Yaskawa at SPS - Smart Production Solutions 2025 (Stand 7-340 in Hall 7)

New trade fair appearance - New products - New concepts

In the triad of motion control, drives and robotics, Yaskawa will be focusing on "#onesourcesolutions" around the automation platform iCube Control at SPS - Smart Production Solutions 2025 (Stand 7-340 in Hall 7).

The solution provider will also be showcasing integrated control concepts and new frequency inverter variants that enable machine manufacturers to further reduce their "time to market" in economically challenging times, for example by allowing several programmers to work on a project simultaneously.

Platform iCube Control

The iCube Control platform is based on the open PLCnext technology from Phoenix Contact and combines classic PLC programming (IEC 61131-3) with modern high-level languages such as C/C++, C# or MATLAB® Simulink® - in a real-time Linux environment with a focus on cyber security in accordance with IEC 62443.

Yaskawa expands this basis with comprehensive expertise in the areas of motion control and robotics. The result is a powerful automation system that optimally combines hardware and software and significantly simplifies the development of mechatronic systems.

In the current version, for example, Delta and Scara robots can be integrated into handling, packaging or other complex systems synchronously with Yaskawa servo technology without the need for an additional robot controller. As Yaskawa will be demonstrating in two live demo cells on the stand, in addition to the practical advantages of a standardized automation platform, fewer components are also required.

The cells also make it clear that the iCube Control automation platform reaches its full potential in combination with the Sigma-X high-end AC servo system. This latest evolution of the Sigma series offers maximum motion performance, including vibration suppression and friction compensation, while at the same time further simplifying handling and commissioning.