page_title: Servo drive
section_title: Use in industry
hierarchical_section_title: Servo drive / Use in industry
caption_attribution_description: English: OEM servo drive from INGENIA installed on CNC router machine controlling a Faulhaber motor
context_page_description: A servo drive is a special electronic amplifier used to power electric servomechanisms.
  A servo drive monitors the feedback signal from the servomechanism and continually adjusts for deviation from expected behavior.
context_section_description: Servo systems can be used in CNC machining, factory automation, and robotics, among other uses. Their main advantage over traditional DC or AC motors is the addition of motor feedback. This feedback can be used to detect unwanted motion, or to ensure the accuracy of the commanded motion. The feedback is generally provided by an encoder of some sort. Servos, in constant speed changing use, have a better life cycle than typical AC wound motors. Servo motors can also act as a brake by shunting off generated electricity from the motor itself.
caption: OEM servo drive from INGENIA installed on CNC router machine controlling a Faulhaber motor
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