HIPERDRIVE®, the integrated positioning drive consisting of a motor, gears, an absolute measurement system, and performance and regulatory electronics, allows rapid automatic product and format changes in, for example, printing, packaging and metal processing machines. The advantage: greater flexibility and lower equipping times reduce operating costs.

Small batch sizes and frequent product changes affect the level of utilisation of packaging, printing, converting and other processing machines. Numerous adjustment and setting processes on rollers, end limits or other equipment are frequently required before production can begin. Changeover times are long if these are carried out manually, particularly for more complex machines
with many axes requiring adjustment.

Improved equipping with automatic format adjustment
Time savings, increased precision and reproducibility of the setting, fewer rejects, greater quality and a high level of operating reliability – the integral positioning drive HIPERDRIVE® (High Integrated Performance Drive) offers all these benefits. Its compact housing allows simple integration in new and existing machines. An operating torque of up to 20Nm and adjustment speeds of up to 280 rpm meet the requirements of most machines. Absolute
detection of the angle of rotation provides a clear absolute positional value for every axis being positioned – so no reference run is necessary on machine start-up. Integration of the positioning drive in the existing plant network takes place via a Profibus-DP clip-on module. The high IP 65 enclosure rating allows use of the HIPERDRIVE® positioning drive even under harsh environmental conditions such as those caused by paper and wood dusts, sanding, or the abrasion of rubber.

Better than hand wheels, though no replacement for servo drives on process axes Machines can be quickly re-adjusted to as many different settings as necessary with HIPERDRIVE® – with highly accurate adjustment and repeatability. It represents the optimum alternative to hand wheels, providing technical and economic performance enhancements, particularly in those machines with several adjustable axes. HIPERDRIVE® is not a replacement for the classical servo drives on main machine axes, but rather a reasonably priced alternative for automating the adjustment of auxiliary axes. Features such as its r.p.m. range, output performance, high holding torque and low cabling requirements have been specially integrated for this application.