{"id":32763,"date":"2019-03-15T16:54:20","date_gmt":"2019-03-15T15:54:20","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.expo21xx.com\/news\/?p=32763"},"modified":"2019-03-28T17:29:34","modified_gmt":"2019-03-28T16:29:34","slug":"beckhoffs-new-xplanar-system-further-improves-flexibility-and-simplicity-for-machine-design","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.expo21xx.com\/news\/beckhoffs-new-xplanar-system-further-improves-flexibility-and-simplicity-for-machine-design\/","title":{"rendered":"Beckhoff’s new XPlanar system further improves flexibility and simplicity for machine design"},"content":{"rendered":"\n
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XPlanar is highly flexible and suitable for the most diverse transport tasks in the widest variety of application areas, extending up to the food and pharma industries.
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Beckhoff is opening up new avenues in machine design with XPlanar. This is made possible by planar movers that float freely above arbitrarily arranged planar tiles and enable extremely flexible, precise and highly dynamic positioning. For machine builders this results in maximum flexibility and simplification in the design of machines and plants.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The XPlanar system combines the individual arrangement of planar tiles with the multi-dimensional positioning capability of the planar movers floating above them. The movers can be moved jerk-free and contact-free in two dimensions at up to 4 m\/s with 2 g acceleration and 50 \u00b5m positioning repeatability \u2013 and noiselessly and without abrasion at that.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The planar motor system is highly scalable to suit individual needs and considerably simplifies the design of machines and plants. Due to the maximum flexibility in mover positioning and the very high dynamics it is possible, for example, to divide product flows very simply and individually, so that previously necessary robots or inflexible mechanical devices can be efficiently replaced. The contact-free mover travel also eliminates wear, emissions and the carryover of contaminations.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Flexible and versatile motion functions<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

The basis of the XPlanar system is the planar tiles, which measure 240 x 240 mm and can be arranged in any desired geometries that are precisely adapted to the application at hand. The tiles contain the entire electronics and support EtherCAT G communication. A freely selectable number of planar movers float above them, made possible by integrated permanent magnets. The movers can be used not only horizontally, but also vertically and even upside down. There is a choice of four different planar mover types:<\/p>\n\n\n\n