical, metal, CNC, robotics and 3C. The DX4 servo drive operates at 200V AC and power extends from 50W to 3kW. Utilising high
speed EtherCAT communications, the Motion Coordinator range can control up to 128 axes with precision accuracy. The company’s Motion-iX technology core encapsulates a motion-first approach, capable of complex kinematics within a powerful application programming interface (API). Trio’s open communications mean that the performance of its controllers can connect to factory automation across the primary Ethernet-based protocols. According to the company, the new DX4 servo drive
extends high control performance to the motor shaft, achieving fast and accurate positioning with the matched MXL low inertia and MXM medium inertia servo motors. The drive features EtherCAT update rates down to 125μs and 350% overload for high dynamic applications, as well as functional safety dual STO (SIL3, PLe). The motors host 23-bit absolute multi-turn capability for increased positioning accuracy.
High performance motion control as well as servo
drive and motor precision are rapidly achieved through the Motion Perfect 5 software. Plug-and-play functionality instantly identifies the drive and motor for easy configuration, and accurate motor performance is quickly achieved using tools including adaptive autotuning and anti-resonance features. For motion programming, Motion Perfect 5 flexibly supports IEC 61131-3 languages and PLCopen to enable development to suit all programming backgrounds. The Windows- based software includes an oscilloscope for up to 32 channels as well as a digital
twin visualisation tool. The 3D offline simulation speeds up development by validating motion control before it is physically deployed. This technology is particularly useful for complex control such as robotics, and Motion Perfect 5 can be used to program robots with up to six axes. The new DX4 servo drive is available in three
versions which span 50W – 400W, 750W – 1.5kW and 2kW – 3kW. Scalable functionality has also been designed for
cost effectiveness and the OEM only pays for the capabilities they need, according to Trio’s design principle of ‘everything you need and nothing more’.
Trio Motion Technology
www.triomotion.com
VFDS HELP REDUCE MACHINING TIMES
From its facility in Colombia, Jafs Machines (
www.jafs.com.co.) produces products for manufacturers of machined components. This includes its Octo-Drilling Machine which allows simultaneous machining of components via seven individually controlled spindles within the turret. In addition to drilling, some of the spindles tools need to thread components, meaning reversible movement is also required. The spindles rotate individually on the turret powered by 1.5HP three-phase motors
at 220v. But they have to rotate at different speeds, with stop/start, depending on the station and tool being used. This included being reversible for the process of threading components. However, the indexable turret and its movement was not easy to connect to the control of the drives through individual wiring. So Fanauto, a sales partner of Invertek Drives in Latin America, worked in partnership
with Inginieria OL to develop a solution. Juan Carlos Figueredo of Faunauto said: “We needed to use eight Optidrive VFDs
to accurately control the speed of the spindles and the indexing rotation of the turret. These were connected through a Modbus RS-485 communications network in order to avoid the physical wiring of the drives individually, which would have been impossible through the movement of the turret. “Using this type of connection means only
two signals are sent to the eight drives (RS-485 + and RS-485 -) by means of slip rings. The E3 drives are configured to be controlled through Modbus communication, via a PLC.” The Optidrive E3, 2HP at 220v, Frame Size 1,
IP20 was chosen. Not only were the drives able to control the multiple motors on the moving turret, but they helped increase machining times by 40%.
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A NEW PLANAR MOTOR SYSTEM
Now available from Beckhoff is the eXtended planar motor system. XPlanar features free-floating movers that electromagnetically traverse easily configurable planar tiles. The movers provide jerk-free movement and can remain contact-free at up to four m/s over the tiles. Kept at a defined distance by electromagnetic forces, travelling magnetic fields generated in the planar tiles provide precise and high dynamic positioning of the movers. The highly flexible floor and track
layout means that XPlanar tiles can be arranged in configurations to suit any need. The XPlanar movers are available in different formats depending on the application and are controlled by Beckhoff’s TwinCAT software. Capable of carrying loads up to 6kg, and even more when grouped together, movements specific to transported goods or production are possible naturally while travelling: lifting, lowering, weighing, tilting or rotating. The movers can also be operated vertically and upside-down.
Beckhoff Automation
www.beckhoff.co.uk
PMACS FOR EVS AND HEVS
New to Parker Hannifin’s Global Vehicle Motor (GVM) family of high-power, permanent magnet AC motors (PMACs) is the GVM310. With a 310mm frame, this provides a traction solution for on-road and off-road commercial electric vehicles (EVs) and hybrid electric vehicles (HEVs). When used in conjunction with
the company’s hydraulic pumps, the GVM family can also help customers realise electro-hydraulic pump (EHP) solutions that allow the electrification of formerly purely hydraulic applications. Using the new motors can provide benefits such as high
efficiency/lower energy consumption that in turn allows compliance with stringent emerging energy legislation and a reduction in CO2
footprints. It is also quiet and reliable. In addition to operating as a high-power motor, the
GVM310 can also be run as a generator, enabling effective battery management, longer duty cycles and energy savings of up to 30% compared to induction technologies. Availability as either low flux versions for high-speed applications, or high flux derivatives for low-speed applications, enhances versatility.
Parker Hannifin
www.parker.com
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