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News Release from: SICK (UK) | Subject: Hiperdrive
Edited by the Engineeringtalk Editorial
Team on 13 January 2006
Drive improves process quality
The Hiperdrive from Sick provides precision, repeatability and a high level of operating reliability in positioning applications, resulting in fewer rejects and greater product and process quality.
The Hiperdrive (highly integrated performance drive) from Sick is claimed to provide precision, repeatability and a high level of operating reliability in positioning applications, resulting in fewer rejects and greater product and process quality The integrated positioning drive comprises a motor, gearbox, absolute measurement system and control electronics
This article was originally published on Engineeringtalk on 5 Jun 2007 at 8.00am (UK)
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With different versions offering operating speeds up to 280rev/min and driving torques up to 20Nm, there is a variant available to meet the performance requirements of most applications.
Absolute detection of the angle of rotation provides a clear absolute positional value for every axis requiring positioning, eliminating the need to perform a reference run on machine start-up.
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