Rockwell Automation expands Midrange system portfolio

"This year’s expanded Midrange system offering helps equipment builders and end users standardise on a single platform and address critical business issues, such as global standards, scalable hardware, collaboration and safety,” says John Pritchard, market development manager, Integrated Architecture, Rockwell Automation. "Forward-looking OEMs and end users can now leverage the same high-performance equipment as larger-scale systems, providing scalable integrated safety and motion options for a wider range of machines – all in the same controller, with a smaller price point.”

The Rockwell Automation Integrated Architecture system features the Allen-Bradley ControlLogix and CompactLogix programmable automation controller families. The ControlLogix controller is suited to applications that have up to 10,000 I/O and 100 axes of motion, while the CompactLogix family is said to be ideal for applications with fewer than 200 I/O and up to 16 axes of motion. High-performance capabilities, such as integrated motion, safety, EtherNet/IP connectivity and reusable development tools, give users the ability to standardise on a single control platform for small- to large-scale applications.