Increased machine availability

Automated production of the electric powertrain

During the assembly of battery modules and battery packs, there is a high risk of system downtime due to the many consecutive joining and assembly processes. This may be caused by a shortage of parts being fed into the process, maintenance work or the replacement of wearing parts. Independent stations are therefore used instead of line concepts with fixed process chains in order to increase machine availability. We offer a complete portfolio for the decentralised control architecture that this would require, from high-performance controllers to pneumatic and electric actuators and intelligent sensors.

Automation system CPX-E: SoftMotion on board

With our high-performance control and automation system CPX-E, you can design complex applications with a high degree of motion as decentralised modules at the various stations. Firstly, this enables the specific processes to operate independently and, secondly, it means that you can use the resources this frees up on the main PLC for data gathering and analysis.

Technical highlights:

  • High performance (dual core 766 MHz, 512 MB RAM)
  • Fieldbus master and slave interfaces, EtherCAT® master, PROFINET, EtherNet/IP, PROFIBUS, EtherCAT® digital input modules (16DI), digital input modules (8DO/0.5 A)
  • Analogue input modules (current, voltage), analogue output modules (current, voltage)
  • State-of-the-art programming with CODESYS V3 with SoftMotion and robotic (linear gantries, planar surface gantries and three-dimensional gantries)
  • Simple mounting with H-rail
  • EN60715 certifications UL/CSA, C-Tick, IEC-Ex

High system availability doesn’t happen by chance

Generally, as the degree of automation increases, so too does the complexity of a production system. Conversely, system availability usually decreases when a large number of components have to interact. Servicing becomes more complex and diagnosing faults more time-consuming.

Compact, simple and robust: with carefully selected, standardised components, you can easily make your production system more robust or increase its flexibility with adaptive gripper concepts.

Preventive maintenance avoids a great number of breakdowns

If you don’t want to waste time with printed maintenance plans, then we have just the tool for you: AX Smartenance – mobile digital maintenance management. Find out more in this video (1:16 min.).