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UNIDRIVE M700 ACHIEVES POSITION CONTROL IN A VACUUM ENVIRONMENT
Applied Motion Systems, a systems integrator and machine builder in Vancouver, WA, has deployed several servo positioning systems that operate in vacuum environments utilizing Control Techniques’ Unidrive M700, including aerospace ion beam welding systems and casting mold positioning systems. Despite the challenges of deploying a casting mold servo positioning system in a vacuum environment, Applied Motion Systems was able to do just that with a high degree of confidence thanks to the flexibility and reliability of Control Techniques Unidrive M700 drives. After calculating a maximum DC bus voltage of 63 volts to prevent corona arcing within the environment, AMS assessed multiple drive platforms and found that only Control Techniques offered standard drives capable of operating under this non-standard voltage limit. Not only did these drives satisfy the most arduous requirement of the project, but they also came with a slew of other benefits like compatibility with a semi-customized servo motor with resolver feedback, high-quality position control, flexibility across motor types, and easily integrated “PLC Controlled Motion”. When it comes to unique and demanding applications such as these, Applied Motion Systems knows to look no further than Control Techniques.
Carson Schlect, Systems Engineer at Applied Motion Systems, Inc. notes, “Implementing position control of Unidrive M700 drives with a third-party PLC turned out to be a streamlined, user-friendly process that required minimal effort thanks to Control Techniques’ PLC Controlled Motion.”
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Control Techniques Control Techniques, a Nidec company, is the global drives specialist with a long entrepreneurial history. More recently, we have the support of a large international parent company, Nidec, and its other brands. We are a challenger with a big name in the drives industry. We pride ourselves on the service we provide from our network of drive centers and partners around the world. We are drive obsessed, and our ambition pushes us to be the go-to company for drives. For more information, visit www.controltechniques.us
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Nidec was established in Kyoto, Japan in 1973 by its Chairman Shigenobu Nagamori. In 1979, Nidec became the first company in the world to successfully commercialize a direct drive spindle motor for HDDs based on a brushless DC motor. Since then, the company has grown into a world-leading comprehensive motor manufacturer encompassing more than 300 subsidiaries employing over 100,000 people throughout the world and with annual sales exceeding $13B. Nidec's motors, drives, generators and related products are found in a diverse range of applications including computers, smartphones, home appliances, automobiles, manufacturing plants, robots and more.
