Pilz PMCprimo C2 motion control system

The latest generation of Pilz motion control system, the PMCprimo C2, offers high cycle counts and a wide number of interfaces as well as an encoder input, digital inputs and outputs, and a USB interface for data import and export to ensure a high level of flexibility.

The product is now equipped with a 1.3 GHz processor. Users benefit from fast commissioning times due to programming via Soft PLC in accordance with IEC 61131. The upgrade to version 3.5 of Soft PLC means users now have access to all the benefits of object-oriented programming. Due to the integrated real-time task (processing time 1 ms), there is now the scope to implement high-performance applications such as path interpolations.

The system is equipped with the real-time Ethernet EtherCAT Master, and also supports master and slave communication interfaces such as Modbus/TCP, CAN or Profibus-DP-S.

The PMCprimo control systems have PLC and motion functionality, and they can manage the automation within a plant, including movement management on servo axes. Up to 32 axes can be linked flexibly to form a kind of electronic main shaft, and simple CNC tasks can be solved.

Standard functions, such as ‘flying saw’, ‘cross cutter’ or ‘cam plate functions’, are already stored as function blocks. Machine functions, such as tubular pouch packaging, are also available. The implementation of modern functions, such as remote maintenance, automatic parameter setting for swapped-out system components and the sharing of all I/Os, allows users to implement high-performance solutions with high availability.