Hi Guys. (HELP-MOTOR AND ENCODER)
I am new to all this forum chat etc so please bare with me.
can I ask a simple question.
I need to stop and start a motor that is feeding in a product I manufacture.
I need it to feed in a set distance (1078mm) and stop. I’m thinking I need an encoder to measure how much product has been fed before it tells the motor to stop.
It is a continuous feed of material that needs to be cut every 1078mm.
Bare in mind I know nothing about plc’s and encoders.
I would usually do this myself simply with a magic eye sensor but I always have product in the way of the sensor after the cut. So I’m thinking encoder?
I have had a guy price it up for me but it seems like he has really over sold the job.
I thought it should be a pretty straight forward thing to ask a motor and encoder to do. Is it possible to just start the motor going with a signal in. Then encoder reads the material and stops at set distance. Then repeat.
is this possible
Thanks
Jim
I am new to all this forum chat etc so please bare with me.
can I ask a simple question.
I need to stop and start a motor that is feeding in a product I manufacture.
I need it to feed in a set distance (1078mm) and stop. I’m thinking I need an encoder to measure how much product has been fed before it tells the motor to stop.
It is a continuous feed of material that needs to be cut every 1078mm.
Bare in mind I know nothing about plc’s and encoders.
I would usually do this myself simply with a magic eye sensor but I always have product in the way of the sensor after the cut. So I’m thinking encoder?
I have had a guy price it up for me but it seems like he has really over sold the job.
I thought it should be a pretty straight forward thing to ask a motor and encoder to do. Is it possible to just start the motor going with a signal in. Then encoder reads the material and stops at set distance. Then repeat.
is this possible
Thanks
Jim