Product picture galleryInnovations in drive technology
Without drive technology - in the truest sense of the word - nothing would turn in most machines and systems. Computer&AUTOMATION presents the latest innovations in this automation discipline in a series of pictures.
With the Allen-Bradley Kinetix 5700, Rockwell Automation is launching a new servo drive on the market. It offers dual servo axes, a power range from 1.6 to 60 kW and tuning technology. Instead of multiple servo drives, machine builders can use this new platform to reduce their space requirements in the control cabinet by up to 70 percent, according to the manufacturer. In addition, the wiring effort is said to be reduced by more than 60%, while configuration and commissioning are simplified. The drive uses load observer technology (monitoring of changing mass inertia ratios) for real-time control. This eliminates the need to manually tune each axis individually. As soon as a machine is ready for operation, the tracking notch filter technology detects and eliminates resonance frequencies. In addition, tuning measures are carried out automatically to optimize machine performance. The drive combines a powerful asynchronous motor controller with a servo motor controller. This is designed to reduce machine complexity while reducing integration time and cost. In addition, Rockwell's Studio 5000 Logix Designer software provides a development environment for configuration and integration with Logix drives for drive and safety applications.