Siemens Industry Inc. introducesits new 1PH8 family of high-performance induction motor drives and servomotors.Available in a wide power range, from 2.8 kW up to 1340 kW, these new motors providedynamic response, smoother operation and lower vibration levels.

This new line combines induction andhigh-powered servo technologies to give machine designers and end-users agreater degree of efficiency and more precision in the production process. A single stator and rotor design enables themodular adaptation of the many motor options to provide design flexibility andcost containment.

Designed for the specific performance andenvironmental requirements of a main spindle on a CNC-equipped machine tool,these new Siemens induction motors have myriad applications in other heavy-dutymarkets, such as print unit drives on printing presses; rolls and web handlingon converting and packaging machinery; crane and hoist elevation; extruders andinjection molding machines; metal-forming and welding machinery; assembly linerobotic articulation; materials handling gantries
and more.

Themodular motor platform concept offers designers various options for selectingthe optimum unit for an application:

The1PH8 motor spindle line is fully compatible with the Siemens Sinamics^A(R)S120 drives platform to achieve faster commissioning and improved controlresponse. All motors in this new family feature the Drive-Cliq^A(R)serial interface and electronic nameplate recognition for plug-n-play
start-up.

Earlierfamilies of Siemens motor designs can be upgraded to the new 1PH8 series withoutdifficulty, including the 1PH7, 1PL6, 1PH4, 1PM4, 1PM6 and the upper range ofthe 1FT6.