Linear motion systems reduce

size, cost, and time-to-market

P ractical and benefi-

cial industrial appli-
cations for linear motion
troller, drive, encoder
and cabling. The step-
per motor linear actu-
have increased dramati- ator, is one technolo-
cally in the past decade, gy available with all of
just as the demand for these components in-
overall machine reliabil- tegrated into a single,
ity. In response to this compact linear motion
demand, linear motion product not much larger
components must pro- than the linear actuator
vide accurate position- alone. In addition, the in-
ing, high speed, and tegrated stepper motor
long life with low mainte- linear actuator can sig-
nance. Of the linear mo- nificantly lower cost and
tion technologies avail- The CANopen-connectable complexity for many lin-
able today, a relative devices are available in ear motion systems.
newcomer — the inte- Nema sizes (14, 17, 23) In response to in-
grated stepper motor lin- creased demand for
ear actuator — exceeds low maintenance include: tages are the high cost of smaller, low-cost ma-
these requirements. This linear motor, linear slide components and locating or chines, machine designers
integrated product com- with rotary motor, and step- designing an adapter for the are trending toward motion
bines a stepper motor lin- per motor linear actuator. motor interface. component solutions with
ear actuator with mechan- A linear motor is es- A stepper motor linear reduced size and price. In-
ical and electronic com- sentially a stepper motor actuator uses a threaded tegrated motion control so-
ponents to form a single, where the stator has been shaft inserted in a nut that is lutions — all-in-one rota-
compact system. It also de- “unrolled” so that instead of integral to the motor’s rotor. ry motor with drive and/or
livers the added benefits of producing torque (rotation) it Linear motion is produced controller and encoder —
reduced machine size, low- produces linear force along by the rotation of the thread- represent a rapidly growing
er cost and shorter time-to- its length. Linear motors al- ed shaft, which can be cou- market segment that can
market. low direct coupling to the pled to a load using a vari- deliver savings. And now
There are a number of load and deliver high per- ety of methods. Versatile, the same benefits are avail-
linear motion technologies formance, but at a compar- low cost stepper motor lin- able with integrated stepper
available to machine de- atively high cost. Pricing of ear actuators are available motor linear actuator sys-
signers, each with advan- a linear motor system must with different shaft styles, tems, which integrate linear
tages and disadvantages. include costs for a complete including: motion mechanics with the
Where machine cost is crit- “stage”, or enclosure, with X Non-captive shaft style: motor and electronics.
ical, stepper motor-based linear bearings, limit switch- the threaded shaft, ex- Integrated motion con-
linear motion solutions can es, cable track/carrier, pro- tending through the mo- trol products, both rotary
significantly reduce system tective bellows and linear tor, moves axially with and linear versions, reduce
cost. For applications re- encoder. the rotation of the nut the factors that impact the
Device

quiring high accuracy and A linear slide consists integral to the motor’s cost of designing and man-
repeatability, linear mo- of a frame-mounted car- rotor. ufacturing a machine which
tion systems with belts and riage that travels along a X External shaft style: the include:
pulleys or rack and pinion lead or ball screw. A rota- threaded shaft, integral X Simplified design pro-
are unlikely to meet perfor- ry motor is mounted to one to the motor’s rotor, ro- cess and machine com-
mance specifications. For end of the frame where it is tates to move a shaft- plexity
clean and quiet operation, coupled to the screw that it mounted nut axially. X Eliminating the need to
hydraulic and pneumatic turns to produce linear mo- For a complete linear mo- specify individual com-
systems are inappropriate. tion. Advantages of this tion system, each of the ponents shortens the de-
Mechanical linear motion technology are accuracy previous linear motion tech- sign cycle
technologies that provide and repeatability, with sup- nologies requires addition- X Fewer components in-
high performance and reli- port provided by the frame al components including a crease ease of manufac-
ability, clean operation and already in place. Disadvan- compatible standalone con- turability and decrease

