First commercialised AI-equipped servo system released

Now available in Europe, Panasonic Industry's new compact MINAS A7 servo drive family is the industry's first commercialised AI-equipped servo system. The devices use Panasonic Industry's independently developed precAIse tuning, fully utilising AI technology to attain highly precise automatic tuning without needing an expert engineer. This also decreases 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 manually tune machines due to unsatisfactory performance from conventional automatic tuning functions. The product also attains 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 4kHz or greater. Furthermore, the servo motor achieves a maximum rotation speed of 7,150r/min, contributing to shorter cycle times. The MINAS A7 impresses with its compact design, saving space and resulting in cost-effectiveness. Last but not least, MINAS A7 servo drives are backward compatible with MINAS A6 devices. They are 1:1 replaceable thanks to the same interfaces and flange size.

Philipp Zebisch, senior team manager of product management at Panasonic Industry, comments: "Our newly introduced MINAS A7 servo drive family ensures an extremely stable operation and longer service life of machine components thanks to the online monitoring tools. With the development of the MINAS A7 series, we have achieved optimum human-machine operation due to its highly intelligent automation and monitoring capabilities. They reduce installation time and maintenance costs and guarantee the highest processing quality and speed in numerous applications like spin coaters, dicing saws, chip transfer machines, IC handlers, bonding equipment, equipment for substrate inspection, metal and laser processing machines, injection moulding machines, presses and pipe-bending machines."