Collaborative robots are seeing exponential rise in use. “This trend is a perfect example of the so-called fourth industrial revolution or Industry 4.0 … a term defined by chairman of the World Economic Forum Klaus Schwab. It’s blurring lines between digital, physical, and biological spheres,” said Jonas Proeger of Trinamic Motion Control. Some of these […]
Servo Drives
Selecting servomotors with integrated drives
Although new distributed servo drive systems promise incredible performance, engineers should consider cabling, form factor, and safety integration before standardizing on a platform. Servomotors with integrated drives were groundbreaking technology when they hit the market, but their full potential has rarely been reached. These servomotors are supposed to reduce footprint and commissioning time while increasing […]
Drives and controls for robotics: See them at the 2019 Robotics Summit
In a couple weeks, the 2019 Robotics Summit (focused on the design, development, manufacture, and delivery of commercial robotics) will take place in Boston. It will be co-located with the DeviceTalks event at the Seaport World Trade Center. One display will be an array of precision processing and powering technologies for robotics. Elmo Motion Control […]
ADVANCED Motion Controls debuts family of compact FlexPro digital servo drives
The FE060-25-EM is the first servo drive of the new FlexPro digital drive family from ADVANCED Motion Controls (AMC). Designed with compact form and power density in mind, the micro-sized FE060-25-EM can outperform larger-sized digital servo drives and still be integrated into tight spaces. At just 1.5 x 1 x 0.6 in. (38 x 25 […]
Automate 2019 April 8 through 11: See Elmo Motion Control + future of motion control
Elmo Motion Control a leading provider of motion control technology, will be showcasing its latest innovation during the 2019 Automate tradeshow from April 8-11, 2019 in Chicago … booth #7729. Amongst Elmo’s state-of-the-art products, visitors will find the award-winning Double Gold Twitter servo drive, the Platinum Maestro multi-axis motion controller, and for the first time […]
Servo drive controls highly dynamic processes with greater precision
With the latest upgrade to its ACOPOSmulti multi-axis servo drive, B&R now enables even shorter cycle times down to 50 μsec. Highly dynamic processes can now be controlled more precisely than ever. For demanding motion control applications, such as those found in the printing and packaging industries, movements must be controlled quickly and precisely. The […]
Don’t forget these two things when selecting an amplifier for a servo-motion application
Using software to size motion designs is rewarding because engineers can efficiently predict which products are suitable for the application at hand. But key considerations (sometimes missed) when selecting a servo amplifier are those of dynamic braking and regenerative resistor braking. By Sixto Moralez • Regional Motion Engineer Phil Drexler • Regional Motion Engineer | […]
New panel-mount servo drives from AMC for brushed, brushless dc motors
The AB25A100 PWM servo drive from Advanced Motion Controls is designed to drive brushless and brushed dc motors at a high switching frequency. The drive is fully protected against over-voltage, under-voltage, over-current, over-heating and short-circuits across motor, ground and power leads. Furthermore, the drive can interface with digital controllers or be used stand-alone, and requires […]
New dual-axis AKD2G servo drive from Kollmorgen
Kollmorgen’s new dual-axis AKD2G Servo Drive is one of the most power-dense industrial servo drives on the market. It substantially reduces mains wiring, fuses, and filtering to save significant panel space and cost. The AKD2G features expandable I/O (without increasing the size), removable memory, dual-channel STO, and the first drive-resident graphic display in the industry. […]
When do you need a linear amplifier versus a PWM drive?
Servo drives — also referred to as servo amplifiers — can be classified by the type of output stage they use: • Pulse-width-modulated (PWM) amplifier output stage or • Linear amplifier output stage. Of the two types, PWM drives are more common in general motion control applications because they provide more power to the motor, […]
