NEW ENHANCEMENTS FOR DRIVE SYSTEMS

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15 September 2005 - GE Fanuc Automation CNC Europe SA

Echternach, Luxembourg, GE Fanuc has added new functions and capabilities to its comprehensive line-up of drive and control systems. These include an acceleration sensor, which effectively suppresses machine vibrations and thus offers better finishes. More efficient servo amplifiers offer improved motor performance and a built-in power failure detection feature.

The new Machining Point Control capability enables even higher precision finishes. The addition of an Acceleration Sensor Unit provides feedback about the acceleration at the actual machining point along 3 axes. This data feedback via a Separate Detector interface Unit enables CNC control of the servo-motors on the 3 axes, so that induced machine vibrations are practically avoided.

GE Fanuc Alpha i Servo Amplifiers now offer increased power, higher efficiency, improved motor performance and a new safety function. Efficiency and rated power output is improved by the use of low loss power devices in the power supply modules. Motor performance is improved by the inclusion of a DC voltage feedback between the power supply and the amplifier: this offers greater acceleration of the servo motor at low voltages, and improved servo motor output torques even when the temperature rises at high speeds. A built-in power failure detection circuit in the power supply replaces the need for external detection equipment such as relays: instead, it rapidly detects power failure and starts braking the motor while it is still excited. This prevents, for example, axial drops under gravity.

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About: GE Fanuc Automation CNC Europe SA
GE Fanuc Automation Corporation, established in 1986, is a joint venture of General Electric Co. (GE), USA, one of the world’s largest, most diversified technology, manufacturing and service companies, with roughly 300,000 employees worldwide, and of FANUC Ltd., Japan, an automation pioneer with more than 30 years of experience in factory automation and the global leader in Computer Numerical Control (CNC) technology.

GE Fanuc Automation Corporation develops products and solutions for the worldwide factory automation market. GE Fanuc Automation Europe, headquartered in Luxembourg, serves customers in Europe, Africa, the Near and Middle East. GE Fanuc Europe employs about 400 people in Luxembourg and at offices located in Germany, the United Kingdom, France, Italy, Spain, Switzerland, the Netherlands, Nordic Countries, the Czech Republic and is represented in Poland, Balkan, Dubai, North and South Africa.

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