2013年10月17日星期四

New Product Launch: ADT-CNC4960 6 Axis CNC Milling Controller

ADT-CNC4960 is a high end 6 axis CNC milling controller with big screen and new functions such as build-in PLC, based on FPGA + ARM platform dedicated CNC system, using the international standard G-code programming control, support MASTERCAM, UG, Wentai, TYPE3 other third-party software to generate CAM machining program.

ADT-CNC4960 6 Axis CNC Milling Controller Feature:
  • 6 axis movement, 6 axis interpolation linkage movement;
  • 6 stepper / servo motor control;
  • Independent servo spindle;
  • Speed prospect processing, control the speed transition smooth;
  • Support straight line magazine, disc magazine, cylinder tool change and magazine features customize;
  • System self diagnose and parameters backup, recovery function;
  • Support USB, Ethernet, serial communication, U disk, SD card operation;
  • Support MPG running G code;
  • G code track preview, real-time tracking and syntax check function.
  • Pulse frequency up to 1M;
  • 56 input and 48 output ports;
  • 2-channel 0-10v analog output Control;
  • a set of PWM analog control port;
  • 256M built-in electronic disk, support 8G storage space expansion.

Application:
  • Metal parts processing (car / boat, electrical hardware processing industry);
  • Glass products (mobile phones, televisions, computers, electrical switches and other glass panel processing);
  • Wooden furniture garden art (furniture, handicrafts, wooden temple sculpture landscaping);
  • Flexible processing line (milling, grinding, polishing and other processes producing line factory).





2013年8月27日星期二

ADTECH Launched OMC-Open Motion Controller


ADTECH launched new product OMC (Open motion controller) based on the markets’ needs. It can meet the customized motion control project of customers. Users can modify their own processing instructions and script files. It greatly reduces development efforts and shortens the development cycle –these help users to save much time to handle complex motions. Serial port and internet access support both Modbus communication protocol and custom communications. It can be used in our motion controller ADT-8840, ADT-8848, ADT-8860.
The “Open” means:
Open Interface----users can develop the interface like doing that of PLC
Open function---users can custom processing instructions and manufacturing processes
Open port----users can custom the function of IO port
Its Characteristics as follows:
  • Good time sensitive, easy development
  • Stable functions
  • Strong expansibility
  • Continuous technique support
  • Including three function module: Command parsing module, human-machine communication module, scripting module
Difference motion controller compared with other similar products:
Function
PLC
Common Motion Controller
OMC(open motion controller)
Ladder diagram
Support
Not Support
Not Support temporarily
Script
Support
Not Support
Support
Interpolation
Support
Support
Support
Smooth interpolation with speed
Not Support
Partly Support
Support
Development language
Ladder diagram, Instruction list etc
C language
Script
Develop difficulty
Easy
Difficult
Moderate
As the leading manufacturer of motion control solution in china, ADTECH has 10 years’ motion control R & D experience. Our motion control system designed for easy configuration to make a complete motion control system - from miniature precision for life sciences to overhead gantries for the factory floor -these best-of-breed individual components are available separately, or as a complete control system to make integration simple, fast, and easy. High-quality products delivered when customer want them!

2013年8月16日星期五

ADTECH New Product 3 Axis Engraving Control System

ADTECH have launched new product 3 Axis Engraving Control System to overseas market last week. The engraving control system has achieved a good reputation in Chinese market, so the managers decided to provide engraving control system solution to international market.

DK300A is a cost-effective and stable engraving control system, the CPU is ARM9, and FPGA for motion control, so it is high response and precision. It support several kind of communications (USB, RS232, RJ45-network); realize remote control and DNC function. This engraving machine controller can be used for all kind of engraving machine (wood/stone/advertisement/glass engraving machine)

DK300A Feature:

  • The engraving control system have three axis control X, Y, Z, A aixs, μm interpolation accuracy;
  • Support MasterCAM, Type 3, ArtCam, UG, PROE software for program;
  • Pretreat motion processing with rapid and intelligent speed, program very stable;
  • The max rapid speed can reach 60m/min; Max feed speed can reach 30m/min;
  • Program in common function pattern, is simple and easily to use;
  • Support USB, U disk, RS232 COM communication, help customer realize difference data transmission or software upgrade;
  • Open platform, can customize system for customer’s special requirement;
  • With complete self-diagnostic function, internal and external real-time display, it will show alarm if any unusual arise.  


  • Form Parameter
    Input and output addresses number can be arbitrarily set, just fill the corresponding value in the adress bar of configuration table
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    Multi-Interface Options

    Supports multilingual interface display, automatic fault alarm. Rich processing information display, processing time, number of pieces
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    Easy to Install

    Reliable structure, all interfaces are standard DB connector
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    Optional Accessories
    Additional panels, handheld box, stepper, servo unit
    engraving control system
    Standard Accessories
    Input and output wiring boards
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    As the leading manufacturer of total motion control solution on China, ADTECH establishes two product systems: motion control system including motion controller, stepper & servo motor and driver; CNC equipment (industrial robot, teaching lathe & miller). Good after-service is available and we have more than ten years’ experience in this industry. Good quality and good service are our advantages. We expect cooperation with you!


