Josh Olson
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PC-based control helps KVAL door production machines
Application Update: KVAL Inc. used PC-based control, servo drives with one cable, and EtherCAT industrial Ethernet for communications to reduce the wired-to-running time of door assembly machinery from 2 to 4 days without testing for two people to less than 1 day with testing for one person. KVAL was able to program, test, and ship a 10-axis 990H CNC routing machine, with custom G-code routines, in 2 months; with prior design and technology it might have taken two or three times as long, the company said.
Products inside: PC-based control helps KVAL door production machines
KVAL Inc. uses Beckhoff Automation C6920 Industrial PC, TwinCAT NC I, AX5000 servo drives, AM8000 series servo motors, and ES line of EtherCAT I/O terminals to ease programming, reduce assembly time, cut wiring time to less than half, decrease troubleshooting, and increase flexibility.