Custom-made drives
Standard motor drives are a great option until they are not. Sometimes they are too big, too limited, too generic, or too difficult to integrate into the application you actually want to build. With this in mind, Psicontrol develops custom-made motor drives for OEMs that need the right fit in terms of performance, mechanics, interfaces, environment, and lifecycle. We co-engineer the motor drive with your team and take it from specification to prototype and series production.
When a custom-made motor drive makes sense
If you rely on a standard motor drive, you often have to adapt your machine to the product instead of the other way around. This can result in you having to pay for unnecessary features while still lacking the specific functionality your application requires. In addition, the form factor, cooling concept, or connectors rarely match your design perfectly. This limits integration with your controller, connectivity, and user interface. A custom approach will help you achieve a better fit, ensure a long product lifecycle, and reduce redesign risks caused by component obsolescence. It will also give you clear agreements on intellectual property, which means you can avoid being locked into a black-box platform and maintain full control over your solution.
What custom-made means in practice
A custom-made motor drive is designed around your application, ensuring a perfect fit with your machine rather than forcing compromises. Mechanics, control strategy, interfaces, and the integration level can all be tailored to align seamlessly with your architecture, improving performance and usability. The design can also be optimized for demanding operating conditions such as EMC-heavy environments, shock and vibration, temperature fluctuations, dust, or humidity. Depending on your needs, the solution can function as a standalone drive or be fully integrated with control, connectivity, or HMI, which will help to reduce overall system complexity and enhance efficiency.
Why OEMs choose this approach
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Purpose-built: the motor drive matches the machine instead of forcing the machine to match the motor drive.
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Lower system cost: fewer overheads, fewer interfaces, fewer cables, and fewer separate modules.
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More insight and control: clear co-engineering and IP agreements help you keep control over your roadmap and sourcing strategy.
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Long and managed lifecycle: component choice and lifecycle planning are considered from the design phase onward.
From concept to production
The starting point is simple: your specification, your application constraints, and the problem you want solved. From there, Psicontrol will work through a structured development and NPI process to move from concept to prototypes, pilot builds, and series production.
Development is supported from our team in Belgium. Prototypes, pilot series, and high-mix production can be handled close to the engineering team, while series production can scale in Romania.
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A practical example
In one redesign project, four separate motor drives were integrated into one module with EtherCAT communication. The result was an estimated system cost reduction of approximately 44%, together with fewer interconnections and a simpler service setup.
That is the value of a purpose-built motor drive: remove what is not needed, integrate what matters, and make the entire system easier to build and support while avoiding a black-box approach.
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