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News Release from: Rockwell Automation | Subject: Kinetix 6000
Edited by the Engineeringtalk Editorial Team on 22 July 2002

Servo drive is key to integrated motion
solution

The Kinetix 6000 is a compact high-performance, multi-axis servo drive and a key element in the Kinetix integrated motion solution from Rockwell Automation.

The Kinetix 6000 is a compact high-performance, multi-axis servo drive and a key element in the Kinetix integrated motion solution from Rockwell Automation Available in the UK from September 2002, Kinetix 6000 is designed to work alongside the Logix family of controllers to deliver true integration of motion and logic control and a wealth of novel features that make motion systems easier to install, commission and use

With its unique PLC style rack, Kinetix 6000 offers users a significantly reduced installation time.

For example, a traditional eight-axis system generally requires 32 holes to be marked and drilled and separate units mounted.

With Kinetix 6000, only five mounting points are needed, then the modules simply clip into the rack, taking their power, control and communication from the built-in rail.

Modules are compact and fit into standard 200 or 300mm deep enclosures, typically resulting in a reduction of up to 50% in the panel space required.

Not only is installation quick and easy, it is also much safer, as high voltage parts are not exposed.

A good earth connection is created automatically when each module is attached to the rail, helping to eliminate electrical and RF noise problems, a major issue with many traditional servo systems.

Of interest to OEMs looking to reduce machine wiring time, power and feedback to the servo motors can either be with simple plug in pre-made cables or, for special requirements, Kinetix 6000 provides a novel screened termination plug that is easy to wire yet reliable in use.

The same concept is also used for local I/O connections, such as to limit switches and registration sensors.

Each input also has its own 0 and 24V connection, eliminating the need for additional external wiring.

Kinetix 6000 uses a Sercos digital interface to connect with the Logix controller.

This fibre-optic real-time deterministic network replaces the complex bundle of wiring associated with traditional servo drives thus saving installation time as well as increasing system reliability.

The network is used to send and receive demand and axis position data along with many other drive parameters that can be used for remote commissioning and monitoring.

During commissioning, single point programming with standard IEC61131-3 languages in ladder, function block or structured text offers major advantages over the diverse range of over 200 servocontroller languages used by traditional systems.

Instead of separate programming for the controller and drive using different, proprietary languages, Kinetix uses the same easy to use programming environment throughout.

The advanced control capabilities of Kinetix 6000 provide exceptional performance.

With a velocity bandwidth of more than 400Hz and current loop bandwidth of more than 1300Hz, twice that of typical rival systems, the response speed of the Kinetix 6000 is approaching the mechanical limits of machinery.

It is capable of satisfying the most demanding motion control applications, including sorting conveyers, carton making, wrapping, bottling, labelling and case packing, all of which require multiple axis control and high accuracy.

Preliminary design analysis with a leading UK manufacturer of carton-making machines has already confirmed several significant benefits.

The Kinetix 6000 modular system is significantly smaller than the individual servo drives it will replace, providing a 38% saving on panel space.

This is an increasingly important factor as panel builders and OEMs come under growing pressure to fit more electrical components into control panels, while the innovative power rail, simplified I/O wiring and Sercos connection all help to reduce wiring time by about a third.

Absolute feedback simplifies programming of the machine power-up sequence, and cuts the time taken for machine to be up and running.

Finally, once the machine is installed at a customer's site, Sercos enables remote dial up diagnostics and trouble shooting anywhere in world.

As with all Rockwell Automation products and services, Kinetix 6000 meets international standards and is available with local support throughout the world - a major benefit for OEMs and their customers, wherever they are.

(This was Engineeringtalk's Top Story on 19 July 2002).

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