
B-63943EN-1/02 1.AXIS CONTROL
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1.7 TANDEM CONTROL
Overview
If a single motor cannot produce sufficient torque to move a large
table, for example, this function allows two motors to be used. By
means of this function, two motors can be used to perform movement
along a single axis.
Positioning is carried out only for the master axis. The slave axis is
used only to produce a torque. By means of this function, double the
amount of torque can be obtained.
Master axis
Slave axis
Table
Ball screw
Sample application
The CNC generally processes the two axes of tandem control as a
single axis. In the management of servo parameters and the
monitoring of servo alarms, however, the two axes are handled
individually.