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!

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.

Contraction Forecast for the Global Motion Control Market in 2012

Sales of motion control products have decreased in 2012 in China as a result of overcapacity, and the global motion controls market is forecast to decline by 1.9 percent compared to 2011, according to a study recently published by IMS Research. In 2013, the global motion control market is projected to rebound with revenue growth of nearly 5 percent spurred by recovery of the Chinese market but limited by the continued Eurozone recession.

In recent years, the global motion controls market grew strongly with revenues increasing over 20 percent in both 2010 and 2011 to reach an estimated value of $13.1 billion. 2012 presented a very different situation, with the Eurozone recession and softening of the Chinese economy causing motion control products sales to fall well below expectations.

IHS Analyst Michelle Figgs explains, “The biggest surprise in 2012 is the extent of the contraction in the Chinese motion control market, where revenues are forecast to decline an estimated 16.5 to 18.5 percent. Reduced order rates have resulted from overcapacity concerns and conservative buying patterns from machine builders.”

Sales of low-end servo products in China have been most affected, impacting the Chinese and Japanese suppliers who rely heavily on this market. The market for high-end servo products is more stable.

In the rest of Asia, excluding Japan, revenues from sales of motion control products are projected to grow by over 5 percent in 2012. “Growth will be driven by the Indian, South Korean and Taiwanese markets,” comments Figgs. “However, the total Asian market (excluding Japan) is forecast decline by nearly 10 percent because China accounts for the majority of revenues.”

The motion controls markets in the Americas, EMEA and Japan are projected to maintain revenue growth in 2012, though at much lower rates than what was observed in the prior two years. The American market is the fastest growing, with growth projected at 4.2 percent, followed by the EMEA market at 1.6 percent. Due to a struggling semiconductor industry, the Japanese motion control market is projected to grow only 0.5 percent in 2012.