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Our new software reduces oscillations to one tenth, preventing part drops and motor wear.
Vibrations are a critical aspect of automation systems because they affect machine performance and service life. These oscillations can cause part falls and stop production.
In our commitment to offer the most advanced automation systems, we have developed an antivibration system for transfer bars, which significantly reduces oscillations. The stability that the system provides to the bars improves their performance and extends the life of the motor.
The anti-vibration system reduces the vibrations that occur when the transfer shafts move, especially at the beginning and end of the movement. As with the transfer shafts, this technology could be applied to any other machine.
The vibratory displacement is reduced to one tenth, to such an extent that the reduction is visible to the naked eye. The following graph shows the evolution of the displacement measured on a transfer shaft with and without the anti-vibration system activated. In this case the vibration has been reduced 11 times.
This technology can be implemented in both new and old machines, so it offers great flexibility:
• It is done by introducing some changes in the PLC software or in the axis drives, so it can be applied to any equipment. • No mechanical or electrical changes are required on the machine.
The implementation of the system is very simple and requires little time. As an initial step, a Fagor Arrasate technician analyzes the shaft with a hand-held electronic device. This examination is done in one minute.
Afterwards, and considering the results of the analysis, the technician introduces some changes in the PLC software or, without touching the PLC software, introduces some changes in the Drive of the axis. This step only takes about one hour of work.