The latest dual-processor controls can deliver a much-improved 1,500 blocks per second processing speed simultaneously across three interpolated axes,

compared with conventional BPS ratings across one axis only. While block processing speed is often cited as a measure of a control’s capability, the true measure is block execution speed, which factors in servo update rates and interpolation rates. Newer control platforms have 4 millisecond servo update and interpolation rates.

As a result, data for 2-D and 3-D contouring cuts is processed quickly to allow extremely high speeds and feeds, without lag, dwell or run-on. These powerful new features work seamlessly with 3,000-block look ahead and highly accurate control path algorithms to ensure both part and path are executed exactly as programmed, without blending.