In addition to the bus-capable spindle position indicator AP04, SIKO now offers a solution for monitoring format adjustments on slide units. Whereas the AP04 is mounted onto a spindle in order to measure position values, its new sister product, the AP04S, has external sensor electronics. Use of a magnetic sensor and magnetic band now also makes it possible for linear adjustments positioned without spindles to be integrated in monitored format change.<\/p>\n
With machine changeovers, a new target value is transmitted to the AP04S via bus communication. This value is displayed in the indicator’s two-line LCD and compared with the current value. The machine operator can then see at a glance which change needs to be made at the individual positioning unit. This is additionally supported by a two-color LED which signalizes variance or conformity between the target value and the current value. The correct format adjustment is then reported back to the system control via the bus-interface. This makes time loss or tool damage due to false settings a thing of the past.<\/p>\n
The AP04S and AP04 are connected to the PLC via the same communication protocol and an RS485 interface. This means all the rotative and linear adjustment units on a machine can be monitored by defining the target value and capturing the current value.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
In addition to the bus-capable spindle position indicator AP04, SIKO now offers a solution for monitoring format adjustments on slide units. Whereas the AP04 is mounted onto a spindle in order to measure position values, its new sister product, the AP04S, has external sensor electronics. Use of a magnetic sensor and magnetic band now also […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":288,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"advanced_seo_description":"","jetpack_seo_html_title":"","jetpack_seo_noindex":false,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paid_content":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[4821],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-679158","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-news"],"jetpack_featured_media_url":"","jetpack_shortlink":"https:\/\/wp.me\/p9NivD-2QGa","jetpack_sharing_enabled":true,"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/mereja.com\/index\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/679158","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/mereja.com\/index\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/mereja.com\/index\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/mereja.com\/index\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/288"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/mereja.com\/index\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=679158"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/mereja.com\/index\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/679158\/revisions"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/mereja.com\/index\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=679158"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/mereja.com\/index\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=679158"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/mereja.com\/index\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=679158"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}