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News Release from: Maxon Motor UK | Subject: MCD EPOS
Edited by the Engineeringtalk Editorial
Team on 17 December 2007
Compact drive comes together
Motor, sensor and controller combine to form a highly dynamic space-saving, maintenance-free positioning drive with great efficiency.
Ever eager to make life easier for designers, Maxon Motor has come up with a device that combines a motor, a sensor and a controller into one unit - packaged in a neat, compact, aluminium casing It's called the Maxon compact drive MCD EPOS
This article was originally published on Engineeringtalk on 30 Aug 2000 at 8.00am (UK)
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The controllers are taken from Maxon's EPOS (easy positioning system) range, which has proved tremendously popular since its recent introduction, while the motors and encoders are tried-and-tested off-the-shelf Maxon products whose performance and reliability are well established.
Together they form a highly dynamic, space-saving, maintenance-free positioning drive with excellent functionality and great efficiency.
The system delivers a maximum output of 60W.
One of the most attractive features of the boxed MCD EPOS is its quick startup procedure.
It arrives optimally tuned and ready for use, and the need for wiring is minimised thanks to its facility for direct connection to a CANopen bus or an SPS controller.
A programmable version - the MCD EPOS P - is also available, equipped with a processor and memory for stand-alone operation.
Both versions come complete with all the necessary software, free of charge.
Applications for these extremely flexible compact drives will be found in, for example, automation, robotics and laboratory equipment.
"Designers have responded very enthusiastically to EPOS and we are sure that they will welcome the new MCD compact packages - particularly when they see the price", says Keith Ellenden, CEO of Maxon Motor UK.
"The EPOS range is already competitively priced but believe it or not the compact MCD costs less than the sum of its individual parts". Request a free brochure from Maxon Motor UK ...
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