Many imported servo features go unused—ATS12 servos meet your essential needs.
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2026-05-28 14:39
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In the automation industry, this is a sunk cost that virtually every equipment R&D engineer has accounted for. This is especially true for low- and medium-power devices—such as terminal wire strippers and cut-off machines—that demand extremely precise positioning and rapid start‑stop performance: Using a stepper motor, the precision and rigidity are insufficient; opting for a high-end general-purpose servo drives up costs but ends up wasting a host of features that will never be utilized.
The OTOng ATS12 series “Smart‑Choice High‑Frequency Performance” servo drive is precisely the product that breaks this awkward impasse. Building on the ATS10 family’s hallmark of “fast, precise, and stable,” it eliminates unnecessary features that are irrelevant for lower‑power applications, while retaining a 3.3 kHz high‑speed response and three‑times the overload torque, all at a price slashed by more than 25% compared to the ATS10.
This article delves into the front lines of OTOng ATS12’s application, showcasing how its superior performance empowers two demanding scenarios: wire harness processing and steel wire cutting.
An fully automatic terminal stripping machine is typically equipped with six servo axes:
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Tool holder spindle: Adjust the cutter depth for precise thread cutting.
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Front stripping shaft / Rear stripping shaft: Control the front and rear stripping depths to avoid damaging the copper wire.
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Wire spool: Pull the cable to the set length, ensuring the cut point is precise.
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Front pivot / Rear pivot: Rotate the wire end direction to facilitate crimping or subsequent processing.
Six-axis sequential operations: wire feeding → front jacket stripping → rear jacket stripping → wire cutting → crimping → rotary discharge.
If any axis exhibits response lag or positioning deviation, it may, at best, cause abrasion to the wire core, and at worst, result in compression and misalignment.
ATS12’s hard metrics are specifically designed to address this issue:
● 3.3 kHz speed response bandwidth
It features rapid start‑stop response, with no overshoot or trailing under high cycle rates. In particular, during fast multi‑axis switching, it avoids the wasteful “one axis waiting for another” phenomenon.
● High-precision encoder closed-loop feedback
In conjunction with closed-loop control, missed steps are automatically compensated.
When the cut length is less than 100 mm, the deviation is ±0.5 mm.
Peeling accuracy and tool‑setting accuracy both reach ±0.01 mm.
This “synchronous, precision‑driven” capability also makes the ATS12 a cost‑effective and reliable choice for high‑speed, multi‑axis equipment such as fully automatic tinning machines and wire harness welding systems—beyond terminal‑crimping machines.
The conventional solution for wire straightening and cutting machines employs variable-frequency drives combined with stepper motors; however, during high-speed wire feeding, the flying shear often fails to track accurately and produces uneven cuts.
While using imported servo drives ensures reliability, the cost is relatively high.
The motion control solution of the ATS12 effectively addresses the aforementioned pain points.
● Electronic gears, hard sync
The PLC issues the target command, and the feed axis and the flying shear axis synchronize their speed and position, ensuring that at the moment the flying shear blades engage, the feed speed is perfectly matched, thereby achieving precise cutting.
● High dynamic response, keeping up with the pace
Under high-speed material feed, the flying shear shaft must complete acceleration, synchronized shearing, and deceleration within an extremely short time. The ATS12 features a 3.3 kHz velocity-loop bandwidth, enabling instantaneous response to commands with no lag or jitter.
Meanwhile, the ATS12 achieves a positioning and adjustment time of under 2 ms, and after each cut, the flying shear shaft returns to its home position cleanly, without any wobble or vibration.
● Closed-loop positioning, with precise length measurement.
The high-resolution encoder provides real-time feedback on the feed length. With each cut, it automatically compensates for accumulated errors, ensuring excellent long-term length consistency and easily meeting precision requirements within a few millimeters.
After optimizing the servo motion control scheme, the wire straightening and cutting machine can handle continuous high‑volume wire cutting with minimal length variation, while the flying shear operates cleanly and decisively, virtually eliminating knife jams, slanted cuts, and burrs.
Compared with imported servo solutions, costs are also significantly reduced.
Finally, let’s be honest: when it comes to equipment, everyone wants to spend their money where it matters most. The ATS12 doesn’t tout flashy, unnecessary cutting‑edge features; instead, it focuses on the capabilities your equipment truly needs, strips away superfluous functions, and delivers exceptional value at an affordable price.
If you happen to need a low‑power servo under 3 kW, why not give the ATS12 a try? It might just help you cut down on costs.
Interested? You can contact Aotong to request a free trial and get hands-on experience right away. When it comes to engineering issues, our engineers don’t beat around the bush.
—— A firsthand account from an experienced debugger who has used ATS12
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