Janusz Tryba is Senior Electrical Technician for Goodman Packaging Equipment (PELV Booth C-3219).

With eleven years’ experience, Tryba is adept at installing control systems in servo packaging machines.

A new, modular servosystem recently introduced by ELAU (Booth S-5414), PacDrive Intelligent Servo Modules was a revelation, Tryba explains.

“First, the motor is smaller and easier to install in tight spaces…And because the ELAU system doesn’t require separate servo drives, PLC or terminal blocks, we save about 3 feet of cabinet space. 30% of the enclosure space is totally gone.

“Competitive servo drives require special clamps, feedback cables, drilling of two holes in the back of the enclosure for each motor power and feedback cable, and specialized tooling. With ELAU, there’s one cable. That’s a huge advantage in time, labor, and the opportunity to make mistakes. And there’s no need to trace cables back to find which ones to replace.

“Everybody wants to go to smaller enclosures,” he continues. “ELAU is the answer.”

He has been working on servo machines up to 13 axes, and “the time to install is cut by 80%. You don’t have to open the motor case, you don’t need a Torx driver, there is no complicated assembly, and you aren’t exposing any 24 gauge feedback wires that can be easily pinched….and you can’t accidentally reverse the power leads.”

Goodman introduced the world’s first packaging machine using PacDrive Intelligent Servo Modules at PACK EXPO 2006.

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