{"id":6448,"date":"2022-09-06T13:34:00","date_gmt":"2022-09-06T11:34:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.coralynne.co.za\/blog\/?p=6448"},"modified":"2022-11-14T14:12:46","modified_gmt":"2022-11-14T12:12:46","slug":"high-tech-drive-solution-makes-its-debut-at-electra-mining","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.coralynne.co.za\/blog\/high-tech-drive-solution-makes-its-debut-at-electra-mining\/","title":{"rendered":"HIGH-TECH DRIVE SOLUTION MAKES ITS DEBUT AT ELECTRA MINING"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

One of the star attractions at SEW-EURODRIVE\u2019s stand at the Electra Mining Africa 2022 exhibition was the company\u2019s new-generation MOVI-C\u00ae all-in-one modular drive solution, which had its African launch at the show.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

In essence, MOVI-C\u00ae is a suite of products that automates drive applications, whether they be simple or very complex. It is ideal for optimising or expanding existing automation systems or for rapidly implementing new automation projects where flexibility, rapid deployment and cost-effectiveness are key.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

A true 4IR solution that offers huge productivity benefits to users, MOVI-C\u00ae can be used in a wide range of applications where processes and operations need to be automated \u2013 for example, production lines or packaging operations. \u201cIt can be applied to any situation where the speed, acceleration and torque and position of drives needs to be regulated and controlled,\u201d says Dylan Enslin, SEW-EURODRIVE\u2019s MAXOLUTION\u00ae engineer.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

He adds that MOVI-C\u00ae can be used to implement standards-based single-axis or multi-axis applications or customised and\/or particularly complex motion control applications or automation solutions.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cGeneration C is a big step up from its predecessor Generation B, with better control, higher efficiency, added flexibility and a much-improved interface,\u201d he says. \u201cIt represents the future of automation and we see it having a big future in South Africa, and further afield on the African continent.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

MOVI-C\u00ae has four main components \u2013 the requisite engineering software (MOVISUITE\u00ae); advanced control technology (MOVI-C\u00ae Controller); cutting-edge inverter technology for motor control (MOVIDRIVE\u00ae); and decentralised drive technology (MOVIGEAR\u00ae and MOVIMOT\u00ae). Together these components represent a single end-to-end modular automation system, all available from SEW-EURODRIVE with no necessity for any add-ins from third parties.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

All the components can be fully integrated into any automation design, fieldbus technology or network standard. There is complete freedom of configuration when it comes to the communication technology as MOVI-C\u00ae is compatible with protocols from Profibus and Industrial Ethernet through to Modbus, Profinet and EtherCat. Another benefit is the EtherCat CiA402 protocol.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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SEW-EURODRIVE has used MOVI-C\u00ae to automate operations at its brand new Aeroton facility in Johannesburg, which now acts as the hub for its African operations. The complex includes a factory which significantly expands SEW-EURODRIVE\u2019s manufacturing capability and which will ultimately assemble most products in the SEW-EURODRIVE range. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

The main production conveyor at the new facility is based on MOVI-C\u00ae. The installation includes the MOVIGEAR\u00ae mechatronic drive system. The MOVIGEAR\u00ae units \u2013 which combine an energy-efficient IE5 motor, gear unit and corresponding drive electronics in a single housing \u2013 control and drive a conveyor line used in the assembly of gearboxes. The modular nature of the installation means it can easily be extended in the future should the need arise.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Installation of MOVI-C\u00ae at the Aeroton facility has resulted in a 40 % productivity gain compared to the less advanced, more manual systems for assembly used in the past, says Jacques Kemp, SEW-EURODRIVE\u2019s Geared Motor Production Manager. \u201cThis increase in productivity stems from MOVI-C\u00ae\u2019s ability to eliminate \u2018wasteful\u2019 activities, which were previously carried out manually but which are now being done by machines.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Kemp points out that automation should not be seen as a means of reducing employee headcount. \u201cWe have not replaced a single worker \u2013 quite the opposite, in fact. Instead, we\u2019ve empowered our existing employees to be far more productive. This is what MOVI-C\u00ae does.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The installation not only demonstrates SEW-EURODRIVE\u2019s confidence in MOVI-C\u00ae but it will also allow the company to show its customers the system in operation in a \u2018real world\u2019 application. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

As Enslin says: \u201cIt showcases our abilities very effectively. It will allow customers to see MOVI-C\u00ae in action and judge for themselves the efficiencies that can be achieved when SEW-EURODRIVE\u2019s advanced drive technology is installed in a production environment.\u201d <\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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