Supporting CAN BUS (control area network) communication, next-generation electric drives extend newly discovered intelligent controllability to linear motion applications, including those previously using traditional electric drives, hydraulic cylinders or manual operations. There has been a significant increase in adoption among industrial motion control applications that require higher data rates, more bandwidth, and ways to integrate motion control with other applications.
A recent article (also published in the UK magazine Design Solutions) looks at how actuators integrated with CAN bus communication can lead to greater control and design flexibility, faster engineering, more efficient installation and overall lower cost of ownership for industrial automation applications.