Product overview
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Area of application of the PDC drive controller
Areas of application
You can use the SIMATIC MICRO-DRIVE drive system in different industry sectors that
require powerful positioning drives. SIMATIC MICRO-DRIVE has proven to be an ideal drive
in numerous applications. The system excels in dynamic positioning tasks in production and
manufacturing and in innovative application areas.
Examples of applications:
● Packaging machines
● Automatic assembly machines
● Metal forming machines
● Printing and labeling machines
● Winders/unwinders, e.g. in the textile, packing and printing industries and in electronics
manufacturing
● Driving of shuttles for storage and retrieval machines and storage rack systems
● Automated guided vehicle systems (battery operation)
● Medical applications such as safe movement of MRI tables and exact automated
alignment of ceiling-mounted X-ray devices.
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Equipment Manual, 02/2020, A5E48775040-AA
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