Issue link: https://resources.mouser.com/i/1512203
14 ADI | Engineering a More Sustainable Future 2 DrIVING HIGHer LeVeLS OF FLexIBILITy, PrODuCTIVITy, AND SuSTAINABILITy IN SMArT MANuFACTurING Industrial Robot/Collaborative Robot/Mobile Robots Industrial robots require multi-axis servo drives combined with mechanical integration and advanced machine control algorithms to achieve complex 3D spatial positioning. Robots typically have six axes that need to be controlled in a coordinated manner, and sometimes seven if the robot is moving along a rail. Collaborative robots ( cobots ) build on industrial robotic solutions by adding power and force limiting ( PFL ) to deliver functionally safe, multi-axis machine control where an operator can work safely alongside the cobot. Finally, self- navigating, functionally safe machine control is deployed in mobile robots, with localization sensing and collision avoidance. Intelligent Motion Control Growth Drivers Intelligent motion control is being accelerated by four key growth drivers: reduced energy consumption, agile production, digital transformation, and the move toward new service-based business models based on reducing downtime and increasing asset utilization in smart manufacturing. Let's look at each of these four key growth drivers in detail. Reduced Energy Consumption Almost 70% of electricity consumed by industry is used by electric motor systems. 1 Intelligent motion solutions are delivering and will continue to deliver significant reductions in energy consumption by moving more applications from fixed speed motors to high efficiency motors and variable speed drives, in part driven by energy efficiency regulations. This reduction in energy consumption will enable more sustainable manufacturing. Access to motion insights that optimize a manufacturing flow will further reduce energy consumption in smart manufacturing. Agile Production As industries are adapting to keep up with consumer demand and changing buyer behaviors, agile production, based on reconfigurable production lines, is required to deliver more customization and faster turn-around times. Consumer demand is driving a shift away from low mix, high volume manufacturing toward high mix, low volume manufacturing, which demands greater flexibility on the factory floor. Complex, repetitive, and often dangerous tasks can now be performed by industrial robots, leading to higher throughput and increased pro- ductivity. Agile production increases resilience in a time of disruption and enables a faster response to changing customer demands. Digital Transformation Global spending on digital transformation will reach $6.8 trillion globally by 2023. 2 Variable speed drives and servo drives use data from voltages, currents, position, temperature, power, energy consumption combined with external sensors for monitoring vibration, and other process variables. With a converged information technology/operating technology ( IT/OT ) Ethernet network, motion applications are networked together communicating data and insights. Motion data and insights are now more accessible and can be analyzed by powerful cloud computing and AI to optimize manufacturing flows and monitor the cur- rent state of health of the assets across the entire installation ( see Figure 2 ) . Figure 1. The evolution of intelligent, connected motion applications. High Quality Control Performance AC Mains Rectifier + 3-Phase Inverter Current Feedback Position Feedback AC Motor ~ Switchgear Variable Speed Drive AC Mains Rectifier + 3-Phase Inverter AC Motor ~ Switchgear Inverter Driven Motor Fixed Speed Machinery Grid-Connected Motor AC Motor AC Mains Switchgear ~ AC Motor AC Motor AC Motor AC Motor AC Motor Multi-Axis Machine Control Mechanical Integration Machine Control Industrial Robot AC Motor AC Motor AC Motor Self-Navigating, Functionally Safe, Machine Control Mobile Robot Mechanical Integration Route Control Safety Sensing Collision Avoidance Localization Sensing AC Mains Rectifier + 3-Phase Inverter Current Feedback Position Feedback AC Motor ~ Switchgear AC Motor Servo-Driven System Synchronized High Quality Control Performance Variable Speed Machinery Collaborative Robot AC Motor AC Motor AC Motor AC Motor AC Motor Functionally Safe, Multi-Axis Machine Control Mechanical Integration Machine Control Safety Sensing 1