Drive made for networking

Baldor has launched a new generation of its intelligent brushless servo drive, which integrates a full motion controller with fieldbus capability.

Baldor has launched a new generation of its intelligent brushless servo drive, which integrates a full motion controller with fieldbus capability to provide a cost-effective solution for implementing distributed motion control.

Called MintDrive II, the new drive extends performance in a variety of ways including plug-on configuration of fieldbus and encoder interfacing, much higher throughput, and operation from three-phase supplies.

Since introducing its first intelligent drive three years ago - the first to offer a full-featured motion controller rather than basic positioning capability - Baldor has witnessed an enormous take-up from machine builders with year on year shipment growths of 150%.

MintDrive II fuels this fast-growing trend, with a redesign which both reduces costs and allows OEMs to make even further savings by configuring and populating the interfacing and I/O to clo