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News Release from: Control Techniques | Subject: SLM technology drives
Edited by the Engineeringtalk Editorial
Team on 17 May 2001
Partnership aims at new motion control
generation
A new generation of competitive OEM drive systems based upon Open PC motion control and Control Techniques unique, fully digital, SLM technology is promised by a new partnership
The recently concluded co-operative partnership between Control Techniques and Nyquist of the Netherlands brings together one of the leading drive companies in the world with one of the first rank motion control suppliers in an alliance that promises a new generation of competitive OEM systems based upon Open PC motion control and Control Techniques unique, fully digital, SLM technology "We regard co-operation agreements as the best way to supply first class products in a market that makes such stringent demands on motion control and multi-axis servo control performance," said CK Fong, Vice-President of Servo Business with Control Techniques
This article was originally published on Engineeringtalk on 30 Jan 2001 at 8.00am (UK)
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"Both of our companies are leaders in their field: Control Techniques in the area of servo drive technology, Nyquist in high-end motion control.
Jointly, we can give a technological lead to OEMs, helping to improve their competitive edge.
An outstanding example of this is the combination of Nyquist's FireWire communication system which, with its 400Mbits/sec transmission speed, is fast enough for the coming generation of high-speed industrial control systems, with our leading-edge SLM technology.
Together these make a powerful combination for our industrial automation OEM clients." Turning more specifically to the benefits of SLM, CK Fong continued: "The really exciting thing about our SLM technology is that it has been developed for the demanding high end motion market.
This means that machine manufacturers in all industry sectors are able to benefit from unparalleled levels of axis performance at competitive cost.
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As well as being a performance enhancer now, SLM technology is also a gateway to the future.
Its integration into PC based and PC hosted motion systems opens up a whole new vista for optimised multi-axis control in the new millennium." "Our core strategy is two-fold," said Twan Smetsers, Nyquist's Marketing Manager.
"Nyquist's OEM customers demand high performance from their motion control systems, and we have therefore chosen a manufacturer with extensive knowledge and expertise in digital servo controls.
This will also allow us to supply our partners with high-quality spin-off products for the high-end of the General Motion Control (GMC) market." Nyquist's NYCe series of motion controllers rank among the most advanced systems on the market.
PC standards such as Windows NT, NT Embedded, Ethernet and FireWire have helped to create a robust, open platform that is accessible at all levels.
It is also a platform that OEM customers can easily adapt to their demands.
The graphical user interface, I/O processing and calculation of motion sequences, trajectory generation and kinematics are all accessible under NT and NT Embedded to ensure simple and flexible programming.
Together with the M'Ax and MultiAx servo systems available from Control Techniques, this gives a completely digitally controlled system and one which, with the combination of FireWire and SLM reduces cabling on any machine to a minimum.
Summing-up the wider policy aspects of the Nyquist co-operation, CK Fong concluded by saying: "Establishing a partnership with the manufacturer of one of the most advanced ranges of multi-axis motion systems in the world buttresses our decision to open-up SLM technology to the general motion market.
In all industry sectors there is an inexorable move towards PC based control systems and we see SLM as the key to that emerging market." Control Techniques' SLM technology is a leading edge innovation for servo motion control, digitally linking the motion controller to the servo drive to the "intelligent" motor.
With an "intelligent" node in the servomotor feedback, SLM also provides the highest resolution feedback for dynamic and precise performance.
This results in an extremely high positioning resolution (8,3 million steps per revolution for velocity loop) with a tenfold improvement in dynamic response, control bandwidth and torque variation performance.
More importantly, SLM gives benefits to the OEM machinery builder by significantly reducing interconnections and cabling by as much as 50% when compared to the conventional servo system.
Control Techniques latest series of servo drives, M'Ax and MultiAx incorporate SLM technology and truly provides maximum value to OEM's. Request a free brochure from Control Techniques ...
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