Infimatic pioneers advanced solid-state design and industry’s most scalable control architecture with the Freedom NC‚â„¢200 machine control system. Modular plug-and-play design allows the Freedom NC200 to be configured to different performance and price points ‚— matched to current application needs, yet easily and economically “grown” with field upgradeable modules as requirements change. Applications range from general milling and drilling to high-speed machining and data-intensive die/mold processing. The Freedom NC200 control will be demonstrated on MAG family machines at IMTS Booth No. A-8218.
Named for its application adaptability, the Freedom NC200 is capable of controlling up to nine axes, five of which can be simultaneously interpolated. Servo system set-up and maintenance is made simple with ServoScan ‚– a unique technology that automatically populates critical control parameters and other pertinent data upon power up.
The Freedom NC200 features disk-less flash memory, fan-less cooling, wire-free surface-mount board construction, advanced protection circuitry, and near-elimination of moving parts. The design reflects MAG’s “green” commitment. Sizing the control to user needs minimizes energy use, as does fan-less cooling and an ultra-efficient EcoVerter‚â„¢ servo system. The plug-and-play servo system, upgradeable CPUs, distributed I/O capability, and ETHERNET Powerlink communications give the control great application flexibility.
The control system easily evolves with production needs. Input/Output functions can be housed in the electrical cabinet or field-mounted. Software on Demand allows automatic application configuration. For faster block processing speeds, the main unit can be upgraded with a more powerful processor through simple plug-and-play hardware. The Freedom NC200 Duet‚â„¢ option offers multiple high-performance CPUs for the most challenging high-speed machining applications.
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