CAN Newsletter 2/2011 31

 potential for assembly
Device
errors
X Reduced complexity
eliminates potential fail-
X
ure points: fewer compo-
nents, less wiring
Shorter time-to-market
X Research, procurement
and interoperability test-
ing of individual compo-
nents is eliminated when
using an integrated mo-
tion solution
X Smaller machine size
X Compact products with
reduced footprint dra-
matically reduce space
requirements
X Increased machine reli-
ability
X Significantly decreasing
wiring in a machine mini-
mizes the largest source
of electrical noise
X Reduced field service
saves time and money,
and increases positive
perception of machine
quality
X Lower machine cost
X Reducing the number
of machine components
lowers costs for design,
procurement and inven-
tory
X Installation cost savings
include reduced man
Frequency inverters with PLC functionality
N ord Drivesystems has
extended its SK 500E
series of compact frequen-
cy inverters for control cab-
inet installation, adding
the top-of-the-line model
SK 540E, which features an
integrated basic PLC func-
tionality. Without the sup-
port of an external control-
ler, the CANopen-connect-
able is able to control ap-
plications with sequences
and links to counters, com-
parators and flags that are
programmed in accordance
with the IEC 61131-3 lan-
guages using the PC-based
Nord Con tool. The PLC pro-
vides control for up to eight
digital inputs, three digital
outputs, two relays, two an-
alog inputs and one analog
output. The device may be
used for applications such
as the integration of moni-
32
hours, with fewer errors
requiring troubleshooting
X Smaller machines lower
transportation costs to
end-users
Stepper motor linear actua-
tors, with integrated motor,
electronics and mechanics,
can enhance linear motion
application design. They
achieve this by increasing
machine reliability and per-
formance while reducing the
basic factors that impact the
cost of designing and man-
ufacturing a machine which
include cost of components,
cost of labor, time-to-mar-
ket and field service. Indus-
try demand for smaller, less
expensive and more flexi-
ble machines will continue
to increase. Integrated step-
per motor linear actuators
represent a solution that is
transforming linear motion
design, while increasing the
profitability of OEMs and
system integrators.
For many years, Intelli-
gent Motion Systems (IMS)
has been developing and
manufacturing linear motion
controllers with CANopen
interfaces. In 2008, IMS be-
came a member of the Sch-
neider Electric group. To
toring functions into pump
drives, enabling them to au-
tonomously react to flow
rate fluctuations. All operat-
CAN Newsletter 2/2011
more strongly indicate this,
as of January 2010 the com-
pany has changed its name
to Schneider Electric Motion
USA.
The MDrive linear ac-
tuators are available in two
shaft styles: Non-captive
shaft and External shaft
Two control options
are available for these prod-
ucts:
X MDrive Plus — provides
an all-in-one (motor, me-
chanical, electronics) so-
lution that will satisfy a
wide range of linear mo-
tion applications.
X MDrive Hybrid — for
more demanding appli-
cations. Hybrid Motion
Technology adds benefits
that include: preventing
loss of synchronization
(unintentional stalling),
offering torque mode,
saving energy and reduc-
ing heat through variable
current control, allowing
use of a motor’s maxi-
mum torque.
The CANopen-con-
nectable devices are avail-
able in Nema sizes (14, 17,
and 23). (hz)
www.schneider-electric.us
ing data can also be trans-
ferred to host controllers via
the CANopen interface. The
inverters are available in
seven sizes and cover mo-
tor ratings between 0,25 kW
to 37 kW.
The CANopen inter-
face module supports data
rates up to 500 kbit/s (opti-
nally up to 1 Mbit/s). The
module provides CANopen
status LEDs as specified
in CiA 303-3. The conflict
and error recognition func-
tion enables data security.
The CANopen module sup-
ports the CiA 402 profile
plus manufacturer-specific
extensions. The four pre-
configured TPDOs and four
pre-configured RPDOs are
not compliant to CiA 402.
The TPDOs support event
timer and inhibit time func-
(hz)
tionality.
Servo controller
with CANopen
T he Silversterling is an
OEM servo controller/
driver for Quicksilver’s line
of NEMA 11, 17, and 23
frame drives, but is also ca-
pable of driving third par-
ty DC brush and voice coil
motors.
The product is avail-
able open framed (QCI-
S2-IG-01) and enclosed
(QCI-S2-IG) and designed
to servo QCI’s I-Grade mo-
tors through a single 15-pin
connector. The connec-
tor includes four digital I/O,
CAN, EIA-485, and pow-
er input lines. The device
also features a 60-pin head-
er to allow simple and direct
connection to expansion
boards.
The CAN interface is
not isolated, but does in-
clude transceivers, which
have an extended ±80-V
fault protection range. The
CANopen protocol allows
the unit to function as a NMT
master and a NMT slave.
(hz)
www.quicksilvercontrols.
com
CAN power supply
The AC 3000 CAN modular
switching power supply by
AEG Power Solutions is a is
a pre-wired unit with easily
accessible connections lo-
cated on the front panel. It is
compactly built (19 inch) and
lightweighted, with an out-
put current of 100 A (24 VDC).
It provides secured DC pow-
er in combination with a par-
allel battery, for supply of all
types of DC consumers in-
cluding constant voltage
and current sources. The
unit offers full functionality in
stand-alone mode but can
additionally be controlled
and monitored via CAN.
Other features are sinusoi-
dal input current, low inrush
current, temperature com-
pensated battery charging.
It is siutable for all industri-
al applications. (eh)
www.aegps.com
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