Applied Motion Products debuted NEMA 34 frame StepSERVO Integrated Motors during PACK Expo International 2016. The addition of these larger frame sizes represents a widening of the product range, which already included smaller frame sizes NEMA 11, 17, 23, and 24. With the larger NEMA 34 frame size, StepSERVO Integrated Motors can now be installed in more demanding applications where greater torque is required.
TSM34 and TXM34 StepSERVO integrated motors come in four lengths. The longest motors (-6) offer holding torque values of 1,161 oz.-in. (8.2 N-m) and peak torque values over 1,300 oz.-in. (9.2 N-m). TXM34 integrated motors are IP65 rated with M12 connectors for all connections and a shaft seal at the front shaft. TSM34 integrated motors are IP40 rated with screw terminal and pluggable connectors for power, communication, and I/O connections.
Dual-port Ethernet per motor allow the motor to be connected (daisy-chained) in a line network topology in addition to the traditional star network topology.
TSM34 and TXM34 integrated motors support a variety of control options, including step and direction, velocity, and streaming command modes. They also support stored program execution using Applied Motion’s Q programming language. Communication options include dual-port Ethernet, RS-232, RS-485, and CAN bus. Communication protocols include Serial Command Language (SCL) over RS-232, RS-485, Ethernet UDP, and TCP/IP; EtherNet/IP; Modbus RTU and TCP; and CANopen. All TSM34 and TXM34 StepSERVO integrated motors include two power supply connections, main and auxiliary, so that motor power can be removed while maintaining power to the controller and communications. This feature eliminates the need to re-home the system after an emergency stop (e-stop) event, and for many applications this can provide the same end result as using a motor with an absolute encoder.
