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Glossary · Motion control and drives

PacDrive

Also known as: Schneider Electric PacDrive, PacDrive 3

German: PacDrive

In motion control, PacDrive is Schneider Electric's controller-based automation and motion system for machines, originally developed by ELAU and used especially in packaging machines, combining logic and motion controllers with servo drives and robotics.

  • Motion control
  • Vendor product

In one sentence

PacDrive is Schneider Electric's controller-based logic and motion system, used especially in packaging machines.

Example

A cartoner is built on a PacDrive controller that coordinates twenty servo axes and a delta robot.

How it applies

  • Engineering: Logic and motion are programmed in one project, typically in IEC 61131-3 languages with motion libraries, in the vendor's engineering software.
  • Commissioning: Axes, cams and robot kinematics are configured and tuned in the same environment.
  • Documentation: Record controller firmware and project versions in the machine documentation. When a machine builder uses vendor templates or libraries, document the resulting machine functions from the operator's point of view rather than copying library descriptions. For translation and localization, keep the product name unchanged in every language and record it in the terminology database as a do-not-translate term.

Keep in mind: Product names, generations and features change. Check them against Schneider Electric's current documentation before describing PacDrive in manuals or marketing material.

By knowledge.aitechdoc.world · Published September 26, 2026 · Last reviewed

Source: AI TechDoc Knowledge editorial definition, based on vendor information from Schneider Electric

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