TOX PRESSOTECHNIK has expanded its electromechanical joining modules with the TOX EdgeUnit and, in the process, renamed them TOX ElectricPowerDrive. This change is accompanied by new series designations. The TOX EdgeUnit serves as decentralized intelligence, featuring two digital inputs and outputs as well as two analog inputs. In addition to an integrated measuring amplifier (internal force sensor), it provides another for external force sensors, for example. Also integrated is a memory from which information such as maintenance and stroke counters, as well as drive type information, can be retrieved at any time, enabling automatic registration of the ElectricPowerDrive with the system. The TOX ElectricPowerDrive maintains constant communication with the TOX Power Module via a fast and stable EtherCAT connection. This compact controller supplies the power for the TOX ElectricPowerDrive. An external linear encoder can be connected as an option. It communicates via EtherCAT with the heart of the drive system – the TOX System Control. All information converges here, and the customer's data and control level is connected to the customer's PLC or robot via a flexible fieldbus. The user configures and parameters the process using TOX System Control. The system also stores all relevant data and forwards it to the server, for example, via Ethernet for quality assurance. The necessary programs, including those for visualization and diagnostics, are provided by TOX Software, which runs on the TOX System Control. TOX System Control is available in both control cabinet and screen-based versions.
