Technical information

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Product Overview
• Ratio Control: PCM-5, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 22, 22Q, 23, 24 and IBS-15. Ratio Control
permits the FX drive to synchronize motion with an external encoder or another FX drive/
PCM module combination. A 25 pin socket is provided for connection to an encoder
cable. A through connector allows multiple axes to be synchronized to an external encoder
or to each other.
• Suspend/Resume: Suspend/Resume allows you to suspend the motion in progress, move
the machine to a position not within that program, perform other operations and then
return and complete the remainder of the original program.
• Web Loop Control: PCM-18 only. Loop control is used in web control applications to
achieve constant web speed when the take-up roll or unwind roll is center wound by an
FX drive.
• Press Feed: PCM-24 only. The PCM-24 provides sophisticated control of a press feed
application with minimal operator programming experience. The PCM-24 synchronizes
the feed to the press cycle using a master synchronization encoder which tracks the
position of a press ram.
• Enhanced Programming Capability: PCM-11, 14, 15, 23 and 24. Allows the user to create
more elaborate control logic applications, similar to a PLC.
• Cam Profiler: PCM-23 only. Electronically simulates a mechanical Cam.
• Flying Cutoff: PCM-5, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 22, 22Q, 23 and 24. Flying cutoff provides
accurate length cuts for almost any process.
• Slip Compensation: PCM-14 and 24. Automatically compensates for product slip to
maintain precise positioning.
Note
Application modules should never be installed or removed with power applied to the
drive.