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Electric cylinders with programmable MDrive integrated motors

ByLisa Eitel|April 25, 2019

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Captive shaft electric cylinders are now available for Lexium MDrive (LMD) integrated motor products. Quiet, clean and compact, these LMD products from Schneider Electric Motion USA integrate motor, controls, and electric cylinder to deliver linear motion.

Unlike pneumatics, there’s no need for compressed air … eliminating that expense, maintenance, and noise.

Lexium MDrive产品强度grate 1.8° 2-phase stepper motors with onboard drive electronics, controller, and encoder which includes an Absolute Encoder option. Fully programmable motion controllers can communicate via EthernetTCP/IP, CANopen, or RS-422/485. Products may be operated in several modes including closed-loop, torque control, and variable current control for energy savings and reduced heating. This high degree of integration, which now includes an optional electric cylinder, can reduce machine complexity, size and cost in many motion applications.

Captive shaft electric cylinders are available with LMD products inNEMA motor sizes 17 & 23. Specifications include stroke lengths up to 24 in. (610 mm), thrust to 60 lb (27 kg), and 0.005 in. (0.127 mm) repeatability. The factory-mounted electric cylinders produce linear motion by coupling a coated, stainless steel acme screw with PEEK-blend nut system directly to the LMD’s motor shaft. Lexium MDrive products are assembled in a U.S. factory certified ISO9001:2015 and ISO14001:2015; read more about this atmotion.schneider-electric.com/dloads/certificationssustainability.

Built to order, Lexium MDrive products with Electric Cylinders are available with a wide range of standard features. For applications needing something unique, the FlexCenter is dedicated to finding custom solutions. Make first contact atmotion.schneider-electric.com/all-products/custom-products. Otherwise, visitmotion.schneider-electric.com/all-products.


Filed Under:Linear Motion Tips,Motors • stepper


About The Author

Lisa Eitel

丽莎Eitel以来在运动行业工作2001. Her areas of focus include motors, drives, motion control, power transmission, linear motion, and sensing and feedback technologies. She has a B.S. in Mechanical Engineering and is an inductee of Tau Beta Pi engineering honor society; a member of the Society of Women Engineers; and a judge for the FIRST Robotics Buckeye Regionals. Besides her motioncontroltips.com contributions, she also leads the production of the quarterly motion issues of Design World.

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