Multi-axis high speed feeding applications involve slave servos that follow a master encoder, which is connected to the belt carrying away the product. Synchronization with the master encoder is a must in this application in order to guarantee that each product is inserted into envelopes/boxes accurately.

This application solution webinar highlights single axis motion control with the MR-MQ100 for feeder machines within the Material Handling industry. Feeders are useful for card feeding, mail sorting, product/label placement, and collating. A number of solution features, advantages and benefits are described in this webinar, along a value proposition to help utilize this solution within the Material Handling industry.

This application solutions webinar highlights a real-world filling machine application where Mitsubishi Electric has a large degree of success. In general, filling applications are comprised of a loading station, a filling station, and a sealing station. The Mitsubishi Electric solution highlights a multiple CPU solution with iQ series hardware that utilizes high speed memory sharing between the PLC, Motion CPU and Robot CPU.

A gantry is a positioning system that is used in material handling applications to move objects from point to point. Application sizes can vary considerably, from small applications requiring movement of light materials with high speed repetition to much larger applications requiring movement of heavier loads.

Gapping and indexing conveyors are used in material handling applications to move packages from point to point with high accuracy. In simple terms, the gapping conveyor provides sufficient spacing between products so the barcode scanner can read each code a package at a time. Sufficient spacing also improves the paddle diverter accuracy when moving packages to defined points.

This webinar covers all of the motion control solutions for single head and multi-head labeling machines with a focus on high speed registration. Also included is a description of the algorithms used to automatically detect new label lengths and advance the label web when labels are missing.

A Load Sharing application is one where there are 2 or more motors mechanically connected to drive the same load. A good example of this is when controlling a long conveyor belt. In theory, if there are multiple motors that are all supplied by the same frequency, they will all output the same shaft speed and, since they are physically connected, they will all share the load evenly.

This webinar focuses on the new FX series, Q series and GOT series selection tools. The selection tools are software based and provide a visual method to creating systems without the trouble of reading lengthy manuals.

Mitsubishi Electrics solution for pumping is based around the A700 inverter with its built in PLC. The solution offers advanced alarm diagnostics, energy saving and automatic control of the drive under all pumping conditions.

Rotary knife applications include an axis of servo that responds intelligently to incoming pulses from an encoder to cut a material that is moving. Typically, the servo axis rotates continuously to perform a cutting action while responding dynamically to any fluctuations in the line speed or product length. A synchronous encoder following function is used in combination with high speed registration.

Vertical form fill & seal applications utilize servo motor technology to accurately pull and feed plastic film material from a roll stock to be heat formed, volume dosed with a product, and then sealed and cut to be carried away by an unloading conveyor. While the methods for filling and sealing vary from machine to machine, vertical form fill & seal applications are essentially organized into two categories; Continuous motion bagging machines and intermittent motion bagging machines.

Mitsubishi and Cognex have aligned to offer world-class automation solutions to improve machine performance, to improve product quality, and to help with eliminating production defects. When combined with Mitsubishi Electric’s automation equipment, Cognex vision systems not only provide solutions for traceability, but also for date/lot code collection, and for trend analysis.

The application highlighted in this webinar provides a high-end servo solution for cutting plastic film material with a flying shear operation so that tray products can be wrapped continuously. A second indexing servo axis assists in spacing the products at equal distances on the main conveyor before they enter the flying shear station.