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News Release from: Gefran SIEI UK | Subject: XVy-EV family for cutting systems
Edited by the Engineeringtalk Editorial
Team on 21 November 2007
Servo drives turn to cutting systems
Application guide targets designers involved in all aspects of continuous processing machinery in metal processing, plastics, paper or other material converting industries.
Gefran UK has published a new motion control application guide for flying shear and feed-to-length cutting systems based on its SIEIDrives XVy-EV family of high performance servo drives The guide includes datasheets and detailed instruction manuals that describe all the controls and parameters available for users to configure their own dynamic web processing applications
This article was originally published on Engineeringtalk on 18 Mar 2002 at 8.00am (UK)
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As the comprehensive XVy-EV series covers power ratings from 1.5 to over 315kW with high-bandwidth position and current control, typical feed-to-length and flying shear applications that can be addressed cover line speeds to more than 60m/min, and cutting thicknesses in excess of 15mm in steel.
The principles covered within the guide may also be applied to other start-stop or on-the-fly web operations including punch and press, welding and forming.
Both feed-to-length and flying shear cutting system guides include a detailed description of all applicable XVy-EV commands, parameters and alarms along with comprehensive information on wiring, fieldbus and PLC interfacing, and system commissioning.
A further instruction manual covering Gefran's flying shear sizing tool describes how the PC based software may be used to calculate servomotor performance data from known mechanical and shear profile information.
Information used within the software may be directly transferred to the actual drive used in the application.
The graphical software provides shear performance and cam profile tables with simulation screens, graphs and possible errors; allowing users to exactly match motor and drive selection to the application, optimising productivity, throughput rates and quality.
Also included with the application pack is a CD containing PDF files of manuals and datasheets along with videos showing an impressive selection of feed-to-length and flying shear applications which use Gefran servo drives and motors.
The new application guide will be a useful resource for designers and integrators involved in all aspects of continuous processing machinery in metal processing, plastics, paper or other material converting industries. Request a free brochure from Gefran SIEI UK ...
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