Interact for Windows 7

The release of Windows 7 has left most computer manufacturers with little choice but to abandon XP and include 7 instead. If your 3rd party software isn't ready for this then you're left with very few options. Parker's latest version of Interact is fully capable of working in Windows 7 but needs a compatibility check box to be set. After Interact 7 is launched, you'll be met with an error popup.

Click OK, find the shortcut once again, but right click on it and select properties.

Find the Compatability tab and check the box.

Once this is complete, the application will run unhindered and perfectly.

Parker Electromechanical Expands Compax3M Family

by Drew Siebert
The Parker Electromechanical Automation Compax3M is a multiaxis drive with a common DC bus, regen resistor, capacitance, mains filter, and USB interface.  Besides these shared features, users benefit from a compact architecture and EN954-1 Cat 3 Safety Compliance.
 

Recently released are the highest-powered M300 Servo Drive capable of up to 24 continuous RMS Amps of Power and the MP20 Power Supply capable of providing 30 Amps (20kW) of DC Voltage to multiple Drives in a Compax3M configuration.
 

Fully configurable with multiple feedback options, programmability, motion bus, and digital inputs and outputs, these new products can solve a multitude of tough applications... now with greater power!
 
Contact a Logic, Inc. to see if this or other great Parker Electromechanical Products are right for your application.

Positronic Industries Uses Parker ACR9600 for Complete Machine Control

By Tanner Davignon

Positronic Industries is a global supplier of connector solutions of all sizes for all markets.  Dustin Davenport, Manufacturing Engineer, was recently faced with the challenge of designing a machine that painted stripes on individual pins, similar to resistor codes.

The end result.

There are two pins sizes, one is 0.060 inches in diameter, and the second is 0.070 inches in diameter, and both pins measure approximately .5 inches in length.  Each pin requires three stripes; two of the stripes are 0.005 inches thick, with the third stripe being 0.010 inches thick.  The machine is fed pins from a vibratory bowl, and placed in 1 of 10 ‘stations’ located around the edge of a central wheel.

Due to the pneumatics involved with moving pins in and out of stations, along with six fiber optic sensors to make sure the stripes are accurately placed, Dustin needed a PLC style solution to process all of the I/O points.  Servo and stepper motors were also needed to handle all of the movement from the various axis throughout the machine.

The machine

Rather than having a separate PLC and motion controller, Dustin used the ACR9600 to control 1 servo axis and a Bayside gearbox (to drive main wheel), 8 stepper axis (for paint applicators and movement of pins), and Parker I/O to bring the various signals into the controller.  This saved on machine cost, and allowed Dustin to customize the I/O count specifically for this application.  With the IEC-611311 programming language of the 9600, this is truly a single controller solution to a very complex application.

The panel

To learn how a Logic, Inc. solution can save you panel space, money, and commissioning time, contact us today!