Machine control for material handling applications

With the extensions of (EC) 640/2009 for the environmentally friendly design of electric motors, the use of IE3 and IE4 motors becomes concrete in certain areas of application: In two steps - by July 1, 2021 and July 1, 2023. In addition, the scope of the regulation was expanded. Our new white paper explains how these requirements can be easily adapted and how this can be used to successfully increase the energy efficiency of the drive system.

Building modules of the mechanical elements of the conveyor - the motor, the gearbox and the motor starter or drive - has become standard in material handling systems. Working with global leading baggage handling and warehouse companies, our distributed drive and protection technologies deliver luggage and material on-time all over the world. Fast and easy implementation, smart communication and easy serviceability help operators around the world keep their systems available.

The unmatched advantages of modular material handling systems with distributed control units also apply in smaller installations. The EasyE4 controller is ideally designed for this task. It can be combined with smart motor starters like the PKE and drives like the PowerXL DG1 that provide efficient motor control and process data to reduce system downtime. Supported by the our application engineering team and global channel network, the creation of customized systems for your application becomes an easy exercise.

Whether it is an airport, industrial manufacturing, logistic or agriculture application: Eaton offers a broad range of products for automation and drives technology to build flexible solution communicating with different fieldbuses. For decentralized or central organized applications. Find more details in our animated solution map.

Controls for material handling and logistics systems in factories and distribution centres must offer high levels of availability and unmatched flexibility. With products that are modular in design and can be installed quickly, you can be sure that your products will reliably move through your process. Our brochure gives an overview about next-generation components, automation and data visualization for material handling applications.