Servo Drive System

Siemens announced its Simatic Micro-Drive, a servo drive system for 24-48V EC motors. The system’s UL and CE marked components include the PDC (Profidrive Control) servo drive combined with with a flexible range of motors and connecting cables. The system pairs with Simatic PLCs via TIA Portal over Profinet using Profisafe and Profidrive profiles. The Simatic Micro-Drive will offer units from 100 watts to 1 kilowatt and allow side-by-side rail mounting. The Micro-Drive PDC is available in a standard (only hardwired Safe Torque Off (STO)) and fail-safe version. STO, SS1, SLT, SLS, and SSM Safety Integrated functions are included with the Micro-Drive F variant.
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