High-Speed
Cylindrical Laser Cutting Systems
.
Large
aperture for product feed-through
.
Low
system inertia for maximum acceleration
.
Package
design optimized to minimize stage weight
.
Direct-drive
brushless servomotor
.
Direct-coupled,
high-resolution rotary encoder
Aerotech
offers a combination of linear and rotary axes
well-suited
to the requirements of cylindrical laser cutting
and
marking processes. Combining our direct-drive linear
motor
stages with our direct-drive rotary axis creates a
system
with unmatched throughput and accuracy.
Direct
Drive Rotary
of
rotary stages are optimized to meet the
demanding
requirements of high-speed
cylindrical
cutting and marking applications.
Both
stages utilize direct-drive motor technology and
direct-coupled
encoder feedback to provide a level of
accuracy,
repeatability, and maintenance-free operation
unattainable
in gear- and belt-driven rotary devices. The
inertia
of both products has been minimized to give the
highest
effective rotary acceleration. Both products offer clear
apertures
that facilitate the direct feedthrough of product.
The
ADRT series has a large, flat, face-mounting surface
with
apertures from 50 mm to 100 mm. It can also be
accuracy,
and repeatability than screw-based designs. Both
equipped
with an optional two-port rotary union that can be
stages
also share a common sealed design consisting of a
used
to feed pneumatic signals to automate material
hard
cover with side-band sealing protecting the bearings
handling
collets or chucks. The ASR1000 features a 19 mm
and
encoder from debris generated in the laser machining
threaded
output shaft with a 14 mm aperture and a higher
process.
Aerotech provides a flexible cable management
top
speed and lower inertia than the ADR150. Both stages
system
that can be expanded to include the cables from the
have
sinusoidal output encoders that can be multiplied up to
rotary
axis, as well as application specific electrical and
an
effective resolution of 7,200,000 counts per revolution
pneumatic
cables.
(0.18
arc-sec or 0.00005 deg for ADRT) when coupled to an
Aerotech
NDrive with optional MXH
interpolation.
Complete
Motion System Solution
Aerotech
manufactures a wide range of matching drives and
Direct
Drive Linear
controls
to provide a fully integrated and optimized system.
Sophisticated
trajectory generation software, multi-block
counterparts
for achieving linear motion in these systems.
lookahead
and a 100% digital control system combined with
Both
designs incorporate direct-drive linear motor
our
high bandwidth stages provides unmatched contouring
technology
with linear encoder feedback. This direct-drive
performance
for the most aggressive motion profiles.
technology
provides much higher acceleration, speed,