To make the changeover a success, Lenze has initially compiled easy-to-understand basic information and a complete checklist for OEMs and machine operators. From this summer, there will also be an intelligent web-based planning and changeover tool.

The new m500 motor platform is designed as a drive solution that can be used worldwide and is designed to be combined with the gearboxes of the g500 family and the i500 inverter series. Lenze will be providing a software tool from summer 2020 to ensure that the changeover to the new generation goes smoothly, especially with regard to the Ecodesign Directive. The material number of the old drive is sufficient - and the system uses the available data to suggest the best way to replace the motor in compliance with the standard. However, the following also applies: If you are going to change over, then do it with all due consistency.

For the OEM, this means that the cost of replacement and design adjustments should be worthwhile in order to make the machines better with drives that are precisely matched to the respective task. If the machine is viewed holistically, savings in energy consumption of 20 to 50 percent can be achieved in the drive system, depending on the machine type and the specific requirements. The use of highly efficient components forms the basis for this.

However, the greatest potential can be leveraged if the drive design and motion profiles correspond to the actual process requirements. Using inverters to adjust the power or feeding braking energy into the DC link are further optimization options.

Lenze's new motor platform also offers the opportunity for standardization. Thanks to the motors, which can be used worldwide, machine manufacturers can reduce the number of drive variants and thus significantly reduce their process costs. In this way, a motor change is not only driven by the need to comply with the Ecodesign Directive, but also to generate sustainable efficiency and functional improvements. as