30% cost reduction in construction thanks to IMC Case story | VLT® AutomationDrive FC 302 with IMC Why a renowned wafer machine builder relies on intelligent drives with integrated motion control Motion control is traditionally synonymous with exact position, velocity, and acceleration control. Typically, such applications require complex servo solutions or an AC drive plus an additional motion control assembly and an encoder. With the Integrated Motion Controller (IMC) function, Danfoss offers an attractive alternative to servo motion control. Directly integrated into the VLT® AutomationDrive series, IMC very easily performs positioning and synchronization tasks with and without encoders. At the location of the former Haas Group (wafer machines) in Leobendorf, Lower Austria, which was acquired by the Swiss Bühler Group in 2018, the technicians already appreciate these advantages - in particular the resulting motor independence. The world-renowned, domestic machine builder of production systems for wafers, biscuits and confectionery had already used VLT® drives from Danfoss under its former company name FHW Franz Haas Waffelmaschinen for many years - and remains true to this tradition even under the flag of the Bühler Group. Due to the increasing need to synchronize and position, the machine drives have recently been gradually converted to servo technology. When Danfoss launched the Integrated Motion Control (IMC) functionality in 2017, Haas - as it was known at that time - asked whether the new control technology would also be a practical alternative to servo controls for its machines. Advantages were particularly expected from the associated free choice of motor, the technology independence and the simple system optimization through automatic motor adaptation. www.danfoss.com/drives
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