Design Guidelines
Transport System Design
MagneMover LITE User Manual 81
Rockwell Automation Publication MMI-UM002F-EN-P - October 2022
• Do not locate process stations such that the center of the magnet array would be within
the downstream gap between motors as settling time and repeatability can be nega-
tively affected.
• Make sure that the track system configuration accounts for power and communication
connections and all cables.
• Make sure that the track system configuration accounts for points for grounding the
track to earth ground in the facility and for grounding of all motors.
• When choosing the materials for the vehicle and guideway, consider the stresses
applied to the vehicle and guideway during use.
• When choosing the materials for the vehicle and guideway, consider those materials
that provide low friction and low wear.
• When choosing the materials for the vehicle and guideway, consider static electricity
dissipation between the vehicles and the guideway.
• The vehicle (magnet array) must remain centered over the motors throughout the sys-
tem.
• When choosing the materials for the wheels, consider the life expectancy of the wheel
material and the noise level as they move on the guideway. Noise can be created when
moving across the joints in the guideway.
• Off-centered and/or large payloads can affect system performance.
Motors
The MagneMover LITE motors can be mounted either right side up or upside down. Other
orientations may be possible, contact your Motion Solutions Consultant or Technical Support
(see Rockwell Automation Support on page 486) for additional information. While the MM
LITE motors do not have a required direction, the end where the power connector is located is
defined as the default upstream end. However, the MagneMover LITE motors can be installed
in either direction, the connections to the motor in the path define the upstream and down-
stream ends during commissioning. Forward vehicle (puck) motion on the MM LITE motors
is from upstream to downstream, however vehicles can move backwards (downstream to
upstream) if necessary.
NOTE: If the motor is mounted on an incline or vertically, the motor does not hold a vehicle
(puck) in place during startup, restarts, or if power is lost.
Before designing a MagneMover LITE transport system, review the following information:
• Application for the MagneMover LITE system.
• Desired throughput.
• Maximum payload.
• Total transport length.
• Transport topography.
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