    2013年7月23日星期二

    ACL Series Low-Voltage Servo Motor


      ADTECH ACL series is AC permanent magnet servo motor. It’s new product to meet the markets’ needs. Its better in function compared with brushless DC motor and it’s cheaper compared with normal AC servo motor due to its low-voltage. Compared with the stepper motor, it has high speed, high precision, and no cogging force, with position feedback.
    It’s with 2500ppr optical encoder and ensures accuracy & appropriate speed. Be compatible in mounting structure with Panasonic’s 60 flange series of servo motor and easier to replace. It can be used in medical devices for safety-critical applications due to its low-voltage and it’s safer to be used.
    Below is Model & Dimensions:
    Model
    Rated Output
    Shaft Diameter
    ACL-06010A-2A
    100W
    8
    ACL-06010A-2B
    11
    ACL servo motor can match with our own low-voltage servo driver QS2 series (is also ADTECH new product). Our QS2 series servo driver is specially designed to match ACL series motor. We can serve a complete servo system to customers and our warranty time is one year.
    As the leading manufacturer of total motion control solution on China, ADTECH establishes two product systems: motion control system including motion controller, stepper & servo motor and driver; CNC equipment (industrial robot, teaching lathe & miller). Good after-service is available and we have more than ten years’ experience in this industry. Good quality and good service are our advantages. We expect cooperation with you!

    2013年7月18日星期四

    ADTECH Launches New Product MACH3-PMC8860 Motion Control System


      ADTECH Launches MACH3-PMC8860 Motion Control System new products, this product is based on ADT-8860 motion control card to increase a docking MACH3 software features, mainly used in the CNC field.
    Mach3 software was developed by the United States ArtSoft by Windows as a platform for CNC software. Mach3 software using PC computer LPT, or USB port, or network port equipment such as CNC inputs and outputs, the output pulse and direction signals to control the stepper motor drive or servo motor drive, to control CNC machine tool. Company system version must WIN XP or WIN 2000.
    1. Mach3-PMC8860 Motion Control System Main hardware Picture
    ADT-8860 motion controller
    8860 motion controller
    ADT-CNC4A Handheld box
    Handheld box
    2. Mach3-pmc8860 Installation and Commissioning
  • Using usb printer cable and serial cable to download adtrom.bin 8860 motion control card
  • Download Mach3 software (version 2.48 now supports all series) and installed on the pc, the default installation path C: \
  • Copy Adt88.dll to C: \ Mach3 \ PlugIns below
  • Connect the network cable and the serial port; open the Mach3, test connectivity. If it is not connected, then follow the instructions step by step, until connectivity successful
  • Configuring Mach3-pmc8860 parameters, debugging and running
  • 3. Mach3 Software Main Function
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    4. Mach3 Software Features
  • Support for external plug-ins;
  • Support for interface adjustable;
  • Support universal G, M code, the macro code (VBScript);
  • Support a variety of motion control;
  • Support the ladder;
  • Using industry-standard.
  • mach3 parameter 1 mach3 parameter 2 mach3 parameter 3
    5. Plug-in Features
  • Support universal G, M code, the macro code (ibid);
  • Motion Control supports a variety of ways. EX_VMS not reach a high speed mode, the current mode using EX_CMD.
  • motion control system Plug-in1
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    6. PMC8860 Motion Controller Hardware Features
  • Product size: 273 * 147 * 42.5 (mm);
  • Using SANSUNG Series ARM9 chip, clocked at 400MHz;
  • Motor axis: 4 axes (XYZA);
  • Pulse frequency: 2MHz;
  • IO Input Type: Optocoupler isolated inputs;
  • IO Output Type: With short-circuit protection, the maximum output current 1A;
  • Communication: USB master and slave, with RS232 communication interface with network communication interface (processing support);
  • Storage: Nand Flash Onboard 256MB Nand Flash (standard configuration), Nonvolatile. Nor Flash onboard 2MB Nor Flash.
  • 7. PMC8860 Motion Controller Basic Functions
  • 4-axis (XYZA) 4-axis motor control, 4 axis pulse plus direction, compatible with common anode, common cathode connection is not suitable for (the remaining two axes (BC) Not used);
  • 70 inputs: 34 standard inputs +18 encoder feedback input +6 servo alarm input +12 handheld box input;
  • 24 outputs: 18 outputs +6 standard servo clear output;
  • Interface: 1 serial network +3 serial interface +1 USB Host Interface (+1 +1 USB slave interface + 1 keyboard / mouse interface + SD card interface + LVDS Display Interface + VGA display interface);
  • DA : 2 DA output channel;
  • Extended 16 inputs and 16 outputs;
  • 8. MACH3-PMC8860 Motion Control System Application Area
  • Lathes /Mills /Routers
  • Lasers /Plasma /Engravers /Gear cutting
  • 2013年6月16日星期日

