This section provides an overview for servo controllers as well as their applications and principles. Also, please take a look at the list of 8 servo controller manufacturers and their company rankings.
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A servo controller is a control device that achieves high-speed, high-precision drive control of various industrial machines.
There are several servo controllers for different applications, such as sequencer-based and industrial PC-based controllers.
A servo controller must be selected for each control application.
In recent years, there have been cases where a large-scale servo control system has been built by integrating a servo controller and a cloud-based system using IoT technology.
Servo controllers are mainly used for high-speed, high-precision drive control of various industrial machines in the industrial field.
Servo controllers can be broadly classified into two types: sequencer-based and industrial PC-based.
Here are some examples of servo controller applications.
This section describes the principle of servo controllers. Servo controllers are generally classified into two types: sequencer-based and industrial PC-based.
Sequencer-based servo controllers are used for integrated control of servo motors mounted on a single piece of equipment or multiple pieces of equipment, while industrial PC-based servo controllers are used for large-scale systems that centrally control an entire production line.
Since there are various types of communication methods for servo motors used in servo controllers, we will introduce Mitsubishi Electric's SSCNET (servo system controller NETwork) and Yaskawa Electric's MECHATROLINK as representative examples.
This is a high-speed communication method that achieves 150 Mbps high-speed communication using optical fiber cables.
It realizes complete synchronization of up to 100 MX 16 axes.
Mechatrolink is a high-speed communication method that achieves 100 Mbps high-speed communication by using ethernet technology in the physical layer.
Mechatrolink also achieves the high-speed cyclic communication and large-volume message communication required for motion control, while realizing complete synchronization of 62 slaves with an ASIC.
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Elmo Motion Control is headquartered in Israel and has offices globally. As per its namesake, Elmo motion control servos, drives, controllers, software and more for customers across a wide array of industries. These include medical, packaging, robotics, laboratory automation, semiconductors, laser processing, and aerospace. Elmo also offers products designed for underwater systems, harsh environments, and warehouse management.
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