Integrated Machine Control Platform
August 1, 2016
"The efficiency of CNC machine control development and operation can be improved by replacing traditional systems with an integrated, multifunctional control platform," said a company spokesperson. "Traditional systems such as logic, machine-specific technologies, point-to-point movement, path-based interpolated movement and visualization require hardware interface and communication software to work together. B&R's single software development environment, Automation Studio, unifies all these functionalities by running under the same hard real-time operating system on a single processor over deterministic industrial Ethernet."
"The straightforward, standards-based design approach lets OEMs easily and independently implement machine processes on the controller without need for intervention by the control supplier," said the spokesperson. "This benefits both machine builders and users by streamlining engineering, hardware, training and service costs while delivering performance, flexibility and scalability.""The solution is completely scalable with all motion control technology including hydraulics, steppers, linear and rotary actuators, servos and pneumatics," said the spokesperson. "It integrates seamlessly into the machine application allowing it to be customized for the specific task at hand. The flexible design simplifies the integration of robotic controls with CNCs. Kinematics for various types of robotic control such as SCARA, delta, articulated, portal and gantry are supported. The onboard control eliminates the need for additional PLCs to perform auxiliary functions such as infeeds, outfeeds, conveyance, stackers and de-stackers."
B & R Industrial technology highlights:
- Linear track conveyance system designed to enhance B&R's automation competencies.
- X20 I/O system bus controller for OPC UA communication from the sensor layer to the ERP layer without interfaces.
- Expanded portfolio of modular mapp software components including mapp RoboX and mapp Teach designed to simplify the configuration of robotic systems.
- HTML5 based HMI development using the new mapp View.
- SafeDESIGNER library for press applications, a complete set of the function blocks specified in PLCopen part 4 designed to simplify setting up necessary safety functions.
For more information contact:
B&R Industrial Automation Corp.
1250 Northmeadow Parkway, Suite 100
Roswell, GA 30076
770-772-0400
office.us@br-automation.com
www.br-automation.com
IMTS Booth E-4115
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