John Laessig wrote: > Hi Guys, > Will EMC work with linear motors and can anyone recommended a linear > motor that will work with EMC? > EMC really doesn't know anything about motors. It is the "drive's" responsibility to handle that. EMC sends some signal to the drive, either to move a specific amount (for a step/direction drive) or at a specific velocity (for a velocity servo system). > This is for an 8x16ft gantry for a waterjet cutting machine that I am > designing and building. The motors need some decent power to move the > fairly heavy 16ft y-axis. You need to obtain servo amps that are compatible with your specific linear motors. Most likely a brushless servo amp is what you need.
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