Linear motor demonstrator is a hit
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Following the successful design, build and supply of a Linear Motor demonstration machine for Northampton-based Fanuc GE CNC's Luxembourg-based European headquarters, Halifax Numerical Controls Ltd (HNC) is to supply a second.
HNC delivered the first machine a little over 6 months ago. Effectively a scaled down twin-column, travelling-gantry machine with four independent programmable heads mounted on a crossrail, each linear motor driven axis is capable of traverse rates of 2,000 mm/second with acceleration of 2 G and nanometre resolution with absolute feedback provided by linear scales. For machines with longer axes, speeds of up to 4,000 mm/second can be realised.
The unit utilises Fanuc GE's own 310i-A CNC controller and amplifiers and operates with their HRV4 high response servo control unit.
With industry now recognising the benefits of linear motor technology, and many of Fanuc GE CNC's European counterparts "borrowing" the unit for promotion within their own markets, a second was urgently needed.
Similar to the first, the second unit will be a marginally different, as it will be used for exhibitions and open houses around Europe, so will be a little more portable than the original.
