What is the relationship between an integrated drive and modularity?
Modular machine design divides the mechanical construction of a machine into independent modules. These mechanical modules are mapped onto corresponding control software modules to create functional units that are readily reused or reconfigured. Machines equipped with the PacDrive automation system have demonstrated mechanical and software modularity for quite some time. But they were not as electronically modular as they can be with Intelligent Servo Modules. Intelligent Servo Module technology is the next logical advance in machine modularity. It distributes the electronic componentry away from a centralized electrical cabinet and directly onto the machine modules they control. This is revolutionary in its ability to achieve plug-and-play modularity.
