Standardized plugin ie4 drives for baggage handling systems the machine maker
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The document discusses a baggage handling system installed at Victoria Airport in British Columbia, Canada. The system was designed by Glidepath to fit in a small space and uses 85 conveyors totaling 250 meters. It is powered by IE4 AC vector drives from NORD DRIVESYSTEMS. The plug-and-play drives with integrated encoders and communications simplified installation and enable remote monitoring. Glidepath appreciates the service support from NORD and that the drives require minimal spare parts. The drives perform various tasks reliably and their positioning functions were effectively used for luggage sorters.
Standardized plugin ie4 drives for baggage handling systems the machine maker
- 1. Standardized plugin IE4 drives for baggage handling systems Onebaggagehandling systemOEMcameto greatly appreciate certain features of the NORD DRIVESYSTEMSproducts they had chosento include: encoder connectivity, positioning capability, and plug-in connectors that ensure fast and safeinstallation and commissioning.In addition, versatile interfaces enable efficient networking and remote monitoring of the devicesin the field aswell asthe useof drives asdistributed I/O nodes.On top of that, they were able to benefit from a variant reduction that greatly simplified spare partsmanagement. Thoughpassengernumbers and luggagevolume at Victoria Airport in British Columbia, Canada,are nowhere near the numbers at large international hubs, it was exactly for this reason that the baggage handling system(BHS)posed major challengesto the handling system OEM.Thisairport did not have a lot of room to accommodateall the usual modules – from check-inthrough security screening to sorting. Theairport company commissioned Glidepath, amanufacturer specializing in baggageconveying, parcel sorting, and freight logisticstechnology.
- 2. Lots of technology in littlespace Thenew handling system hasacapacity of 750 piecesof luggageper hour. "The baggagehandling system is made up of 85 conveyors with atotal length of some250 m," saysJasonWilliams, project engineer at Glidepath. "It comprises two in-line screening CTmachines. It has two decision points for sortation, and it hastwo separate infeed lines. It hasfour-way sorters, spiral power curves, bag alignment devices, aluffing conveyor, and Glidepath’s proprietary ploughs and powercurves." All inone All drive tasksare carried out by IE4ACvector drives from NORDDRIVESYSTEMS.Eachdrive unit consists of an IE4permanent-magnet synchronous motor, amotor-mounted NORDACFLEXfrequency inverter, and atwo-stage gearbox. Thehollow shaft gearboxes are securedon the drive axis with a Gripmaxx bushing. Thisattachment ensuressafe,easy-maintenance fitting without keys.Thedrive systemsachieve excellent efficiencies even in the partial load range and at low speeds. Theytherefore pay for their initial cost within afew years or even only months, and total expenses over the product lifespan are significantly reduced. Thefrequency inverters are configured exactly to Glidepath’s specifications – with plug-in connectors for power, communications, encoders, and sensors.They featurean internal EtherNet/IP interface andare designed for easyfeed-through installation. Easy, intelligentnetworking Thepluggable drives saved Glidepath alot of time during installation and commissioning. Thecoded connectors enable speedy,error-free networking. Williams appreciates the versatile interfaces: "Thanks to the field I/O capability of the NORDdrives, we were able to connect the majority of our field devices directly to the frequency inverters." Featuring Industrial Ethernet communications, the drives enable not only remote monitoring and control of all drive axes, but also seamless monitoring of connected sensors and actuators.ForWilliams, this was a crucial factor: "The real advantage here is, the drives support high-speed Ethernet, which allows for reliable bagtracking on oursystem." Positioning function a welcomebonus Thedrive systemstake on various tasksat the conveyor modules. Theymove luggageat different speeds from one belt to the next. Theyensure accurate height adjustment when conveying diagonally. Glidepathonly came to realize the full potential of the integrated positioning function of NORDACFLEX inverters once the drives were commissioned.Asthey gathered parameters for variousapplications, NORDengineers soon found that the positioning function was the optimal solution for the luggage sorters. "On our four-way sorters,we took advantage of the NORDpositioning system.Weare very happy with theresult." Great serviceensures smoothprocesses Glidepathproject engineer Williams is more than satisfied with the professional service. ANORD specialist for their industrial sector provided significant support to Glidepath through efficient standardization. "On this project, we have just five different gear ratios for ajob that has90-odd motors in total and three different motor sizes", Williams says."That is ahugeadvantage. Asaconsequence,we need only one spare drive per geartype and engine size." Thehigh service level was maintained throughout the project. "We did not have any issues with commissioning NORDproducts. Theywere probably the best thing to commission on the whole job, to be honest. Wedid pre-commissioning on
- 3. our own, but we also had the benefit of getting aNORDcommissioning engineer on-site with us over the four-day commissioning phase,and he was just fantastic. Hewas very knowledgeable and very happy to share information, teaching ushow to usethe NORDCONsoftware and the hand-held programmers. In particular, he helped uswith setting up the position control with which we were not yet familiar. All of that was sovaluable… it was really good. And the service did not ceasewith installation and commissioning.I know NORDis just aphone call away, and they have folks close-by in Seattle who can come to the airport quickly when we askthem to." After several months, Williams expanded on the drive performance in regular operation: "We are very happy with the NORDproducts. There is nothing I cansay that is negative about them. Everything is running. Wehave not had any problems with drives. Wehave not had to replace anything. It has been a very good project, showing proof of a great collaboration between Glidepath andNORD." NORDDRIVESYSTEMSdevelops, produces and sells drive technologies with around 3.600 employees, and is one of the international leaders in the industry. In addition to standard drives, NORDsupplies application-specific concepts and solutions, even for special applications, for example with energy- savingdrives or explosion-protected systems.Grosssalesamounted to approx. EUR630 mn in the 2017 business year. Thecompany founded in 1965 now hasover 36 subsidiaries worldwide. Theclosely meshedsales and service network ensuresoptimum availability for short delivery times and customer- oriented services. NORDproduces awide variety of drive units for torques from 10 to 200,000 Nm, electric motors with powers from 0.12 kW to 1,000 kW aswell asthe necessary power electronics in the form of frequency inverters and servo controllers. Inverter solutions are available for classical installations in the switch cabinet and for decentralised and fully integrated drive units. About Us THEMACHINE MAKER, an authentic magazine from the house of MART Info media Private Limited with 14 years of experience in Indian manufacturing sector, is all geared up to cover the growth of this new age manufacturing sector in India with special thrust on the makers who will make this happen. Readand Advertisewith usto be part of this growth. Contact Us THEMACHINEMAKER 2nd floor Ariana, Bhumkar Chowk, Marunji Road,WakadPune-411057 Phone no: +91-788-780-0015 Email Id: info@themachinemaker.com Website: https://www.themachinemaker.com