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Coordinated Drive Systems

Maximize Machine Availability and Minimize Project Risk
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Production Automation Solutions
  • Industrial Control Systems (ICS)
  • Distributed Control Systems (DCS)
  • Power and Process Control Unified Platform
  • Coordinated Drive Solutions
  • SIL Rated Safety Systems
  • Panel Solutions

What are Coordinated Drive Solutions?

From scalability to sustainability, Coordinated Drive Solutions (CDS) empower users to tailor their systems precisely to their specific needs. By seamlessly integrating multiple drives to work together in synchronization, coordinated drive systems offer unparalleled precision, efficiency, and flexibility in a wide range of applications.  


ShapeAdvantages of Coordinated Drive Systems

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High Precision

CDS allows for precise system control, enabling applications that require extremely accurate torque and speed control.

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Increased Efficiency

Simplified operation screens increase operator efficiency.

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Flexibility

Coordinated drive systems are highly adaptable and can be used in many different applications.

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Scalability

Whether you need to control a few drives or more than one hundred, CDS scales effectively to meet your requirements.

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Sustainability

CDS with Active Front End bus supplies allow regenerative loads to put power either back into the common bus or back onto the mill power system for use somewhere else in the system.

Drive systems for industry-specific applications based on proven standards

Our industry expertise helps deliver complete coordinated drive systems that maximize production and minimize risk with proven application-specific solution global standards. No matter where you are located, we can address your application needs with experienced engineers. Our Rockwell Automation engineers understand industry-specific applications, successful project implementation, and mill operation needs.

Choose from our advanced standard coordinated drive systems to get the right data and analytics from your plant processes, including processes in heavy industry environments.

Web Handling

The extensive industry web handling and product expertise of our design engineers allows us to deliver the most advanced paper web handling coordinated drive system solution available in pulp and paper. Our experienced project managers and field service engineers implement successful projects and produce sellable paper faster.

What is Web Handling?

Web handling refers to the process of controlling the movement and tension of continuous, flexible materials—like paper or steel—as they travel though rollers, presses, or other processing equipment. Proper wound in tension ensures smooth transport, prevents defects like wrinkles or misalignment, and optimizes production efficiency in industries like printing, packaging, and manufacturing.  


Web Handling Solutions

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Web Handling Pulp and Paper Solutions

The extensive industry web handling and product expertise of our design engineers allows us to deliver the most advanced paper web handling coordinated drive system solutions available in pulp and paper. Our experienced project managers and field service engineers implement successful projects and produce sellable paper faster.

A key to our solutions is the PremierSystems™ toolset which improves operations by using data from the intelligent devices we make, processing that data in the context of the application, and presenting it as actionable information to the user.

Two Drum Winder Solution Paper Machine / Tissue Machine Solution / Pulp Machine / Pulp Dryer Solution
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Web Handling Metals-Finishing Line Solutions

The trend in steel, aluminum and copper plants is to produce coils as large as possible for optimized deliveries, but these large diameter coils create challenges in post processing on slitters. These issues can risk inconsistent quality of materials and cause a loss of revenue.

A properly aligned and maintained Tilt Vessel can help ensure safe and continuous operation while reducing unexpected delays, helping you meet demand while staying on budget. To make complex machine control easier, the Slitting Line Solution implements configurable application modules to address cutting, slit width tolerance and precise recoiling techniques.

Galvanizing / Pickling Line Solution Skin Pass Solution Slitting Line Solution

Additional Industry Solutions

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Metal Solutions

Steel producers today are dealing with a myriad of challenges, which are being made even more complex by trade challenges, aging workforces approaching retirement and the market still expressing overcapacity concern. Our dedicated industry team will apply specific applications and process experience to create the right control solutions for you.

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Mining Solutions

Conveyors are a cost-effective, energy efficient and environmentally friendly way to transport ore and material from one part of a mining operation to another. They typically operate in very demanding conditions that can be extremely dirty, hot, cold or wet.

Conveyor Solutions
Simplify Operation and Troubleshooting with PremierSystems™

As the foundation for our industry-specific drive solutions, our PremierSystems toolset is designed to provide each user with a consistent and simplified user interface. Its advanced features help users customize their preferences and meet today’s global resource challenges. Benefits include reduced time and cost, on-demand documentation, simplified design, and much more at no additional cost.

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Additional Resources

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Learn more about our industry expertise

Drive systems present a complex selection and commissioning task. Our dedicated teams, with specific drive system knowledge and industry expertise, help you create optimized systems to meet your goals.

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Variable Frequency Drives

Our PowerFlex® drives handle both low voltage and medium voltage applications. With a comprehensive range of power options and innovative features, our VFDs can bring performance and capability to a wide variety of industries and applications.

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