Rockwell Automation has significantly expanded its Integrated Architecture portfolio for smaller applications with a series of scalable, Allen-Bradley CompactLogix programmable automation controllers (PACs), servo drives, I/O, visualisation and simplification tools.
With high-performance features such as integrated motion, safety, EtherNet/IP connectivity and re-usable development tools, Rockwell Automation gives users the ability to standardise on a single control platform for small to large-scale applications.
“A scalable, right-sized control system helps machine builders and their customers cost-effectively match their application needs,” says Mike Burrows, director, Integrated Architecture, Rockwell Automation. “To gain this level of scale, users typically have to manage multiple designs, networks or visualisation environments. The Rockwell Automation portfolio expansion gives the unprecedented ability to scale I/O using a single control platform and common user experience.”
The Rockwell Automation Integrated Architecture features the Allen-Bradley ControlLogix and CompactLogix controller families. The ControlLogix PAC is ideally suited for applications that have up to 10,000 I/O and 100 axes of motion. The CompactLogix family, meanwhile, is ideal for applications with fewer than 200 I/O and up to 16 axes of motion.
Featuring integrated motion on EtherNet/IP, the CompactLogix controller family can provide the same performance, flexibility, reduced development time and ease-of-use as larger scale systems from Rockwell Automation.
“In the past, machine builders and manufacturers who needed high-performance features, such as integrated motion, were faced with choosing a system that was oversized for their actual application needs,” said John Blanchard, research director, ARC Advisory Group. “By bringing the benefits of Integrated Architecture to smaller applications, users can now run motion and safety applications on a single control platform, using a single network – simplifying the design, operation and maintenance of equipment.”
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