    ADT-DK400 Engraving CNC Controller


      DK400 CNC engraving system is developed by ADTECH through long-term research on the engraving industry. It’s a customized control system according to the engraving industry. It starts fast, full-featured, high precision, stable performance, simple operation, good quality of product processing. The CNC controller can be used in two-dimensional sculpture and relief.
    DK400 CNC engraving system’s features:
    1. Four axis control, X, Y, Z, A axis, μm interpolation accuracy;
    2. Support USB, U disk, RS232 COM communication, help customer realizes data transmission or software upgrade;
    3. With Internet connect port, supports remote supervise and DNC file transmission process;
    4. Open platform, can customize CNC system according to customer’s special requirement;
    5. With complete self-diagnostic function, internal and external real-time display, and the controller will show alarm if any unusual arise;
    6. The CNC controller supports MPG and extensional panel, make operation convenient;
    7. DXF+G code template function, Convert DXF file to G code for process;
    8. Support processing files generated by software such as MasterCAM Type;
    9. ArtCam, UG, PROE. 
    As the leading manufacturer of total motion control solution on China, ADTECH’s engraving CNC control systems adopted new advantage CNC controller, user-friendly interface design, stronger functions, which can customized process based on user request. They apply to the different types, different axis CNC engraving machine.

    2013年5月29日星期三

    ADTECH QS7 Series AC Servo Driver(New Products)


      ADTECH QS7 series AC servo driver is a new generation of product our company launched at year of 2012 and is the result of optimization and improvement based on our QS6 series servo driver. It keeps the good quality of QS6 series servo motor driver and is more stable and convenient for use.
    QS7 servo motor driver has FPGA software platform with high-performance, the best wiring design and profound understanding about space vector control algorithm (SVPWM), application with the best wiring design. Our company’s servo driver has reached a new height with QS7 after experiencing 7-years and 3-gernertaion’s steeling. It can easily solve shaking, interference and other industrial site issues with its built-in various smoothing, filtering, instruct-following algorithm. It has subsection control mode switching, electronic gear ration, MODBUS multi-axis linkage and other functions. So it can be flexibly used in all kinds of situations and meet needs of diversity. The function of newly added automatic moment of inertia identification simplify the setting steps and it only need a few step to get good results.



    Below its characteristics:
    1. more stable, rich and complete data
    2. newly increased 485 communication function , more convenient and reliable in connection with upper computer software and controller
    3. single-power supply (QS7AA050M2 is double-power supply) , simplify power supply, convenient to wiring and save cost
    4. rich specification and model, rated power covers from 100W to 3.8KW, can meet needs of various industries
    5. with Intelligent power module device; overall optimization in compact structure, wiring, port; strong anti-interference ability
    6. parameters setting, mechanical size, encoder port, power supply port is completely compatible with QS6 series, give convenience to old customer to update
    7. newly increased automatic inertia indentification to make setting more convenient.

    This is new servo drivers products from ADTECH, we except to your attention. 




    2013年4月12日星期五

    ADT-TV5500 and ADT-8860 Controller used for Automatic Soldering Control System

    Hand-solder require welding workman must have skilled technology, rich experience and stable welding working, and hand-solder working situation is very poor, it is a great danger to personnel.


    Hand-solder require welding workman must have skilled technology, rich experience and stable welding working, and hand-solder working situation is very poor, it is a great danger to personnel. Therefore, under the trend of efficient production require, generated an effectively soldering method to replace the hand-solder is very important. So the Automatic Soldering Machine comes out.
    2. Automatic Soldering Control System Introduction
    Automatic soldering machine in the production and processing require Automatic Soldering Control System could from different angles, high-speed precision welding components of the different size of the solder joints. In practical working, automatic soldering control system mainly does spot welding and drag soldering. After start the system reset, the solder head in three-dimensional space is automatically positioned according to the pre-edited Machining coordinates to the specified point, adjust the angle rotation, sending tin solder, tin-back, according to the setting. Cleaning iron head, according to the solder joints of different sizes times, three times to send tin, solder, back to tin.
    3. ADTECH Automatic Soldering Control System Introduction
    The key is to realize the solder high-speed positioning precision in three-dimensional space and to send tin solder coordination work. ADT-8860 Controller as a core part, with friendly HMI ADT-TV5500 controller could achieve a stable high-speed automatic soldering machine. See picture as follow:

    ADT-8860 motion controller is a 6 axis multi-purpose, with PLC functions and user filed programmable motion controller (PMC - program motion control). The maximum output pulse frequency is 2M, interpolation precision of 0.5 pulses; 86 inputs IO 40 Output IO optocoupler isolation, sufficient to meet the demand for automatic soldering machine processing and rich resources to facilitate product upgrades. Onboard 256MB Nand Flash (standard configuration), Nonvolatile enough processing file storage space, and can facilitate the processing of different products.

    ADT-TV5500 controller could work as USB host or slave peripherals to exchange files and data to finish human-computer interaction working. Handheld programming is friendly use for practical teaching processing files. See picture as below:

    8860 superior performance to ensure the automatic soldering machine, whether in the precise positioning of the X, Y, Z direction, or in the solder during the rotational positioning, sending tin, solder, back to the tin precise control, have absolute stability and accuracy. The system supports instruction programming, allow customers to any convenient file editing and processing.

    4. ADTECH Automatic Soldering Control System Features and Benefits
    Mainly features: ADT-8860 Motion Controller and ADT-TV5500 Controller for automatic soldering machine
    a. Dragging welding, spot welding, multistage continuous drag soldering for each work piece;
    b. Support the cleaning soldering iron directive;
    c. Support the welding torch rotation settings;
    d. Protect components be not burnt while there’s no tin in processing working
    e. With memory processing functions;
    f. Could copy processing point array and modify parameters batch processing point;
    g. Can store multiple processing file;
    h. Duplex Machining;
    ADT-8860 controller and ADT-TV5500 Automatic Soldering Control System Benefits:
    a. Improve productivity, and 24 hours of continuous high-speed production;
    b. Improving the working conditions and long-term work in hazardous environments:
    c. Reduce the requirements for technical workers;
    d. Shorten product modification and updating of the preparation cycle, reduce equipment investment;
    e. Easy to implement and enhance the stability of the welding product quality to ensure its homogeneity;
    f. Easy-to-operation.

    2013年3月14日星期四

    Use of Ethernet as an Industrial Communications Technology in Motion Control to More than Triple by 2016


    The use of Ethernet with motor drives and motion controllers will more than triple to 2016 from 1.8 million new connected nodes in 2011. According to a new study from IMS Research, the compound annual growth rate (CAGR) for new motor control Ethernet nodes is projected to be the highest across the whole industrial space at nearly 30%.

    IHS analyst, Tom Moore commented “Ethernet, particularly certain industrial variants, is very well suited to drive and motion control applications. The growing numbers of Ethernet protocols, which are high-speed, deterministic, and low jitter, mean its application has never been easier. Some of the most suited protocols are forecast annual growth rates exceeding 30% to 2016”.

    As Figure 1 shows, new Ethernet nodes are forecast to account for over 20% of the total new networked motor control products in 2016. This is a large increase from the estimated 12% in 2011, when fieldbus protocols dominated new node connections. Ethernet is quickly gaining ground in a market that is well known for being reserved and slow to adopt new technology.

    Moore continued, “Part of the transition to Ethernet is due to the protocols available, such as PROFINET, Ethernet/IP, POWERLINK and EtherCAT, which are all very well suited to motor control applications. In particular, EtherCAT is well known for very high speed data transmission and low response times. Its adoption is forecast to grow very strongly to 2016, especially as its member count continues to increase.”

    Networking, however, isn’t just about the technology or protocols on offer; it is about the equipment itself. Nodes, the connections to the higher network, are set to increase and part of this is being driven by an increasing number of ports per device. This has an added affect to the adoption growth of networking technologies. “The increase in node count has come about for several reasons,” indicated Moore. “More and more products are being released with the ability to daisy-chain, requiring at least 2 ports.”

    Ethernet is certainly making headway in the industrial space and its projected adoption growth is set to outstrip that of fieldbus technologies in almost all applications. “It is forecast that in 10 to 15 years Ethernet will have replaced fieldbus as the mainstream networking technology for motor control products.” says Moore, “This can only be good for the unification and simplification of networking solutions; driving down costs and increasing up-time”.
    “The World Market for Industrial Ethernet and Fieldbus Technologies – 2013 Edition” is now available. This includes extensive analysis of industrial Ethernet and fieldbus technologies used in motor control, process and control and discrete control.


    ADTECH is a full-service motion control system (motion controller, servo & steppe driver, motor and industry application sofeware) offer customized arc motion control solutions and motion control equipment for a variety of industrial communications technology. ADTECH is committed to constructing the best system to meet every customer need. We provide training, extensive warranties and support with every motion control deal.

