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Robots, automated guided vehicles (AGVs) and other advanced motion control applications require greater power density, efficiency and precision to meet increasing performance demands.

Finishing our blog series on grounding, terminations and shielding for servo drive and motor installations, we provide an overview of cable shielding, ground loops and installation best practices. 

Safe torque off (STO) is a critical fallback state in many safety functions. Because of its prevalence, it is important to understand how STO works and its advantages over previous methods of reducing machine risk. Let's dive into how STO works and introduce a design that simplifies system complexity.

In an earlier blog post, we reviewed the different kinds of grounds you should familiarize yourself with to successfully install servo drive and servo motor systems. For our next topic in this blog series, we will examine different kinds of interface signaling, when to model cable as a transmission line and how to terminate lines to eliminate reflections.

When a machine's original risk relates to its movement during operation, safety functions that stop, hold position or regulate motion can be successful solutions. Some of the most common safety functions include safe torque off (STO), safe operating stop (SOS) and safe brake control (SBC).

Copley Controls is pleased to introduce the Nano Series of digital servo drives. Featuring best-of-class power density and thermal management, these compact units integrate easily into autonomous guided vehicles (AGVs), autonomous mobile robots (AMRs), robotic joints and other automated equipment that need precise speed and position control despite limited space.