An intermittent PacDrive fault can leave an engineer investigating a machine that currently appears healthy. Production reports it stopped earlier. Someone reset it and the line is running again. You have a description of the alarm, perhaps a photograph and a request to make sure it does not happen again. ...

Replacing machine parts is not always as straightforward as swapping out the old for the new. A situation may occur where the controller refuses to communicate with the new drive, an unexpected diagnostic message appears, or the machine runs but behaves differently from previously. In such cases it is often ...

Inventory management is one of the most decisive factors in unplanned downtime outcomes. This increases in importance for PacDrive M as the platform moves deeper into its end-of-life phase. Critical components will only increase in their difficulty to source leading to increases in both operational and financial risks. Our recent ...

The machine has stopped. Production needs it to restart. The display shows a PacDrive error and you are the engineer standing beside it. You may be confident with electrical systems, motors and general fault-finding, but if ELAU PacDrive is unfamiliar, knowing where to begin can still be a little daunting. ...

A diagnostic subscription is another budget cost, so before approving it a Finance Director will likely ask the following question: What would it need to save to justify its cost? For a plant running ELAU PacDrive M and PacDrive 3 equipment the answer depends on the production line, its breakdown ...

Most Planned Maintenance schedules focus on the obvious tasks: lubrication, bearings, belts, guarding and general electrical checks. These matter, but ageing PacDrive assets carry risk across a broader set of areas. A PacDrive maintenance schedule is only useful if it reflects how the machine can actually fail Controllers, drives, motors, ...