2017 International Forest Industries Magazines IFI Aug Sept 2017 v2 | Page 34

LUMBER PROCESSING
SCANNING & OPTIMISATION – DELTA
RMC200 gets
a facelift
RMC200 motion
controller adds larger
base modules and
power supply capability
W
ith the needs of
optimizing the motion in
large, integrated forest
products machinery in mind, Delta
Computer Systems announces
more base modules and power
supply options for its new RMC200
motion controller.
The new B11 and B15 base
modules support applications
from 13 to 32 axes in user-defined
increments, and the new 56-Watt
PS6D power supply will handle
any possible configuration. These
new products supplement Delta’s
previously-announced B7 base
module and 35-Watt PS4D power
supply, helping make the Delta
RMC200 the “most capable electro-
hydraulic motion controller product
line offered to industry”, according
to the supplier.
“Our wood products industry
customers love the capabilities
and ease-of-use of our motion
controllers, but increasingly need
more axes than we have offered in
one controller,” said Steve Nylund,
Delta Computer Systems CEO.
“The base module options, B7,
B11 and B15 with a larger power
supply satisfy this increased
demand for scalability,” Nylund
added.
The RMC200 uses the same
RMCTools software as the other
Delta controllers – the RMC75 (can
control one or two axes) and the
RMC150 (can control up to eight
axes). Delta RMCs have special
capabilities for synchronizing the
motion of multiple axes, enabling
The new B11 and B15 base modules
complement the previously announced B7
the construction of machines with
scalable performance and quick
production changeovers.
And all Delta controllers can
provide built-in dual loop support
for controlling pressure/force/
torque as well as position/velocity/
acceleration. The controller can
transition smoothly between these
control modes, enabling smooth,