Motors spindle electronic module IDEA-4S

IDEA-4S (Integrated Data Evaluation and Acquisition for Spindles) is an electronic system developed by GMN and integrated into spindles and motors for acquiring and evaluating data. The digital management-system is available for GMN spindles and compatible to makes of any other manufacturer. Conventional spindles only allow a unidirectional data flow from the spindle sensors to the machine controller. Furthermore, the increasing amount of different measurement data requires complex cable routings, which makes installation as well as maintenance difficult. The GMN electronic system IDEA-4S with IO-Link interface significantly simplifies the required cable architecture and supports reciprocal communication between the spindle and all machine controllers. With the digital spindle technology IDEA-4S, GMN offers a modular data managementsystem for optimizing almost all machining processes. The recording and evaluation of the acquired spindle data during the machine operation ensure the greatest possible performance under changing conditions. By use of the IO-Link Interface, IDEA-4S is independent from the field-bus used and therefore can be universally utilized with all control systems. In addition, modern IO-Link Masters allow for a seamless connection to IIoT-infrastructures without loading the performance of the controller.