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Mission-critical & mobility

Aerospace & Mission-Critical Systems

Deterministic timing, rugged connectivity and a certified safe state.

  • Typical axes3
  • NetworkEtherCAT · CANopen
  • Control modeCSP · PP
  • Recommended seriesSDE3 · SML · SDU3 · SM10
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The sector at a glance

Aerospace & Mission-Critical Systems

Demanding environments require functional safety and EMC compliance.

Three things that decide it on the shop floor

  1. 01

    Deterministic timing

    When a command is applied must be predictable.

  2. 02

    Harsh environment

    Cabling and mounting are chosen for vibration, temperature and EMC from the start.

  3. 03

    Safe state

    How the system stops on a fault is part of the design.

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Our advantages

Why SMB TECHNICS?

One set, controller to cable

Controller, drive, motor, cable and connector arrive checked against each other; interface problems are solved at the desk, not on the shop floor.

Open standards

EtherCAT, CANopen, Modbus RTU, CODESYS and CiA 402: your machine is not tied to a closed ecosystem.

Engineer-to-engineer support

The same team from sizing to commissioning, on site and remotely.

Documented products

Manuals, CAD, ESI/EDS and firmware in the Document Centre; every product you choose comes with its documents.

Our application know-how for this sector
  • Smooth pointing and tuning at low speed
  • Deterministic networking and a safe state on fault
  • Cabling design for vibration and EMC
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How we build the system

From control chain to commissioning, which product goes where

3.1

The control chain and the recommended products

How the machine is driven and the SMB products we choose for it.

Aerospace and mission-critical platforms operate in demanding environments and require motion control with deterministic timing, rugged connectors and cabling, and functional safety such as STO (Safe Torque Off) to bring axes to a certified safe state on demand. CE-marked components with clear EMC/power protection are part of meeting these platform requirements.

Rooted manufacturing discipline and engineering-led product development meet the deterministic timing and certified safe state that aerospace and mission-critical systems demand.

The control chain

This is the industry where the part number is the smallest part of the decision. What is asked for is a defined, repeatable configuration that can be qualified and then supplied again years later: a drive from a family whose firmware revision is recorded — the SDE2 / SD2E2 range is where most of these programmes start — SMKP power and SMKE encoder connectors with a stated mating standard, cable specified rather than assumed, and EMI filters, line reactors and braking resistors sized for the platform's supply rather than for a bench.

What decides the result

  • Behaviour at the edges. Not the rated point but the supply dip, the cold start and the loss of feedback — what the axis does when something is wrong is the specification that matters here.
  • Configuration control. A qualified axis is a frozen combination of drive, motor, feedback, cable and firmware. Any one of them changing is a new qualification.
  • Traceability of the supply. Motion control is the last place you want a component whose origin nobody can state. Our motors and drives are designed and built by Akım Metal in Türkiye.

Working with us

These programmes do not start from a web configurator. Tell us the platform, the envelope, the supply and the environmental and qualification requirements, and we will answer with a configuration and what it can be held to. Device description files for the buses we publish are in the document centre.

Select the products for this machine Enter power, torque and network; compare compatible drives and motors and add them to your basket. Selection guide
3.2

The architecture: which product goes where

The boxes show the real products; click one to open the series.

EtherCAT Operator panel HMI-R9 Controller · CODESYS MAT-LC CPU I/O and sensors MAT-LC I/O · PNP / NPN Safe stop STO · brake Supply protection EMI · braking resistor Azimuth / elevation Drive · SDE3 CSP · EtherCAT Motor SML Test-bench axis Drive · SDU3 CSP · EtherCAT Motor SM10 Latch / mechanism Drive · SDE2 / SD2E2 PP · CANopen Motor SML
  • EtherCAT
  • Ethernet
  • Power and feedback
  • Safety
Where this machine sits on the full SMB system map
CPU / PLC & Motion Control 3 series Expansion Rack / IO 10 products Ethernet switch Ethernet Operator Panels 3 series Sensors 3 series EtherCAT Servo Drives 17 products CANopen Servo Drives 6 products Modbus RTU Servo Drives 4 products Servo Motors 6 series Power and Encoder Cables 2 series CODESYS IEC 61131-3 PLCopen Motion Control CiA 402 Drive profile
EtherCAT Ethernet CANopen Modbus RTU Digital I/O Power and feedback

CPU / PLC & Motion Control

Expansion Rack / IO

Ethernet switch

The industrial switch distributes Ethernet traffic between the controller, the operator panel and the engineering PC. It is part of the architecture, not part of the SMB catalogue.

