Medical and Life Sciences Success Story Profiles Motion Control for Imaging A leading manufacturer of medical imaging equipment were seeking to improve their productivity, machine design, build and commissioning time, reach market faster, and control development costs. To help achieve these goals, they choose to outsource the development of the motion control platform to Bosch Rexroth, so they could focus their scarce engineering resources on the world-class imaging technologies and programs that help them stay competitive in a global marketplace. The imaging system required very complex motion control capabilities, including the ability to carry out extraordinarily complex multi-axis isocentric motion, to create complete 3D images of internal organs and other patient structures. They chose the NYCe 4000 motion control platform as a ready-made, virtually “off the shelf” platform that did not require the custom-made programming and development previous imaging motion control systems required. The NYCe 4000 is able to support the complex kinematics demanded by the platform, with: 32 KHz servo loop updates Configuration tools that support rapid creation of complex control loops with interfaces to calculation engines, such as Matlab Optimized functionality for features like safety routines, accurate axis synchronization, gearing and spline functrionality Controlller-level processing to ensure tighter integration with drives, I/O and imaging functions The imaging equipment manufacturer has achieved significant savings in development time and engineering costs, and by outsourcing the motion control platform to the Bosch Rexroth NYCe 4000 solution, has been able to take advantage of a global engineering design and assembly supply chain to optimize their competitiveness in multiple global markets. More on Productivity and Innovation. Products used: NYCe 4000