    2013年3月13日星期三

    Material Handling Robots


      A material handling robot assists one in moving, selecting or packing products. These robots are also used to automate feeding or disengaging parts or tools to or from a location. Companies can also use a material handling robot to transfer parts from one machine to another. Material handling robots can be used for many applications including pick & place, dispensing, palletizing, packaging, part transfer, machine loading, assembly & many more. There 3 important factors to consider when selecting handling equipment.

    Factors of Material Handling:
    Production Problems -These include the volume of production, material type and storage space available for materials.  To ensure these problems are not encountered, it is important to look for equipment that is adaptable, flexible and capable of handling multiple types of material.
    Type of Material Handling System - There are many different types of material handling robots & systems and they vary by equipment, material, method & function. ADTECH can assist you in selecting the perfect material handling system from light duty payloads to heavy parts.

    Facility-It is also important to factor in the layout and space available in your facility so your equipment can function properly.

    ADTECH specializes in new and used material handling robots from name brand manufacturers. Save up to 50% by buying material handling systems from us. We provide complete customer service, engineering and training.

    2013年3月5日星期二

    Arc welding robots


    Arc welding robots utilize the intense heat needed to melt metal, which is produced by an electric arc. The arc is formed between the actual part and an electrode (stick or wire) that is manually or mechanically guided along the joint.  The electrode can either be a rod with the purpose of carrying the current between the tip and the work or a specifically prepared rod or wire that not only conducts the current but also melts and supplies filler metal to the joint.  The latter is typically used with steel product manufacturing.

    Robotic arc welding is one of several fusion processes for joining metals. Arc welding robots apply intense heat to metal at a joint between two parts so that the parts melt and intermix. This is either done directly, or more commonly, with an intermediate molten filler metal. Since the joining is an intermixture of metals, the final weldment potentially has the same strength properties as the metal of the parts. Because of this intermixture of metals, arc welding is quite different from non-fusion processes of joining in which the mechanical and physical properties of the base materials cannot be duplicated at the joint.  An arc welding robot is the most common robotic welding application. Please refer to any available welding robot below to find out more detailed information on which robot is most suitable for your application.

    ADTECH is a full-service arc welding robot integrator. We offer customized arc welding robot solutions and robot welding equipment for a variety of industrial projects. ADTECH is committed to constructing the best system to meet every customer need. We provide training, extensive warranties and support with every robot package deal.

    ADTECH ADT-ZM620 Brush Control System Reform German Series Multi-axis and Multihead Brush Drilling Equipment Case

    ADT-ZM620 Brush Control System is a kind of Embedded Control System for Hi-end Brush Drilling Equipment; it is including ADT-TV1004CM and ADT-8860. It is Hi-end controller for brush drilling machine (view the brush machine video)


    High-end Brush Drilling Equipment multi-axis and multi-station brush equipment (See as picture below), the most common one is High-end 5-axis & 5-head brush drilling equipment, with function for high speed, multi-station and drill plating at the same time, various special-shaped brush processing, high-performance and etc.

    ADT-ZM620 Brush Control System mainly functions as below:
    1.Spindle of system working follow worktable, speed of processing could reach 500 rpm.
    2.Worktable of equipment using index deceleration movement following, it is work stably under high-speed!
    3.With DA auto adjustment function, manually adjust speed of spindle is no need.
    4.Improving and rich alarm notice massage make operation easier.

    After testing and working, ADT-ZM620 Brush Control System could work stably 500 rpm to processing in long time. ADTECH successfully reform the brush control system for German Series Brush equipment.

    Under the premise of high speed and stable working, ADT-ZM620 brush control system also has other functions and features:
    Interactive interface: Beauty interface, information clearly, reentrancy flexible, easy to operation, touch-sensitive, comprehensive tips and classification information, etc.
    Using habit: Easy for operation and teaching, convenient and safety
    Processing effects: Numerical accuracy increased to 0.001, hand wheel achieved fixed length movement (fixed magnification)
    Speed processing: Spindle follow working with workbench, index deceleration movement become more stable, DA automatically adjust function, etc.
    Controlsystem maintenance and protection: Increased protection for system self-maintenance functions and parameters, recourse package.


    2013年3月1日星期五

    The CNC Controller Components

    The CNC controller is the brain of a CNC system. A controller completes the all important link between a computer system and the mechanical components of a CNC machine. The CNC controller components work together to interpret positioning signals created by a computer and NC software into precise motor control. This page will explain the function of each of the controller components and how they work together to make a controller system.

    The Components
    There are three primary CNC controller components that make up a CNC controller, the power supply unit, the circuitry protection system, and the motor driver.

