DRIVES IMPROVE SAFETY OF WOODWORKING MACHINES CUSTOMER PROFILE Swiss company Krüsi GmbH manufactures machines used to cut timber for log cabins. The woodworking machines meet new stringent safety requirements and provide improved precision cutting thanks to a control system featuring drives from Control T echniques, designed and built by panel-builders Fichter and Zimmerli GmbH. KEY BENEFITS • SAFETY COMPLIANCE • COMPACT DRIVES • EXTREMELY ACCURATE THE CHALLENGE Tighter requirements for the emergency stop feature on woodworking machines, which stops the heavy, high-speed vertical milling heads moving when an access door is opened, were brought in, meaning that DC brakes were no longer up to the task. Krüsi turned to Fichter and Zimmerli for a solution. THE SOLUTION Th

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