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B&R Industrial Automation: Drive solution for low power applications

B&R’s ACOPOSmicro controls stepper motors and offers support for servo motors.

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The flexible drive architecture enables a problem-free changeover from a stepper motor to a servo version and vice versa. Despite small dimensions, the ACOPOSmicro supports up to 2 axes with performance levels of 500 W each on 1 module. Requires a base surface of less than 50 cm”/axis. This makes it possible to implement multi-axis applications with minimal space and wiring requirements. 


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