Hardware

Advanced Motor Controls intros servo drives for harsh environments

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August 22, 2023

Advanced Motion Controls, a provider of servo amplifier solutions, has introduced six CANopen servo drives with extended environment capabilities to its FlexPro line, according to a press release. The drives join AMC's EtherCAT extended environment FlexPro drives.

Many motion control applications take place in conditions that are less than ideal, such as extreme temperatures, high and low pressures, shocks, vibrations and contamination. Electronics, including servo drives, can malfunction or sustain permanent damage in these conditions.

AMC's standard line of extended environment servo drives can achieve operation from -40°C to 95°C, operation from 25,000 meters above sea level to 400 meters below, an IP65 rating for ingress protection and shock protection up to 25 gms for five minutes.

The servo drives are compatible with EtherCAT and CANopen network protocols.