Danaher Motion announces major milestone for SynqNet motion network
Danaher Motion has announced that shipments of its SynqNet motion and I/O network exceed 225,000 axes. Machinery builders in the medical imaging, packaging, machine tool, robotics, semiconductor, printed circuit board manufacturing/assembly and flat panel display industries adopt SynqNet to increase machine throughput, modularity, reliability and serviceability. The 225,000 axes installed milestone and the aggressive adoption rate indicate market acceptance for SynqNet's fault-tolerant digital architecture.
"Danaher Motion, our SynqNet partners and our valued customers are pleased with SynqNet's motion performance, the broad selection of interoperable components, and the ability to tailor SynqNet software for a differentiated digital machine, and the heavy SynqNet shipment rate is strong evidence of that," noted Paul Hewitt, Vice President of Engineering for Controls at Danaher Motion. "In just three years, over ten leading motion control suppliers have embraced SynqNet and now offer over 130 different products. Shipments will accelerate in 2007 as new SynqNet-based machinery and components are released."
Mr. Hewitt added, "Danaher Motion attributes much of the success of SynqNet to machinery builders who are facing tough competition from globalization. Incremental improvements are not the answer. Machinery builders want to design a differentiated digital machine through the proven performance, intelligent software, modularity, reliability and the digital system visibility at a competitive price."