    The Power Supply Unit
    When you plug a small flash drive up to your USB port, the computer powers the device through the port. When you plug a larger device, say a printer for example, you have to use an external power source because the computer is not capable of supplying sufficient power. This condition means that you have to plug that device into the computer as usual, but you also have to plug a second line to an auxiliary power source, such as the 110V outlet on your wall.
    The same conditions are true for CNC devices. They require a low-voltage communication line, through which the computer tells the machine what to do, and a power source that provides the power for moving, cutting, and other such operations.
    A power converter, usually referred to as the “power supply unit (PSU),” is often used to change the form of the supplied power from alternating current (AC) from the power grid, to direct current (DC) that is more easily used by the machine’s drive motors.
    The power supply handles large voltages and currents that could be harmful to the NC circuitry. Therefore, the power source, motor drivers, and motors are often separated from the computer with a circuitry protection system that isolates surges in electrical power.
    The Circuitry Protection System 
    The circuitry protection system contains a breakout board to isolate signals from the computer, distribute the signals to the desired drivers, and also allows easy hook up of peripherals such as limit switches that feed information back to the computer. Fuses are also part of the circuitry protection system. Fuses could save the equipment in case of electrical spikes, shorts, or faulty wiring.
    A low-voltage communication signal passes from the computer through the breakout board unchanged to the motor drivers. This isolated your computer from the CNC controller circuit but allows the signals to carry through to your motor drivers.

    The motor drivers 
    The motor drivers receives the communication signal and and then coordinates pulses of the desired current and voltage to elicit the movement in the drive motors. The motor drivers may communicate position information one way to the motor (open loop system), or send and receive position information(closed loop system), depending on the user’s choice of drive system. More on these systems may be found in the drivers sections.


    Brush Control System Reform German Series Multi-axis and Multihead Brush Drilling Equipment Case



    ADT-ZM620 Brush Control System is a kind of Embedded Control System for Hi-end Brush Drilling Equipment; it is including ADT-TV1004CM and ADT-8860. It is Hi-end controller for brush drilling machine (view the video).

    High-end Brush Drilling Equipment multi-axis and multi-station brush equipment (See as picture below), the most common one is High-end 5-axis & 5-head brush drilling equipment, with function for high speed, multi-station and drill plating at the same time, various special-shaped brush processing, high-performance and etc.


    ADT-ZM620 Brush Control System mainly functions as below:
    1.       Spindle of system working follow worktable, speed of processing could reach 500 rpm.
    2.       Worktable of equipment using index deceleration movement following, it is work stably under high-speed!
    3.       With DA auto adjustment function, manually adjust speed of spindle is no need.
    4.       Improving and rich alarm notice massage make operation easier.

    After testing and working, ADT-ZM620 Brush Control System could work stably 500 rpm to processing in long time. ADTECH successfully reform the brush control system for German Series Brush equipment.

    Under the premise of high speed and stable working, ADT-ZM620 brush control system also has other functions and features:
    Interactive interface:
     Beauty interface, information clearly, reentrancy flexible, easy to operation, touch-sensitive, comprehensive tips and classification information, etc.
    Using habit:
    Easy for operation and teaching, convenient and safety
    Processing effects: 
    Numerical accuracy increased to 0.001, hand wheel achieved fixed length movement (fixed magnification)
    Speed processing: 
    Spindle follow working with workbench, index deceleration movement become more stable, DA automatically adjust function, etc.
    Control system maintenance and protection: 
    Increased protection for system self-maintenance functions and parameters, recourse package.


    2013年2月26日星期二

    What Kinds of CNC Machines


    What Kinds of CNC Machines Exist? The short answer is more than we could possibly go into here, but let's try to cover some of the major categories of CNC, which are the most common.


    CNC is the acronym for Computer Numerical Control. It is an outgrowth of the older term "NC", which stands for just "Numerical Control". It refers to the idea of controlling machine tools programmatically via computer. With the older "NC" term, a computer need not be involved. The machine might be controlled using, for example, punched tape.
    NC, and later CNC, allowed for tremendous increases in productivity for machine tools because the machines could be run automatically without requiring constant attention from their operator. Before the advent of such automation, there was a lesser automation opportunity in the form of hydraulic tracer systems. Such systems used hydraulics to cause the cutting tools of a lathe or mill to follow a template. The taper attachments available for many manual lathes are not unlike the hydraulic tracer capability, it's just that the tracer is capable of more elaborate templates than simple tapers.
    But the advent of first NC and then later CNC radically increased the amount of automation that was possible.

    CNC Machine Lathes
    Some view Lathes as the only universal machine tool because a lathe can make all of the parts needed for another lathe. A lathe spins the workpiece in a spindle while a fixed cutting tool approaches the workpiece to slice chips off of it. Because of this geometry, lathes are ideal for parts that have symmetry around some axis that could be chucked up in the spindle.


    CNC Lathes have at the very least the ability to drive the cutting tool under g-code control over 2 axes, referred to as X and Z. They may have a considerable amount of other functionality as well, and there are many variations on lathes such as Swiss Lathes.
    The act of cutting a workpiece on a lathe is called "Turning".

