Siemens Industry, Inc. has introduced the Siemens 1PH8 family of induction motor drives and servomotors following product development and user feedback. Available in power ratings from 2.8 kW up to 1340 kW, the motors are designed to support response performance, reduced vibration and stable operation.
This new line integrates induction and servo technologies to improve manufacturing efficiency and precision. A shared stator and rotor design supports various motor configurations, simplifying design and helping control cost.
Designed to meet the performance and environmental demands of CNC machine tool spindles, the new Siemens induction motors are also suitable for a range of industrial applications, including printing press drives, web handling in packaging equipment, crane and hoist systems, extruders, injection molding machines, welding systems, robotic arms and materials handling gantries.
The modular motor platform provides designers with multiple configuration options to suit application need:
- Bearing design options to support higher radial loads or enable speeds up to 20,000 rpm
- Solid or hollow shaft configurations to align with system requirements
- Forced-air or water-cooled models to accommodate different thermal management needs
- Available in induction or synchronous servomotor types with consistent mechanical and electrical interfaces to support various sizing and dynamic performance criteria
- Integrated absolute or incremental encoders for precise position tracking in high-power applications
The 1PH8 motor spindle line is designed to integratewith the Siemens Sinamics S120 drives platform, supporting efficient commissioning and enhanced control performance. All motors in this series include the Drive-Cliq serial interface and electronic nameplate recognition to simplify the start-up process.
Earlier Siemens motor models — including the 1PH7, 1PL6, 1PH4, 1PM4, 1PM6 and the higher range of the 1FT6 — are compatible for upgrade to the 1PH8 series.
For more information, visit usa.siemens.com/motioncontrol.
Edited by Puja Mitra, WTWH Media, for Control Engineering, from a Siemens news release.
