| Introduction | p. 1 |
| Industrial production and automation | p. 7 |
| How production and logistics systems are structured | p. 7 |
| Goods produced | p. 8 |
| Production quantities | p. 8 |
| Production processes | p. 13 |
| Distribution of goods | p. 21 |
| Machines in production and logistics | p. 25 |
| Production equipment | p. 26 |
| Material flow systems | p. 36 |
| Structure of automation systems | p. 44 |
| Controls | p. 47 |
| Actuators | p. 57 |
| Sensors | p. 60 |
| Visualisation and operation | p. 62 |
| Communication systems | p. 63 |
| Safety engineering | p. 66 |
| The drive system and its components | p. 75 |
| Dimensioning of drives | p. 77 |
| Linear and rotary motion | p. 78 |
| Work, power and energy | p. 79 |
| Mass inertia | p. 80 |
| Use of a gearbox and load matching | p. 80 |
| Friction | p. 82 |
| Process forces | p. 83 |
| Speed and torque of a motion sequence | p. 84 |
| Elastic coupling of the load | p. 87 |
| Operating conditions of drives | p. 89 |
| Mains voltages and mains supply types | p. 89 |
| Ambient conditions | p. 94 |
| Motors | p. 96 |
| How three-phase AC motors work | p. 97 |
| Standard three-phase AC motors | p. 102 |
| Asynchronous and synchronous servo motors | p. 108 |
| Linear motors and direct drives | p. 114 |
| Operating limits of motors | p. 118 |
| Angle and rotational speed sensors | p. 121 |
| Motor brakes | p. 126 |
| Inverter | p. 139 |
| Power conversion | p. 141 |
| Mechanical layout | p. 157 |
| Control electronics and software | p. 161 |
| Drive control | p. 164 |
| Motion control | p. 173 |
| Communication systems in inverters | p. 179 |
| Safety functions in inverters | p. 185 |
| Electromagnetic compatibility | p. 191 |
| Gearboxes | p. 201 |
| Application areas and designs | p. 201 |
| Helical gearboxes | p. 205 |
| Planetary gearboxes | p. 207 |
| Bevel gearboxes | p. 208 |
| Worm gearboxes | p. 210 |
| Combining gearboxes with motors | p. 211 |
| Drive elements | p. 213 |
| Clutches | p. 215 |
| Couplings | p. 216 |
| Shaft/hub connections | p. 220 |
| Bearings | p. 222 |
| Traction drives | p. 223 |
| Linear transmission components | p. 225 |
| Non-linear mechanisms | p. 230 |
| Guidance systems | p. 233 |
| Overall set-up of the drive system | p. 235 |
| Selecting the components | p. 235 |
| Drive component dimensioning | p. 238 |
| Optimisation of motion profiles | p. 242 |
| Oscillatory loads | p. 244 |
| Reliability of drive systems | p. 246 |
| Service life curve | p. 248 |
| Basis of calculation | p. 249 |
| Reliability of mechatronic drive technology | p. 250 |
| Reliability concepts during product development | p. 251 |
| Mechatronic drive solutions | p. 257 |
| Conveyor drives | p. 259 |
| Conveying process | p. 259 |
| Mechanical design of conveyor systems | p. 262 |
| Drive systems for conveyors | p. 272 |
| Travelling drives | p. 276 |
| Travelling process | p. 276 |
| Material flow systems with travelling drives | p. 277 |
| Drive systems for travelling drives | p. 281 |
| Hoist drives | p. 292 |
| The lifting process | p. 292 |
| Mechanical design of hoists | p. 293 |
| Hoist drive systems | p. 299 |
| Positioning drives | p. 310 |
| The positioning process | p. 310 |
| Mechanical structure of positioning systems | p. 312 |
| Drive systems for positioning | p. 313 |
| Coordinated drives for robots | p. 324 |
| The technological process of handling | p. 325 |
| Application fields for robots | p. 326 |
| Mechanical structure of robots | p. 328 |
| Drive systems for robots | p. 333 |
| Synchronised drives | p. 337 |
| Technological processes | p. 338 |
| Machine types in processing lines | p. 339 |
| Mechanical transmission elements in processing lines | p. 348 |
| Drive systems for synchronised drives | p. 350 |
| Winding drives | p. 357 |
| Applications of winding drives | p. 358 |
| Machine types and drive elements for winders | p. 361 |
| Drive systems for winding drives | p. 367 |
| Intermittent drives for cross cutters and flying saws | p. 378 |
| Application of cross cutters and flying saws | p. 379 |
| Structure of cross cutters and flying saws | p. 381 |
| Drive systems for cross cutters and flying saws | p. 387 |
| Drives for electronic cams | p. 389 |
| Applications with cam drives | p. 390 |
| Operating principle of cam mechanisms | p. 391 |
| Drive systems for electronic cams | p. 395 |
| Drives for forming processes | p. 405 |
| Forming processes | p. 405 |
| Machine types for forming processes | p. 411 |
| Drive systems for forming processes | p. 416 |
| Main drives and tool drives | p. 418 |
| Applications for main drives and tool drives | p. 419 |
| Machines with main drives and tool drives | p. 420 |
| Drive systems for main drives and tool drives | p. 422 |
| Drives for pumps and fans | p. 425 |
| Conveying and compressing fluids and gases | p. 425 |
| Mechanical structure of pumps and fans | p. 430 |
| Drive systems for pumps and fans | p. 436 |
| Examples of applications in production and logistics plants | p. 441 |
| Newspaper production | p. 441 |
| Production of laminate flooring | p. 443 |
| Fruit juice production and filling | p. 445 |
| Logistics centre of a supermarket chain | p. 447 |
| Automotive production | p. 449 |
| Distribution of the drive solutions | p. 451 |
| Development trends | p. 453 |
| Engineering and life cycle costs of drives | p. 459 |
| Engineering of drive systems | p. 459 |
| Selection and dimensioning of drives | p. 460 |
| Configuration | p. 469 |
| Commissioning | p. 478 |
| Diagnostics and maintenance | p. 479 |
| Life cycle costs in drive technology | p. 482 |
| Definition of LCC and TCO | p. 483 |
| Overview of LCC forcasting models | p. 484 |
| Using drives to optimise life cycle costs | p. 488 |
| Energy-saving drive concepts | p. 494 |
| Comprehensive evaluation of drive systems | p. 497 |
| Glossary | p. 499 |
| List of symbols | p. 509 |
| Bibliography | p. 511 |
| Acknowledgements for illustrations appearing in this book | p. 521 |
| Index | p. 525 |
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