The F5 COMBIVERT Axis Drives series is a modular drive platform that covers both frequency-inverter and servo-style functions for open-loop and closed-loop machine axes across a wide power range.
Closed-loop configurations support asynchronous and synchronous motors and can be set up for sensorless control or feedback-based control, enabling speed/torque regulation, positioning, and functions like electronic gearing or cam-style motion depending on the selected control mode and software. Feedback capability is expanded through plug-in interface options so the same drive family can be matched to common resolver and encoder technologies, including incremental, sin/cos, absolute, and several digital encoder protocols. For commissioning and daily operation, the drives use a programmable operator concept with a user-configurable menu structure and plain-text guidance in multiple languages, supported by PC-based tools and optional operator hardware. The hardware is intended for control-cabinet integration with multiple cooling and installation variants (including versions with integrated EMC filtering and braking options), plus common industrial communications options to connect the drive into modern automation networks.