Operator Panels

Sensors

EtherCAT Servo Drives

CANopen Servo Drives

Modbus RTU Servo Drives

Servo Motors

Power and Encoder Cables

CODESYS

SMB controllers are programmed in CODESYS: the IEC 61131-3 languages, integrated motion and a single project covering both machine logic and the axes.

PLCopen

PLCopen Motion Control function blocks give every axis the same standard interface, so proven machine code carries over from one project to the next.

CiA 402

SMB servo drives implement the CiA 402 drive profile: the same state machine and the same operating modes over EtherCAT and over CANopen.

3.4

The build, step by step

From requirement to support; the SMB products and tools each step uses.

  1. 1

    Requirements and sizing

    The motion profile, load and cycle time of every axis are collected; torque, speed and inertia ratio are calculated per axis.

    • Peak and RMS torque, top speed
    • Load-to-motor inertia ratio and gearing
    • Supply: 220 V AC, 380 V AC or 24–70 V DC
    Sizer Selection guide
  2. 2

    Architecture and product choice

    The network (EtherCAT, CANopen, Modbus RTU), the controller and the drive–motor pair per axis are chosen; the safety and power side is drawn at this step.

    • EtherCAT for synchronised axes, CANopen for independent ones
    • Drive current covers the motor peak current
    • STO and braked motors come from the risk assessment
    MAT-SDE2-LV-7040-CS-C SMKP0101-M SDCP0101-H EF-04-S-6-250
  3. 3

    Cabinet, cabling and EMC

    Power and encoder cables run in separate ducts with their shields bonded 360°; an EMI filter goes at the drive input and a braking resistor where the load regenerates.

    • Flexible cable for the cable chain
    • Shields are earthed at both ends
    • The braking resistor is sized from the braking energy
    Power / Motor Cables Encoder Cables SMKP Power Connectors SMKE Encoder Connectors EMI Filters Braking Resistors
  4. 4

    Software and network

    In the CODESYS project the axes are defined with PLCopen blocks; the drives join the network through their ESI/EDS files and run the CiA 402 state machine.

    • IEC 61131-3 languages and PLCopen Motion Control
    • ESI (EtherCAT) and EDS (CANopen) in the Document Centre
    • EtherCAT coupler for remote I/O
    MAT-LC CodeSys CPU MAT-LC I/O Modules MAT-LC System Modules
    CODESYS FAQ Document centre
  5. 5

    Commissioning and tuning

    After wiring and direction checks the gains are tuned and the axes homed; the operator panel carries the machine recipes.

    • Direction, limit and emergency-stop tests
    • Speed and position loop gain tuning
    • Backing up the parameter sets
    HMI-R9 Series
    Commissioning FAQ Troubleshooting
  6. 6

    Support and lifecycle

    Alarm codes, spare parts, firmware and training, from the same engineering team.

    • Alarm-code and troubleshooting guides
    • Manual, CAD and firmware downloads
    • Remote and on-site support
    Technical support Document centre
3.5

The solution package: what comes with the product

Hardware, software, engineering and lifecycle.

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Software and know-how

The CODESYS project, PLCopen motion blocks and know-how specific to this machine.

  • Smooth pointing and tuning at low speed
  • Deterministic networking and a safe state on fault
  • Cabling design for vibration and EMC
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Engineering support

Sizing, architecture, commissioning and tuning, on site and remotely.

  • Motor and drive sizing per axis
  • System architecture and network choice
  • Commissioning, gain tuning and homing
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Lifecycle

Manuals, ESI/EDS files, spare parts and training.

  • Document Centre: manuals, CAD, firmware
  • ESI and EDS files, parameter backups
  • Spare parts and user training
Engineering knowledge base

Commissioning this application

The topics engineers in this industry ask about most, each with answers, checklists and troubleshooting steps.

CANopen EtherCAT Cables and EMC System design

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