Mike Page, Editor, writes:
We see from your search that you're looking for information on the term "Servo Drive",
and we have a large number of manufacturers' news releases and technical articles here on Manufacturingtalk which will be of interest.
Let me be your guide.
Start with
the news release Mill-turn centre has 10kW of milling power from
Turning Technologies UK, which we summarised at the time by saying "As well as having two Y-axis turrets, a CNC mill-turn centre to be shown at MACH 2008, offers 10kW of milling power on every tool station for milling bar, billets or blanks".
A couple of weeks before,
we featured the news release Power press feeder can be networked from
Shear-Form Machine Tools: "PLC operated power press feeder has strip positioning, electronic cams, die safety monitoring and a DP-PROFIBUS communication network combined in one terminal".
In January 2008, we covered the news from Control Techniques
concerning its Digitax ST range servo drives
- take a look at Servo drives are intelligent, compact, dynamic
which says: "For the general machinery market, a range of servo drives is offering unprecedented connectivity, feedback options, intelligence and functionality".
Take a look also at the news release from Parker Hannifin Electromechanical Automation, Digital brushless servo drives get Ethernet link,
as well as Intelligent high resolution servo drives from Motion Drives and Controls,
and Integrated board three-axis servo drive from Motion Control Products.
See also:
News on the 9400 servo drive range from Lenze
(August 2007)
A servo drive range now numbers 22 models from 0.37kW to 370kW and all have options of plug-in safety modules that meet EN954-1 requirements
Machine tools manufacturer rolls with torque
(June 2007)
Swiss-based manufacturer, Leistritz Thommen, purchased a pair of PW70 single reduction worm gear units from Renold Gears for their rolling machines
Compact HMC is more stable and accurate
(April 2007)
Believed to be the most stable machine in its 'compact' class, a horizontal machining centre is setting new standards of accuracy, surface quality and productivity
Servo drive range from 0.37kW to 200kW
(April 2007)
Lenze has extended its 9400 range of servo drives with 8 new models, power rated from 0.37kW to 200kW, available with centralised motion control or process intelligence
Incorrectly-sized servos could cost industry dear
(April 2007)
Kalko has set up a company, Servo Sizing Solutions, which offers consultancy and training in sizing and selecting the optimum servo drive components for an application
High-performance, all-digital servo drives
(April 2007)
Parker's Electromechanical Automation Division, a leading supplier of motion control technology, has announced four Compax3 servo drives with high-current power levels
New team for high performance servo drives
(April 2007)
ABB Automation Technologies (Drives and Motors) has decided to expand into the UK high-performance machinery drives market with the appointment of a new team
Servo presses offer speed, forming flexibility
(April 2007)
Servo press technology - offering mechanical press speed with hydraulic press flexibility - is set to play a more and more important role in the future of press drive technology
NJM/CLI new pressure sensitive labeler
(March 2007)
NJM/CLI introduces the new Uni-300VA, a compact wrap-around pressure sensitive labeler that handles up to 120 containers per minute
Control and plant monitoring system
(February 2007)
Rizla, a UK supplier of cigarette papers, is using Beckhoff industrial PCs, supplied by Hayes Control Systems, for a demanding control and plant monitoring system throughout its Pontypridd plant
CIP networking standard for motion applications
(February 2007)
The CIP protocol holds the key to solving advanced communication and integration challenges for many applications
Free Software for drive configuration
(February 2007)
Software for the Lenze 9400 servosystem is available free of charge from the internet or on disk
Backlash free rack and pinion drive systems
(February 2007)
Redex Andantex is going further in the development of its backlash free and high performance rack and pinion drive systems
Servo drives feature a new mounting concept
(January 2007)
The new Lenze 9400 servo drives feature a new mounting concept and plug-in modules that simply click into place
Servo motion in machine control scenarios
(January 2007)
Schneider Electric UK is seeking to appoint a small number of highly specialised systems integrators for its brand new Lexium motion offer
Servo drive and low inertia motor combination
(January 2007)
Schneider Electric has revealed its intentions to capture a substantial share of the UK motion marketplace
Intelligent drive has real-time Ethernet
(November 2006)
Real-time Ethernet, intelligent drives with linear power stages and engineered systems may be networked and addressed for tightly synchronised motion
Fine-blanking press has larger bed
(November 2006)
An extended-table fineblanking press has a double-size tool table capable of accommodating multi-stage modular tools and total press forces of between 4500 and 11,100kN
Servo power presses grow in size
(October 2006)
Servo presses combine the advantages of mechanical presses such as high productivity and comparably low energy consumption with the high flexibility of hydraulic presses
A3200 control to include piezo motion systems
(October 2006)
Aerotech's Nservo digital controller module brings piezo and galvo motor control capability to the A3200 Digital Automation Platform
Discontinued servo components are born again
(October 2006)
Older, discontinued servo drive components from a range of manufacturers that date back, in some cases, to over twenty years are now available in the UK, from Motor Technology, as compatibles
Digital servo platform has DeviceNet fieldbus
(October 2006)
Manufacturer of motion and control technologies, has extended the performance and functionality of a digital servo platform with the introduction of a new DeviceNet fieldbus option
Integrated motion/control offer advantages
(September 2006)
Motion and machine control systems offer advantages for automated packaging and processing machine applications, providing fully integrated, single sourced systems
Standard-Knapp servo driven bottle laner
(August 2006)
Standard-Knapp, a worldwide leader in the manufacture of innovative packaging machinery, introduces its advanced bottle laner for balanced, jam-free packing lanes
News on the Extra low voltage servo drives from Lenze
(July 2006)
Extra low voltage servo drives comprise the control electronics and power stage integrated into a synchronous servo motor to offers cost/technology advantages
Machine embosses Braille labels on medicine packs
(July 2006)
A revolutionary machine to label the outer packaging of pharmaceutical products in Braille has been developed in response to EU directive 2004/27/EU, and handles up to 20,000 carton packs/h
RoHS compliant couplings have zero backlash
(July 2006)
RoHS compliant couplings feature zero backlash and even higher torsional stiffness for demanding servo motor applications with high reverse loads and precision positioning requirements
Open drives have decentralised intelligence
(June 2006)
With more than 100 integrated technology functions, the Rexroth IndraDrive sets new standards for decentralized intelligence
Powerful panel-mounting amplifier family
(June 2006)
Copley Controls has announced a compact but very powerful panel-mounting Micro Xenus servo amplifier family for controlling AC brushless and DC brush motors
Add-on accessories reduce set-up times
(May 2006)
Add-on accessories to existing machine tools include a trunnion rotary table for 5-axis machining and a retrofitable automatic pallet changer with a positioning repeatability of +/-0.0025mm
Flexible line punches across coil widths
(May 2006)
A flexible, programmable, metal forming production line can punch across the whole coil width combining strip feeding with the traverse movement of the tooling cassettes under the press ram
Tray Sealing System For Food Runs At 160ppm
(March 2006)
Heat-sealing equipment supplier Proseal has launched a high throughput modular linear tray sealing system
Linear motor driven positioning systems launched
(March 2006)
Manufacturer of linear motor driven positioning systems has launched a range of linear motor stages with a travel range from 150mm to 2m
Powerful vertical turning lathes have a Y-axis
(March 2006)
Adding a Y-axis onto a range of vertical turning lathes has given them machining centre-type production capabilities for a wide range of prismatic components up to 50 tonnes