Danfoss motion portfolio: Now with VLT® Multiaxis Servo Drive 520

Danfoss introduces the new-generation VLT® Multiaxis Servo Drive 520 (MSD 520), the latest addition to the VLT® FlexMotion™ servo portfolio. This innovative servo solution delivers advanced functional safety, efficiency, and seamless integration, to address the complex demands of modern motion control applications.

MSD 520 offers a range of useful benefits to machine builders:

1. Compact and optimized design
The MSD 520 represents a significant design evolution over its predecessor, the VLT® Multiaxis Servo Drive MSD 510. By integrating the Decentral Access Module option into the VLT® Power Supply Module PSM 520, the system contains fewer separate modules, which reduces footprint, complexity, and installation effort.

2. Integrated advanced functional safety
The MSD 520 comes with built-in hardwired STO (Safe Torque Off) as standard. It also supports advanced safety functions via PROFIsafe and Functional Safety over EtherCAT (FSoE) fieldbuses. These features meet the safety level SIL 3 (IEC 61508), Pl e / CAT 3 (ISO 13849), enabling machine manufacturers to achieve high safety standards, operator protection, minimize risks, and reduce downtime.