The power of simplicity. By using EtherCAT for motion control, drives can be simplified because many functions that have traditionally resided in the drive can be migrated to the PC-based controller. The ...
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An integral part of PC-based control.    Condition monitoring functions can be integrated simply and cost-effectively into the EtherCAT I/O system from Beckhoff using the EL3632 EtherCAT Terminal.    For ...
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The sheet metal working industry is booming. An increasingly wide variety of products, varying batch sizes and strong cost awareness require maximum flexibility in the face of global competition. The ...
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New 18 and 25 A versions of the AX5000 EtherCAT servo drive have been released, adding to the existing 12 A single channel and 2 x 6 A dual channel drive units. Further variants with rated currents up ...
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In many industrial nations, electric motors account for more than half of the electricity consumption so that they offer enormous energy saving potential. Speed control can easily reduce excess energy ...
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SAB Plastmach, Thailand, has developed a range of high-performance extrusion blow moulding machines using industrial PC control and Industrial Ethernet communications. SAB is a manufacturer and international ...
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Located in Germantown, Wisconsin, shrink wrapping machine builder Conflex has been undergoing what Joe Morrissey, product manager at the company, refers to as a renaissance. In 2005 Conflex began the ...
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Decentralised automation technology and Fieldbus Box systems from Beckhoff are becoming more and more popular: in a front-line application at the BMW plant in Dingolfing, Germany, Fieldbus Box modules ...
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