PSxHub
We are perfectly positioned: Modularize your machines and systems with our flexibly configurable, intelligent PSxHub, to which up to 16 positioning systems can be connected.
The requirements placed on machine and plant manufacturers are high: fast set-up in the gap, minimal downtimes and efficient production starting from a batch size of one are just some of the demands placed on complex designs. The increasing degree of automation enables a high level of process repeatability and provides the basis for consistently high quality.
A major lever for the efficient production of machines and systems lies in the modularization of the installed components. The aim of modularizing components is to combine individual standardized modules to create a customer-specific machine/system (e.g. cartoning machines, inspection systems, labellers, conveyor modules for packaging machines). This reduces the number of variants and shortens production times.
The intelligent PSxHub from halstrup-walcher enables modularization for format adjustment with positioning systems. When adjusting multiple axes, the mechanical complexity is reduced when using the PSxHub. It therefore offers a universally applicable and cost-effective solution that is also practical when it comes to assembly. The integrated synchronization monitoring and control of the connected positioning systems ensures process reliability during operation.
halstrup-walcher has developed the intelligent PSxHub to implement the parallel operation of positioning systems for format adjustment as efficiently as possible: As an active bus component, the smart connection element offers simple integration for up to 16 positioning systems from the PSD family (PSD 4xx with IO-Link), ensures smooth communication with the controller and is economical thanks to the single-cable solution with unshielded, standard A-coded cables, among other things.
The flexibly configurable synchronization control and monitoring integrated in the PSxHub ensures synchronized parallel operation of the controlled positioning systems. As a flexible technology platform, the PSxHub enables a wider performance spectrum (e.g. in terms of power requirements and synchronization) compared to classic IO-Link hubs without a control function. With its compact housing design from 14.2 x 16.4 x 6.4 cm (control cabinet version), it is an efficient and space-saving solution for central data and power transmission. The PSxHub is available for the Industrial Ethernet systems PROFINET and EtherCAT (others on request).
Efficient changeover with the smart PSxHub
Your advantages with the PSxHub:
- Fixed configuration of the hub enables simple modularization of machine components (standardized process data structure)
- Simplified and cost-effective cabling
- Reduced effort for installation and initial start-up
- No tilting during parallel operation of several positioning systems thanks to optimum synchronization control in the hub
- Relief for the control system and machine bus
- Simple self-diagnosis and identification of the drives in the machine environment
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