    CNC Milling Machines
    In a mill, the cutter is placed in the spindle where it rotates. The workpiece then moves past the cutter so that chips may be sliced off. The act of cutting a workpiece on a mill is called "Milling".


    CNC Mills have at the very least the ability to drive cut in 3 dimensions (some older machines may be limited to 2 or 2 1/2 if there are limitations on when that 3rd dimension may be used) which are referred to as the X, Y, and Z axes.

    CNC Routers
    A CNC Router is actually a type of CNC Mill, typically one that uses what's called a "gantry" configuration. Typically they're called CNC Routers instead of CNC Gantry Mills when they're used to cut wood, but this need not exclusively be the case.


    Many think of CNC machines as being focused on cutting metal, but there is a huge market for CNC woodworking machines of which the CNC Router is the principle example.
    There are many more types of CNC machine than just these three most common types including CNC presses of various kinds and so on.




    The CNC Controller History


    An NC controller receives a set of sequenced instructions, the program, consisting of alphanumeric characters. Numerically Controlled were introduced in the late 1940s and early 1950s, they used for all machine control and data processing before the advent of microprocessors or computers. Computerized Numerically Controlled (CNC) controllers are sometimes still referred to as NC controllers. The controller uses this set of instructions to direct the motions of a machine tool such as a milling machine, lathe machine, plasma cutter and of course CNC router, much like the machine controllers today.

    In the past the program was edited and programmed with the very basic computers of the time. The program would then be transported to the NC controller via a tape.
    This permitted the program instructions to be read by the controller's tape reader only once and then stored in the controller's memory. Magnetic tape recorders and floppy disk drives were also being used for program recording and storage. There were no direct links between the computer and controller on early CNC control systems.

    This permitted the program instructions to be read by the controller's tape reader only once and then stored in the controller's memory. Magnetic tape recorders and floppy disk drives were also being used for program recording and storage. There were no direct links between the computer and controller on early CNC control systems.
    Debugging an N/C program before the advent of the computerized NC required making a new tape, trying out the new tape, finding the next error, making another tape, and so on.
    The process of debugging a new program could require making a dozen or more punched tapes until an error free program was achieved. Engineering changes required a new tape to be made and debugged.

    Modern CNC Controllers 

    Today, with the use of powerful microprocessors and computer systems, the NC controller now communicated directly to a computer system with a real time link. This is the CNC controller
     that is standard today.

    The CNC controllers today do far more than drive motors. Some CNC control systems have the capabilities to machine control spindle speeds, coolant flow, and other peripherals.
    Modern CNC controllers still require operators to create a program for the controller to follow. Operators today receive help from Software such as Computer-Aided Design (CAD) packages and Computer-Aided Manufacturing (CAM) software along with the controller software to create the necessary numerical code such as G-code.

    The CNC controllers today range from professional standalone control systems, with their own keyboard and user interface, to hobby CNC control system that require a personal computer.

    ADTECH-as a leading provider of CNC machine control application solutions 10 years in China, it adopt new advantage CNC controller, user-friendly interface design, stronger functions, which can customized process based on user request. They apply to the different types, different axes CNC machine control.

    2013年2月21日星期四

    Machine Controllers



    Machine Controllers take your machining instructions from your G-Code and converts the G-Code into motion. You are off to the races. The controller interprets the signal pulses from your Control Computer and instructs the machine to move.

    The Machine Controller is made up of various electrical parts. Remember earlier that I said some electronic junkies flock to CNC. This is why. Machine controllers can be built if you are savvy with a soldering iron. I personally always default to ordering up a Machine Controller from one of my sources.

    Controller builders to me are electronic gods. They mix power sources, match up Amp, Volts, etc into the item I need. Generally, you can pick the number of Axis you want before they build the controller. For example, if you are building a CNC Plasma Cutter you may want a two-axis plasma cutter controller. Possibly a three-axis controller if you have a Torch Height Control. If you have a milling machine or a wood router in mind, then a three axis is your ticket. If you want to machine with a rotary axis, then you need a four-axis controller. So on and so forth.

    ADTECH provides machine controllers in industrial motion control filed, it widely used in milling machine, CNC plasma cutter, lathe machine, welding machine and so on, which is becoming a typical brand in application to motion control field. 

