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Control and CNC in one system.
A modular premium PLC with integrated CNC for machine tools and injection moulding machines. Real time, path planning, safety technology and the Nexora connection from a single source.
Request a pilot project- bus and axis cycle
- 250 µs
- simultaneous, with TCP
- 5 axes
- heating zones per machine
- 48 zones
- safety technology, designed for it
- SIL 3
Real time where it counts.
The real-time core runs PLC programs, fine interpolation and fieldbuses deterministically. An integrated edge computer handles path planning, user interface, data connectivity and AI – without loading the control cycle.
Edge
Path planning, HMI, OPC UA, MQTT, AI image inspection, Nexora
Real-time core
PLC runtime, interpolation, EtherCAT master, local bus, diagnostics
Safety CPU
dual-channel, diverse, Safety over EtherCAT
- Deterministic cycle
- Bus and axis cycle from 250 µs to 1 ms, jitter at most 10 µs.
- Modular as you expect
- DIN rail, 25 mm modules, coded push-in connectors, per-channel diagnostics.
- Designed to fail safely
- If the edge computer fails, the PLC keeps running and the CNC stops on the path in a controlled way.
- Retentive without a battery
- 512 kB of retentive data, stored maintenance-free.
A full CNC. No extra box.
Look-ahead path planning and 5-axis kinematics on the edge computer, fine interpolation in the real-time core. Override, stop and manual mode act directly in the controller.
- blocks per second
- 2,000
- blocks look-ahead
- 1,000
- axes, 5 simultaneous per channel
- 12
- path tolerance, adjustable
- 5 µm
- Programming to DIN 66025
- G-code with variables, subprograms, loops and conditions; cycles for drilling, pockets and threads.
- 5-axis machining
- Tool centre point control for table/table, head/head and head/table, tilted working planes.
- Jerk-limited motion
- Smoothing of CAM micro-blocks, override 0–120 % without contour errors.
- Stop guarantee
- In the event of a fault the machine brakes along the programmed path.
- Tools and compensation
- Length and radius compensation with collision detection, tool life management, compensations.
- Threads and probing
- Rigid tapping, touch probes with hardware-accurate position capture.
Injection moulding under control – hydraulic and electric.
Temperatures and hydraulics are controlled directly in the module, independent of the PLC cycle. Servo axes run over EtherCAT.
Heating zones
48 zones
- ±1 K control accuracy in the module
- Self-tuning per zone
- Heater current and sensor monitoring
- Standby and gentle start-up mode
Hydraulics
10 kHz
- Position, pressure and force control
- Switch-over to holding pressure in 0.2 ms
- Injection profile with at least 10 stages
- Proportional valves ±10 V / ±100 mA
Industry interfaces
- EUROMAP 77
- EUROMAP 83
- EUROMAP 67
- OPC UA
- MQTT Sparkplug B
The machine knows the order. Nexora knows the machine.
Orders, releases and inspections go to the machine; states and quality data come back. Nexora never writes directly to the controller – every transfer is confirmed at the machine.
- Quantity release
- The controller produces exactly the released quantity and then blocks the cycle start.
- Forms
- Workstation forms per production plan, completed at the operator panel and pre-filled with machine values.
- Inspection checklists
- At start-up, tool change or first article – automatic mode starts only after the check is done.
- Camera and AI
- Images per shot or part, AI image inspection right at the machine.
- OEE and condition
- Availability, performance and quality sent to Nexora continuously, without gaps even after network outages.
- Maintenance
- Vibration analysis and operating hours create maintenance orders before faults occur.
Designed for SIL 3 and PL e
- Dual-channel, diverse safety CPU
- Safety over EtherCAT down to the drives
- Emergency stop, guard door, light curtain, two-hand, muting
- Response time under 20 ms
Certification is in preparation. Until then, the safety CPU complements certified safety technology and does not replace it.
Security by design
- Secure boot, encrypted firmware and programs
- Device identity in a secure element
- Roles, protection levels, firewall, security log
- Developed to IEC 62443 and the Cyber Resilience Act
- 10 years of security updates
The product family
| Module | Function |
|---|---|
| CPU-1 | Real-time core, EtherCAT master, 2 × plant network, 2 × CAN FD, colour display |
| EDGE-1 | Edge computer for path planning, HMI, OPC UA, MQTT and AI – in the rack or remote |
| PS-2410 | System power supply 24 V / 10 A with hold-up |
| DI-16 · DO-16 | 16 inputs type 1/3 · 16 outputs 0.5 A, per-channel diagnostics |
| AI-8 · AO-4 | ±10 V / 0–20 / 4–20 mA, 16 bit |
| CNT-4 | Incremental encoders up to 5 MHz, SSI, BiSS-C, latch, cams |
| HZ-8 · HYD-2 | 8 heating zones with control · 2 hydraulic control loops at 10 kHz |
| VIB-4 · RTD-8 | IEPE vibration analysis · 24-bit resistance thermometers |
| SAFETY-1 | Safety CPU with safe inputs and outputs |
| EK-1 | EtherCAT coupler for remote stations with up to 32 modules |
Technical data are development targets. Subject to change.