Designed for applications with compact cabinets, the modular Beckhoff AX2500 series is fully software compatible with the Beckhoff AX2000 drive series and provide maximum output in the smallest space – suitable for control cabinets as small as 300 mm in depth.

The AX2500 product line has interfaces for Ethernet, Lightbus, Profibus-DP, SERCOS and CANopen allowing machinery builders to standardize on one drive and different master controllers.

In its maximum configuration, the multi-axis system can control eight axes – a master module with seven axis modules. Compared with single axis designs, wiring, commissioning and installation efforts are reduced significantly. The modular concept also reduces possible sources of error in the application. The Beckhoff drive system is well equipped for single- and multi-axis positioning tasks with robust and dynamic requirements thanks to its efficient integration with IPC hardware and with TwinCAT automation and motion control software. The master module contains a power supply, input mains filtering for supply power and auxiliary voltage, an internal regen ballast circuit and resistor and a power output stage. Additional axis modules - up to seven - are simply plugged directly into the master module and are connected in the intermediate DC circuit via a socket strip. The 24 V DC auxiliary voltage is similarly shared through this socket strip. This provides the user with a very compact, cost-optimized servo system.