8EI8X8HWT10.0600-1 by B & R Automation

The 8EI8X8HWT10.0600-1 is a servo drive module produced by B&R Automation and assigned to the 8EI Servo Drives series. Within an ACOPOS P3 drive cabinet, it controls multiple brushless servomotors and delivers regulated torque, speed, and position control for machinery such as packaging lines, assembly stations, and other synchronized motion systems. This arrangement lets the controller coordinate motor response and axis behavior directly through the drive cabinet without adding separate power stages for each motor channel. The part serves as the power and safety interface between a PLC and the motor windings, converting incoming three-phase mains into controlled PWM output stages for industrial motion tasks.

Electrically, the unit accepts a supply of 3× 200-480 VAC, making it usable across a wide range of industrial power systems. Each axis can deliver a continuous 8.8 Aeff, enabling mid-range servomotors to reach rated torque during sustained duty. The hardware is built as a 3-axis module, so one unit can operate three coordinated motor channels in the same cabinet. For enclosure layout, the drive uses wall mounting, and it includes hardwired STO safety technology with an encoder channel so power to the output stage is interrupted whenever an external safety relay drops. This safety function is intended to stop torque generation while retaining the encoder path for monitoring.

The housing incorporates an internal braking resistor that dissipates regenerative energy from rapid deceleration, removing the need for an external resistor bank on most medium-inertia loads. Signal and power leads terminate through Connector Set 1 with a single-row pin arrangement, and a two-row set is omitted to simplify wiring paths. The single-row layout keeps the connection area compact, which helps maintain clear cable routing where several axes are installed side by side. A front cover shields the connectors, and no plug-in expansion cards are shipped, matching the standard module option used for this catalog code.