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their machines, LINAK engineers have
developed control and operating units
with the appropriate basic functions.
"We couldn't ignore the trend that
when users are provided controllers
“Rather than reinventing
the wheel by developing
I/O systems, controllers or
visualization devices on our
own, we chose to team up
with another company and
combine our products into a
complete solution. It became
clear that B&R would be the
ideal partner.“
Christian Renner
Spokesperson
LINAK GmbH
that are more powerful and easier to
operate, they increase their demands
for synchronization, movement profiles
and especially the networking
capability of the drives," explains
Renner. "Rather than reinventing the
wheel by developing I/O systems,
controllers or visualization devices
on our own, we chose to team up
with another company and combine
our products into a complete solution.
It became clear that B&R would
be the ideal partner."
Linear servo motors - Simply integrated
the results of this cooperation are
quite impressive. Engineering and
handling has never been so userfriendly.
A demonstration designed
as part of a thesis project provides
convincing proof of this fact: "the
core of the demo consists of B&R's
X20 System and X67 System motor
modules, which control an LA35
and an LA36, each with an integrated
Hall sensor, directly and without any
additional conversion. the drive signals
are therefore available for further
processing on the controller or
on a visualization system," explains
Christopher Herget, the student responsible
for this project at LINAK.
"this allows the user to utilize all the
communication options that these
I/O systems from B&R offer." users
of B&R solutions don't have to leave
the convenient Automation Studio
engineering environment when they
use LINAK drives, which allows them
to create complete control and visualization
applications conveniently
and effectively.
The combination of the LA36 and
the X67 motor module illustrates just
how perfectly the products from LIN-
AK and B&R complement each other:
As though the X67 module had been
developed specially for this purpose,
it provides precisely the connections
needed to power and control two
LA36 drives with Hall sensors.
there is now a broad palette of linear
drives available to the user as a result
of the cooperation between B&R
and LINAK. these are not burdened
with the disadvantages of hydraulic
or pneumatic drives, and are as easy
to configure, install and commission
as any of the other electric drives
from the two partners.
The LA36 is ideal for mobile "off-road" devices, such as agriculture
and forestry machines as well as construction machines.
Application
On this demo, the LINAK drives are controlled
directly by B&R modules.
LINAK:
Founded: 1907
Employees: 1.500
Locations: production facilities in
DK (Headquarters), SK, CN, USA;
subsidiaries and representatives
in over 35 countries
Products & Services: Design and
manufacture of electric drive systems
www.linak.de
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