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Dear Reader, Publishing information B&R will be focusing on two key topics at this year's SPS IPC Drives exhibition: maximum scalability and minimum response times. Both of these concepts are of extreme importance to machine manufacturers as it becomes more necessary than ever to react flexibly to changing market demands. automotion: The B&R technology magazine, Volume 12 Online version: www.automotion.info Media owner and publisher: Bernecker + Rainer Industrie-Elektronik Ges.m.b.H. B&R Strasse 1, 5142 Eggelsberg, Austria Tel.: +43 (0) 7748/6586-0 [email protected] Managing Director:...

Ultrafast automation with reACTION technology With reACTION technology, B&R is able to reduce cycle times in industrial automation down to 1 µs. This new approach saves costs when implementing time-critical subprocesses. The taming of the robot Using TÜV-certified function blocks, B&R has now boosted robot safety to a level that allows them to leave the isolation of their cells and work hand-in-hand with humans. X20 CPUs with integrated I/O The new compact CPUs are offered in various types with different levels of performance and features. They provide the full range of functionality in performance...

High-performance thermal cutting of metals Thermal cutting technology is judged by the quality of the resulting cuts. With its machines featuring state-of-theart control systems developed with B&R, Vanad achieves exceptional quality. How to wind up on top Switching to the latest hardware and software from B&R has helped METEOR break into new markets and become one of Europe's largest manufacturers of precision winding machines. A grinder designed with the future in mind ELB-Schliff has expanded the modular design of its machines to include their electrical, software and safety components. The...

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Industrial robots are seeing increasing use in automated production lines. Until now, however, they have been isolated in cells to ensure the safety of those working in their proximity. Using TÜV-certified function blocks, B&R has now boosted robot safety to a level that allows humans and robots to work hand-in-hand. cover story

For 40 years now, robots have been making our lives easier by assuming tasks that are too difficult, too hazardous or simply too monotonous for humans. To this day they are most often confined to cells, but SafeROBOTICS now makes it possible for humans and robots to work side by side. The safety requirements for industrial robots and robotic systems and their integration in workplace environments with human workers are defined in ISO 10218, Parts 1 and 2. Among other things, these standards specify the maximum strain to which the human body is permitted to be subjected. These defined upper limits...

A TÜV-certified function block provides monitoring of the tool center point. Kinematic models in the form of standardized parameter tables can be uploaded to the safety controller at any time and are able to represent any serial kinematic chain with up to eleven revolute and prismatic axes. This includes applications where robots are mounted on linear axes, for example. Dr. Gernot Bachler Technical Manager of B&R’s Motion Business Unit “Users of SafeROBOTICS don't need to know how the path curves and velocities are calculated. This is all handled by integrated transformation functions. With this...

Ultrafast automation reACTION TECHNOLOGY With reACTION technology, B&R is able to reduce response times in industrial automation applications down to 1 µs. cover story

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cover story data transmission and allowing response times to be reduced to as low as 1 µs. B&R takes advantage of the Automation Studio 4 development environment's ability to allocate software modules to distributed hardware and utilize the surplus capacity of logic components in the modules. This allows function block libraries to be stored there through the use of dynamic updates. These libraries can then be executed locally on the I/O module like the command set for a microcontroller, allowing time- critical subprocesses to be implemented using standard hardware and eliminating the need for...

X20 CPUs with integrated I/O B&R compact controller with integrated I/O B&R has expanded the X20 system to include a new series of compact controllers with integrated I/O. As with all X20 CPUs, additional I/O modules can be connected locally or further away using cables. The new compact CPUs are offered in various types with different levels of performance and features. By default, they are equipped with 32 built-in digital and analog I/O channels and have an x86 processor. POWERLINK, standard Ethernet, CAN, RS232 and USB are available as integrated interfaces. Complete functionality in two performance...

Two new HMI series from B&R – Power Panel T-Series terminals and Power Panel C-Series controllers – are available in a wide variety of display sizes. cover story

Power Panel HMI family Terminal and controller designs with touch screens B&R is adding two new series to its successful Power Panel HMI family: Power Panel T-Series terminals and Power Panel C-Series controllers – both featuring touch screens. Equipped with an embedded browser, the Power Panel T30 terminal is fully web compatible and can even be used as a VNC client. The terminal series is being offered with four TFT display sizes ranging from 4.3" to 10.1" and comes with two Ethernet interfaces, two USB ports and an extensive array of configuration options. High-performance HMI with a wide...