Overview
Mach Motion focuses on retrofitting any type of CNC machine for customers all around the world. Mach Motion’s reliable controls aided with simple and intuitive software allows customers to quickly modernize CNC machines.
Mach Motion CNC Machines
Customer retrofits all sorts of CNC machines which include:
- Milling Machine
- CNC Router
- Grinder
- Lathe/Turning
- Plasma/Oxy Fuel
- Waterjet
Solution
RMP EtherCAT Controller Features
Streaming PVT Motion – Our motion controller includes several very powerful streaming motion options which enabled our customer to stream coordinated multi-axis moves to all the robot joints in order to move in an X, Y, Z, reference frame.
Real-time IO trigger – The customer is leveraging User Limits to trigger digital outputs in a deterministic manner based on the axis encoder position.
Performance and Reliability – When the application can not fail, our customer trusted our high-performance motion controller. RMP runs using a RTOS core provided by Tenasys inside Windows OS environment. The RTOS CPU core is dedicated to RMP EtherCAT motion firmware.
RTOS Integration – Our customer is running our motion controller with INtime alongside Windows. This architecture is paramount when latency times, performance, and reliability are critical. In addition, the motion firmware runs in a real-time deterministic manner.
Solution Provided by RSI
Motion Controller – Customer is using RMP EtherCAT motion controller due to multi-axis synchronization. In addition, RMP has helped the customer stream multi-axis motion trajectories in a real-time deterministic manner. In this scenario the OEM used cam profile for their machines.
Software – The customer has developed in-house CNC software in collaboration with ArtSoft’s Mach software. Customer leverages RSI’s intuitive RapidCode software libraries (programmable in C++ and C#) to reach production quickly.
Controls Hardware – The customer uses several types of EtherCAT compatible servo drive and motor products.
IO Hardware – The customer selected Beckhoff EK1100 series modules because it is easy to add more modules based on machine’s IO requirements.
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See customer’s machines below: