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A new take on distributed, modular motion for packaging machinery

A new development from B&R overcomes previous limitations and contributes to modularity, machine flexibility and packaging line reconfigurability.

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It’s not uncommon today to see servomotors with the drive electronics onboard in low power configurations. Benefits include reduced cabinet size, simplified wiring and support for modular design concepts.

But what about applications where a linear motor or a torque motor or a stainless steel motor is required? Or where more power or speed is needed than heat-sensitive motor-mounted electronics can handle?

Enter a category of IP65 rated, distributed drives -- B&R Industrial Automation’s ACOPOSmulti65 series. Instead of mounting the drive to a mated motor, the drive is mounted directly to the machine in a convenient location and is connected to standard catalog motors.

Retains existing benefits, adds new capabilities
This approach preserves the benefits of integrated motor drives. It also adds a more practical performance range, onboard distributed I/O handling, and the freedom to use the right motor and feedback for any application. They remove the mounting space constraints and heat dissipation requirements of onboard drives. And in some tight machine configurations they can remove the cable strain limitations of a star cabling topology.

The B&R design allows daisy chaining with no special ordering of motors by power rating. And they can be used in combination with a choice of active or passive power supplies as well as conventional multiaxis motors and drives in the ACOPOS family.

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