The automatic distribution system for pharmacies allows to manage independently the delivery of the drug to the patient, which thus takes the advantage of a 24-hour service 7 days a week.
At the same time the pharmacy improves the efficiency of the internal process of drug distribution: a win/win for both parties, in favor of an improved service.
Most of the latest generation of vending machines use an X-Y gantry to pick up the product and bring it to the pick-up point: for this reason, each vending machine has at least two motors for axis management.
How can we improve its motion control?
We provide a complete solution consisting of fieldbus programmable vector drive for 2 phases stepper motors with CANopen interface, together with motors with incremental encoders for closed loop movement’s management.
The axes are controlled by our IMP device - which integrates the functions of motion controller, gateways and PLC, with the ability of reading IO-LINK sensors as well – or by a third-party master PLC.
Winning product features: here’s why you should choose our solution
We want to tell you the concrete advantages of what we provide:
- Closed loop of torque, by which the motor doesn’t lose its position;
- Robustness of the solution, as it allows thousand of product picking cycles;
- Direct drive solution, with no need of any gearbox;
- Programmable drive: as it can be set with our easy and intuitive e3PLC programming environment, it can respond perfectly to any motion needs of the application;
- IO-LINK sensors reading, an important plus among the few available on the market today;
- Great quality/price/performance ratio.
Our solution, designed and producted with the latest industrial automation technologies, has proven to be a successful and effective motion control solution, meeting the complete satisfaction of those customers seeking a significant improvement in the efficiency of the pharmaceutical vending system.