After years of success with the ACCURET Controller range (GEN3) a new hardware platform has been introduced by ETEL to enable further evolution of advanced motion control. The ETEL controller range born from the requirements of the semiconductor industry is getting upgraded to support another decade of process evolution in the chip manufacturing industry.
As industrial applications become more demanding in terms of motion performance and throughput, the controller architectures must adapt to keep providing solutions that overcome new process-related
Source: ETEL burdens. The ACCURET+ range and all subsequent GEN4 members will bring a new level of performance while drastically reducing time-to-performance with a more accessible and user-friendly suite of hardware and software.
The introduction of the 4th generation of controller starts today with the two first members: ACCURET+100 and ACCURET+300, the two most adopted power variants on the market.
As always, the design of these position controllers is focused on performance first. With abilities to further improve the output signal-to-noise ratio, ACCURET+ will open doors to a new level of precision in all sub-micron related applications. Fitted with the most recent and high-end position feedback capabilities such as EnDat3 protocol, the ACCURET+ range is also enabling new metrology architectures. This includes multiple degree-of-freedom feedback systems to reach unprecedented machine accuracy no matter the duty cycle and environmental conditions. Last but not least, all the GEN4 members will be aiming at maximized machine uptime with dedicated features as well as human safety with embedded functional safety on all ACCURET+ variants.
In this first release, ACCURET+ systems are fitted with retro-compatible firmware so that the interaction with existing GEN3 members is made possible and allows for the operation of ACCURET+/GEN4 in existing equipment with almost zero integration effort.
