{"id":2482,"date":"2012-05-28T07:00:26","date_gmt":"2012-05-28T05:00:26","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.expo21xx.com\/news\/?p=2482"},"modified":"2012-05-29T13:01:29","modified_gmt":"2012-05-29T11:01:29","slug":"new-controllers-from-rockwell-automation-provide-right-sized-integrated-motion-on-ethernetip-plus-faster-system-performance","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.expo21xx.com\/news\/new-controllers-from-rockwell-automation-provide-right-sized-integrated-motion-on-ethernetip-plus-faster-system-performance\/","title":{"rendered":"New Controllers from Rockwell Automation Provide Right-sized Integrated Motion on EtherNet\/IP"},"content":{"rendered":"

Allen-Bradley CompactLogix 5370 controllers give machine builders high-performance integrated motion control on EtherNet\/IP network, and up to 40 percent smaller footprint<\/strong><\/p>\n

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Photo: Rockwell Automation, Inc.<\/p><\/div>\n

The new Allen-Bradley CompactLogix 5370 programmable automation controllers (PACs) from Rockwell Automation bring machine builders a high-performance, right-sized integrated motion control solution<\/a> for their machine applications. The 5370 series, which includes the 5370 L1, L2 and L3 controllers, features enhanced performance and motion capabilities while leveraging the common design and networking environment of the Rockwell Automation Integrated Architecture system. This gives users access to the extensive capabilities of the Logix Control Platform in a small, integrated and cost-effective package.<\/p>\n

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Photo: Rockwell Automation, Inc.<\/p><\/div>\n

When used with the Allen-Bradley Kinetix 350 servo drive, the CompactLogix 5370 series provides both performance and cost competitiveness for machine builders requiring up to 16 axes of complex motion, all on one standard industrial network \u2013 EtherNet\/IP. The EtherNet\/IP connectivity offers up to 250 percent more communication bandwidth than previous CompactLogix controllers, helping enable more network devices and higher performance control.<\/p>\n

\u201cMachine builders are always challenged to build better machines more quickly and cost-effectively to meet their customers\u2019 needs and stay competitive,\u201d said Dexter Leong, product manager for Control & Visualization, Rockwell Automation. \u201cThese new controllers help fill out our portfolio so machine builders can select from a full range of solutions \u2013 from standalone components to highly integrated systems through the MicroLogix, CompactLogix and Allen-Bradley ControlLogix platforms. Users can pick the controller and system components that fit each application \u2013 in terms of both capability and price point \u2013 yet standardize on a single control platform. This scalability and consistency helps easily implement systems that speed time to market and lower Total Cost to Design, Develop and Deliver machines.\u201d<\/p>\n

The CompactLogix 5370 series features the same processing speed upgrades seen in the ControlLogix 5570 series launched in 2011. The new controllers offer users more than twice the processing speeds to boost system performance and enhance access to real-time information for improved productivity. With user memory in the CompactLogix 5370 series of PACs ranging from 384KB to 3MB, these controllers are ideal for a variety of applications, including sorting, labeling and packaging, blending, batching and filling.<\/p>\n

“Today\u2019s machine builders are driven by the need to streamline engineering processes, standardize machine designs, and shorten time-to-market for new innovations. These challenges require an automation architecture that supports modularity, reduces development and start-up times, and increases productivity with integrated engineering tools,” said David Humphrey, research director, ARC Advisory Group. “Rockwell Automation\u2019s midrange architecture addresses these needs with a solution that tightly integrates disparate automation disciplines in a single platform. Machine builders can take advantage of this integrated environment to address the challenges they face in today\u2019s competitive, globalized world.”<\/p>\n

Batteryless energy storage on the new series of PACs eliminates maintenance, transportation and environmental issues associated with lithium batteries. Removing the batteries \u2013 along with other design enhancements and technology developments \u2013 has reduced the size of these CompactLogix controllers.<\/p>\n

Key features of the three new controllers include:<\/strong><\/p>\n