Simplexity has developed into a mega trend and will have a decisive influence on tomorrow's applications.

The analysis and evaluation of trends and megatrends tell us which topics will be relevant in future - for the economy, for politics and in everyday life.

Anyone who follows which major topics are currently "trending" is sure to have come across the term "simplexity". Composed of the two words "simplicity" and "complexity", it is at first glance a combination of two opposites. Essentially, the term encompasses the desire for simple and intuitive operability of complex systems and programs, and the associated user-friendliness. In other words, even if applications themselves are becoming more complex - because as a result they then offer greater performance and added value - they should still remain simple to use for the user. Behind this is a further, everyday idea: Simple usage means greater satisfaction and efficiency. Simplexity has developed into a mega trend and will have a decisive influence on tomorrow's applications.

Analogue products, networked technology, digital solutions
With an extensive product range and thanks to innovative technology, drive solutions from FAULHABER also offer an increasing number of possibilities. This means that in modern automation technology, for example, networked solutions are now the state-of-the-art. Equipment manufacturers face the challenge of integrating drives in heterogeneous systems in which 50 W servomotors operate on equal footing directly next to drives with multiple kilowatts of power. Here, the interface used to integrate the drive configuration and the requirements to be met are individually adapted to the application. Irrespective of how complex the system is, it must nevertheless remain easy to commission and operate.

How can the usage of drive solutions be easily implemented in the sense of simplexity?
In essence, FAULHABER addresses the requirements from the heterogeneous systems with significantly expanded product support. Users from robotics and machine construction are experts for their specific processes; the details of the drive configuration do not usually belong to their core competences. Great value is therefore placed on as simple commissioning as possible - and this is where the free FAULHABER Motion Manager comes in. This software provides users with extensive support for commissioning and configuring FAULHABER drive systems. The graphical user interface makes uniform and intuitive procedures possible independent of the product family and interface used.

Simple management across the board - with Motion Manager 7
In addition to a newly designed area for easy commissioning and configuration of the drive systems, the new Motion Manager 7 also includes various tools for controlling and observing the drive behavior, a development environment for sequence programs and a maintenance area for diagnostics and firmware updates. Thanks to the new attractive interface and the new functions, operation and configuration become child's play. The graphical user interface makes uniform and intuitive procedures possible independent of the product family and interface used. In addition, anyone wanting more support or who has specific questions can utilize the possibility of remote maintenance. Furthermore, FAULHABER MC Support is available in the case of specific programming and application cases.

The following controls are supported by Motion Manager 7: The MC V3.0 family

MC 5010/5005 S
MC 5004 P
MC 3603 S
MC 3001 B/P
MCS 3242/3268 BX 4
MCS 3274 BP4
as well as the new 22xx... BX4 IMC
The interfaces with USB, CAN (supported interfaces: HMS-IXXAT, Peak) and RS232 (COMx) are also supported.



Company box: The drive experts from Schönaich
FAULHABER is specialized in the development, production and deployment of high-precision miniaturized and miniature drive systems, servo components and drive electronics with up to 200 watts of output power. This includes putting into effect customer-specific packaged solutions as well as an extensive range of standard products, such as Brushless Motors, DC-Micromotors, Encoders and Motion Controllers. The FAULHABER trademark is recognised worldwide as a symbol of high quality and reliability in complex and demanding application areas, such as medical technology, factory automation, precision optics, telecommunications, aviation and aerospace, and robotics. From the powerful DC-motor with a continuous torque of 200 mNm to the filigree micro drive with an outer diameter of 1.9 mm, the FAULHABER standard range can be combined in more than 25 million different ways to create the optimum drive system for a particular application. At the same time, this technological construction kit is the basis for modifications which allow to configure special versions to meet the specific needs of customers.

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