Equipped with CAN/CANopen and optionally with EtherCAT interfaces, the Technosoft iPOS3602 MX micro-sized, pluggable intelligent servo drive provides a flexible solution adapted to the decentralized control of any rotary or linear brushless, DC brush or step motor up to 75 W (36 V, 2 A).
Combining an HMI and PLC into one unit, the Maple Systems Human Machine Controller has a customizable I/O, and accepts up to 5 plug-in I/O modules with varying configurations of digital and analog inputs and outputs.
Be it ever so humble, overall equipment efficiency is the focus of a growing number of plant automation projects, adding another component to the continuous improvement tool kit.
Intended for small, standalone machine applications, Allen-Bradley Micro800 component-class micro programmable logic controllers are used with other Allen-Bradley component-class products such as drives, motion control and operator-interface products.
Teaching packaging machines to communicate. Thanks to open standards, packaging machine controls communicate up and down the line and with MES and ERP systems to provide key performance data.
Flexibility is an increasingly important attribute, but manufacturing professionals must strike a balance between the need for high-speed automation and production adaptability.
