AC Motor Controllers and Drives
Rockwell Automation Showcases Process to Packaging Control Capabilities at PACK EXPO International 2010
Complete solution provider Rockwell Automation unveils latest control capabilities that help improve machine performance, flexibility and longevity
MILWAUKEE, Oct. 25, 2010 - Rockwell Automation will demonstrate at PACK EXPO 2010 how machine builders can lower their Total Cost to Design, Develop and Deliver packaging machinery using a scalable, multidisciplined control and information system. Featuring innovative new control and safety capabilities, the Rockwell Automation Integrated Architecture system seamlessly integrates process to packaging machinery, helping end users gain real-time insight into their operation and succeed in today's knowledge-based business environment.
"Manufacturers face the ever-present challenge of integrating processing and packaging lines so product flows in a continuous, efficient manner," said Mike Wagner, global packaging business manager, Rockwell Automation. "OEMs that choose a fully integrated control and information platform can seamlessly bridge machinery and create an environment for their end user customer to more easily optimize line performance."
The Rockwell Automation booth (N-3972) at PACK EXPO will feature several additions to its control and information platform:
o Allen-Bradley Compact GuardLogix programmable automation controllers (PACs) provide integrated safety, motion, discrete and drive control capabilities in a single control platform to help machine builders reduce hardware, development and integration costs. Featuring a 1oo2 safety architecture, the Compact GuardLogix controllers are rated up to Safety Integrity Level 3. Additionally, as part of the Rockwell Automation Integrated Architecture system, the Compact GuardLogix controllers use the same configuration, networking and visualization environment as the company's larger scale systems. This helps provide OEMs with cost-effective integration of a machine or safety application into the end user's plantwide control system.
o Allen-Bradley ControlLogix L7x PACs provide advanced memory, speed and processing capabilities for a wide range of control demands, from basic plant-floor applications to high-performance process, logic and motion applications. For complex, high-performance motion applications, the ControlLogix L73 and L75 PACs have dual-core central processing units. The controllers also interface seamlessly with motion drives through standard EtherNet/IP and SERCOS network interfaces. The controllers are capable of supporting as many as 100 axes, further simplifying synchronization of complex motion applications.
o Allen-Bradley Kinetix 6500 multi-axis servo drive leverages the proven performance of the Kinetix 6000 family and is the first high-performance, modular servo drive to leverage embedded EtherNet/IP technology for integrated motion control. It also offers advanced safety features, such as safe stop, zero speed monitoring, safe direction monitoring and safe maximum acceleration monitoring.
o Allen-Bradley PowerFlex 750 series of AC drives meet user needs for versatile motor control, integration ease and performance to help increase productivity. These drives support multiple languages, meet global standards and certifications, and have a wide power range. In addition, the drives offer safe speed monitoring options to help reduce maintenance downtime and improve machine performance.
o Allen-Bradley Guardmaster GuardShield Safe 4 safety light curtains feature an integrated laser alignment system, allowing for simplified set up and installation. Users can activate or deactivate two visible laser elements located at the top and bottom of the GuardShield Safe 4 safety light curtain by touching the transmitting element, allowing for faster and easier light curtain alignment.
A Delta Robotics demonstration in the booth showcases several Rockwell Automation solutions in action, including the Allen-Bradley ControlLogix L7x PAC, GuardLogix PAC, Kinetix 6500 servo drive and PanelView Plus human machine interface.
The Rockwell Automation booth also features a Mechatronics display that shows machine builders how to combine mechanical and electrical engineering to achieve greater innovation, more optimized performance, faster time to market and reduced business risk. With this interdisciplinary approach, designers can address configuration and integration issues up front and minimize the chance of encountering problems in subsequent stages. The Mechatronics display features:
o Motion Analyzer software helps minimize design risk and speed time to market by providing tools that analyze design alternatives for motion control applications. In addition to its sizing, selection, optimization and simulation capabilities, Motion Analyzer software offers performance evaluation features including ratio, torque and tolerance analysis. Motion Analyzer links 3D mechanical design in Solidworks 3D CAD to a control program in Rockwell Software RSLogix 5000 to deliver greater flexibility and help accelerate time to market.
The Rockwell Automation integrated control and information platform also is featured by numerous machine builders exhibiting at PACK EXPO.
Rockwell Automation, Inc. (NYSE: ROK), the world's largest company dedicated to industrial automation and information, makes its customers more productive and the world more sustainable. Headquartered in Milwaukee, Wis., Rockwell Automation employs about 19,000 people serving customers in more than 80 countries.
For more information on Rockwell Automation solutions for machine builders, please visit http://www.rockwellautomation.com/go/pe10.
Media contacts: Patty Roberts
Rockwell Automation
414.382.5682
paroberts@ra.rockwell.com
Leanne Hanson
Padilla Speer Beardsley Inc.
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