    2013年2月17日星期日

    Industrial Robotics Expands Beyond the Automotive Industry


    Thanks to the maturation of robotics technology, a growing number of industries are using industrial robotics for a wider range of applications.
    Chris Bailey can't emphasize it enough: in recent months has been "barraged" with inquiries about the company's industrial roboticwelding systems.
    The barrage is coming from manufacturers that survived the recession and are looking for ways to increase output in the face of a strengthening economy -- without adding headcount.
    "So they're looking for more productivity tools," says Bailey, general manager of Lincoln Electric's Automation Division.
    The interest in robotic welding systems, Bailey adds, isn't just coming from the industry's core customers, automotive companies.
    With the equipment, pendants and software becoming easier to use, and price points coming down, Bailey is seeing more interest from a wider range of industrial users -- from aerospace to alternative-energy companies, from large to small manufacturers.
    "These are very, very versatile robots that [the industry is] coming out with," says Wieczerza, a professor of engineering and advanced technology at Macomb Community College in Warren, Mich. "We're looking at the entire industrial spectrum -- you name it and you'll find a robot."
    Macomb Community College, which launched a joint industrial robotics 
    Macomb Community College, which launched a joint robotics certification program with Fanuc Robotics America Corp. in September 2010, notes that its certificate is applicable not only to the automotive industry but also to the aerospace, consumer-goods, food, medical, pharmaceutical and solar-panel industries.
    "In the '80s, there was only one size of robot, and it basically only did one thing," says Mike Cicco, general manager of distribution sales for Fanuc industrial Robots America. "And right now, there are over 200 different types of industrial robotics that, and they have the ability to pick up 500 grams all the way up to 3,000 pounds. So the number of different places we can put them is really incredible."
    Along with that wider range of capabilities, Cicco explains, industrial robotics' heightened vision and intelligence are making them more accessible to small and midsize manufacturers.
    ADTECH’s industrial robots are widely used in welding, food and beverage, medical, pharmaceutical and other industries, the robots Designed for small and medium-sized industrial enterprises.

    2013年1月28日星期一

    Robotics Industry Expected to Thrive in 2013

    As the American economy, and that of the world, continues its recovery from the Great Recession, the robotics industry is reaping the benefits.industrial robot users, integrators and manufacturers have an optimistic outlook for the robotics industry in 2013.
    "2013 will be a good year for the robotics industry but not as good as 2011 and 2012. The industrial robots industry market has been on a serious growth trend since 2009", says Robert Little, Chief Executive Officer of ATI Industrial Automation .“Growth will continue through 2013 but not at the same rate of 20 percent seen in 2012. I hope to see 10 to 15 percent growth in 2013.”
    Little’s analysis is typical of his peers in the industrial robots industry. Across applications and regions of the world, the robotics industry can look forward to a robust 2013.
    Ample Apps
    Most players in the industrial robots industry are sanguine on the prospects of nearly all applications in 2013. "I think 2013 will be awesome. General industry is historically two years behind the rebound of the automotive industry, following an economic downturn. The automotive industry did not buy anything for a few years then came on strong," says Edward Minch, Automotive Group Director of Sales and Engineering at Kawasaki Robotics (USA) Inc. "General industry is taking care of capital investment it ignored during the recession."

    John Bubnikovich, Executive Director of Marketing and Business Development at ABB Inc. speaks of the continuing role of the automotive sector within the robotics industry. "The automotive sector still accounts for 65 percent of the North American robotics market. Automotive's revitalization has been very influential in the great bounce-back the robotics industry has seen recently."

    Bubnikovich goes on to say, “Robotic laser cutting is emerging as an optimal means to cut and trim hot-stamped steel, a light weight, high strength material increasingly used in the automotive industry to reduce the overall cost and weight of cars while improving passenger safety and fuel economy."

    Bin picking is one application several leaders in the robotics industry have high hopes for in 2013. “I see rapid expansion of three-dimensional bin picking, the ability to retrieve randomly arranged products from a bin,” says John Burg, President of Ellison Technologies Automation (Council Bluffs, Iowa).

    Terry Zarnowski, Director of Sales and Marketing with Schneider Packaging Equipment Co. Inc. (Brewerton, New York) has a similar outlook for the prospects of bin picking in 2013. "Bin picking is now a viable reality."

    Minch sees advancements in vision technology combined with improved force sensing, as one of numerous bright spots for the robotics industry. "These advancements will help the robotics industry penetrate into new markets, such as consumer electronic equipment and automotive component assembly and random bin picking. Robots can 'see' and have a sense of touch. Force sensors use feedback from servomotors to tell how hard the robot is pushing on a part during assembly processes such as driving a screw."

    Random bin picking is high on Estes' to-do list in 2013. "Bin picking applications will become more robust due to better sensor technology. End-users want automated bin picking but did not have the tools to get there until now. Bin picking will continue to grow in 2013." Estes adds, "Because of the flexibility robotics offer, improvements to vision systems and bin picking, a batch of one is close to becoming a reality."

    The food and beverage side of the robotics industry has a favorable outlook in 2013, particularly those relating to packaging and palletizing, says, Stuart Cooper, Vice President of Sales with Flexicell Inc. (Ashland, Virginia). "2013 will be a good year for the robotics industry. The return on investment in packing and palletizing applications is favorable. I anticipate accelerated growth in 2013 and do not see any markets within the industrial robots industry declining."