Panasonic introduces first commercialised AI-equipped servo system
Recently introduced and now available for customer orders in Europe, the new compact MINAS A7 servo drive family from Panasonic Industry is the industry’s first commercialised AI-equipped servo system. The devices use Panasonic Industry’s independently developed precAIse tuning, making full use of AI technology to achieve highly precise automatic tuning without any need for an expert engineer. This also reduces setup time by up to 90%.
MINAS A7 motors and drives improve equipment performance while simplifying installation and operation. Thanks to the integrated AI the servo system can even automate tasks in areas where experts are needed to spend time for tuning machines manually due to unsatisfactory performance from conventional automatic tuning functions. The product also achieves the industry’s highest level of motion performance with an encoder resolution of the servo motor with 27 bits and 134,217,728 pulses/time. The speed response frequency, which indicates the control performance of servo amplifiers, reaches an industry high of 4.0 kHz or greater. Furthermore, the servo motor achieves a maximum rotation speed of 7,150 r/min which contributes to shorter cycle times. The MINAS A7 impresses with a compact design saving space and resulting in cost effectiveness. Last but not least, MINAS A7 servo drives are backward compatible to MINAS A6 devices. They are 1:1 replaceable thanks to the same interfaces and flange size.