The new MR-J4-TM servo controller from Mitsubishi Electric UK can be combined with Anybus plug-in cards from e-F@ctory Alliance partner HMS Industrial Networks to enable connection to any of the major open networks.

This solution enables Mitsubishi Electric’s advanced servo technology to be used with third-party control system and network technologies for the first time, so that machine manufacturers will be able to enjoy all the benefits of the highly compact, powerful technology from Japan at any time. The HMS plug-in card ensures the compatibility required.

Machine manufacturers are often bound to certain manufacturers’ components based on customers’ specifications. However with the MR-J4-TM servo amplifier based on MR-J4 technology, even if they do need to use a certain control system, system manufacturers can still use Mitsubishi Electric servo technology which offers significant benefits in terms of saving space and design flexibility. Special functions of the MR-J4 series include first and second-level vibration suppression or a one-touch tuning function.

Oliver Giertz, Product Manager Servo/Motion/Robot, Mitsubishi Electric Europe B.V., explains: “Servo technology is one of our core competences. If you compare Mitsubishi Electric servo products with those of European manufacturers in terms of size and power, for example, you will find that the power density of our components is 30 to 40 per cent higher. What that means is that while Mitsubishi Electric products offer the same or a higher level of performance, they are only half the size of the other manufacturers’ products. Machine manufacturers will appreciate the resulting benefits. In HMS, we found a strong partner to work with on the development of the MR-J4-TM servo controller and the implementation of the network technology.”

The first version of the MR-J4-TM has an HMS EtherCAT plug-in card. The next one will be a PROFINET variant and further options will follow. This technology enables a machine to be adapted for use with various Ethernet systems quickly and easily and consequently made suitable for worldwide use with different types of control system and network technology.

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