Injection Molding

Fast Facts

Industry:

Rubber and Plastic

Customer Type:

OEM

Degree of Integration:

Medium

Ease of Application:

Medium

Performance Level Required:

High

Suggested ABB Solutions:

ACS550
ACS800

Required Drive Features

Analog I/O

Each application has specific requirements for I/O. Analog I/O is generally used to read process signals and output signals proportional to drive status. Analog I/O is generally Voltage (0-10V) or Current (0(4)-20mA). The type and number required by the application must match the drive.
Requires: A drive with sufficient number and type of analog I/O.

Digital I/O

Each application has specific requirements for I/O. Digital I/O is generally used to control the drive (Start, Stop, Jog, etc.) and annunciate the drive status.
Requires: A drive that offers sufficient I/O and needed flexibility to perform all required functions.

Dynamic Response

High performance applications often demand nearly instant response to changes in speed or torque commands or input status changes. The higher the dynamic response, the more capable the drive is in meeting these demands.
Requires: A drive that meets the response demands.

Overload Torque

Applications may require varying degrees of overload capacity for starting, accelerating, or intermittent duty. This overload capacity must be supplied by the drive as current and by the motor as torque.
Requires: A drive that has sufficient overload capacity.

Slip Compensation

A squirrel-cage motor slips under load. To compensate for this, the frequency can be increased as the motor torque increases.
Requires: A drive that provides adjustable slip compensation.

Speed Range (60:1)

All applications operate over a given speed range, defined as the ratio of maximum continuous speed to minimum continuous speed.
Requires: A drive that can produce the needed torque and speed torque regulation (accuracy) over the required speed range.

Motor Control Type

Flux Vector Motor Control

Direct Torque Control (DTC)

High-performance applications often require precise torque control at any speed and often in the face of power dips, load changes and other transients. They require excellent dynamic response and World Class torque regulation. This control may have to be exercised without the use of an encoder on the motor.
Requires: A drive with ABB's Direct Torque Control (DTC) technology.

Regulation Type

Torque

Applications that depend on accurate torque to accomplish the task require a drive that can control or 'regulate' torque. These applications typically control tension or force to produce a high quality product. The motor slip plus magnitude and phase angle of the output current are controlled to produce the commanded torque.
Requires: A drive that offers this motor control method when torque control is required.