Servos synchronize

Liquid filling machines designed for pharmaceutical users benefit from 12 to 24 axes of servo control.

The servo drives and MKD washdown servo motors are part of a control system.
The servo drives and MKD washdown servo motors are part of a control system.

Leading U.S. pharmaceutical manufacturers around the world are using Bosch Packaging’s FLM-Series machines to fill prescription liquids into glass and plastic bottles and vials. Critical to the performance of these filling machines is a Rexroth Power PC motion controller that governs up to 24 axes of motion.

“We chose the Rexroth servo controls because of their strong support, both for us and our customers,” says Jeff Jackson, product manager, Pharmaceutical Division, Bosch Packaging North America.

The Rexroth controls package is also compatible with Rockwell Automation’s Allen-Bradley ControlLogix programmable logic controllers and human-machine interfaces that Bosch Packaging uses for the FLM machinery.

Jackson notes, “We structure the FLM fillers so that the Rexroth controls ‘report’ to the Allen-Bradley PLC. It doesn’t have to be done that way, but we do it that way because of the benefits in validation.”

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