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Wireless MPG (Manual Pulse Generators)

Five-axis wireless handwheel controllers for CNC machines, no trailing cable

Wireless MPG handwheel controller
5-axis · 50 m · AMAG-DS-MPG-01

Wireless Manual Pulse Generator

Five-axis handwheel that sends its pulses over a 50 m radio link to a receiver wired into the machine's existing MPG input, so the operator can stand where the cut is visible.

Axes
5
Range
50 m
Cable
None
Warranty
1 year
Datasheet PDF ↓

How a Wireless MPG Works

A manual pulse generator is a detented encoder. Each click emits one quadrature pulse pair, and the control counts those pulses as increments of the selected axis at the selected step size. Nothing about that changes here: the handwheel, the axis selector and the ×1 / ×10 / ×100 multiplier work exactly as an operator expects.

What changes is the link. The pendant transmits over a radio link to a receiver that wires into the machine's existing handwheel input, so the control still sees a conventional MPG. Range is 50 m, which covers the machine and the space around it on a normal shop floor.

Removing the cable removes the failure it causes: a trailing lead that catches on fixtures, gets crushed under a pallet, or fails intermittently at the strain relief. It also lets the operator move to where the tool and workpiece are actually visible during setup and first-part proving.

Wireless Control Solutions

Our wireless MPG systems eliminate cable clutter, letting operators move freely around the machine. One standard model covers every order, specified below.

Wireless MPG
Wireless MPG
Standard
5-axis control
50 metres
N/A
Specs →

Specifications

TypeWireless manual pulse generator, handheld pendant and receiver
Axis control5-axis
Wireless range50 m
InterfaceMachine's existing manual pulse generator input, via the supplied receiver
ControllersFanuc · Siemens · Mitsubishi Electric · Fagor · Heidenhain
Warranty1 year
Safety functionsNo emergency stop and no enable (deadman) switch on the pendant. The machine's own safety chain is unchanged by fitting it.
PowerStandard AA batteries, user-replaceable. Roughly 30+ days on a set, depending on usage.

Models

ModelAxesRangeDescription
Standard550 m5-axis wireless handwheel and receiver

The pendant is common to all supported controls; the receiver and its wiring are configured for the control you name on the order.

Ask us for pendant and receiver dimensions if the receiver has to go inside a full electrical cabinet.

Works with

SiemensFagorMitsubishi ElectricFanucHeidenhain

Installing and Integrating It

Receiver PlacementKeep the Receiver Out of the CabinetA grounded steel electrical cabinet is a Faraday cage. Mount the receiver inside one and range is throttled before any welder or drive on the floor gets a vote. The antenna belongs outside the cabinet, elevated, with a clear path to where operators actually stand.Receiver placement and RF reliability →
Controller SetupSame Settings, Different ScreensFanuc configures it through numeric machine parameters, Siemens through the HMI's machine data, Mitsubishi through parameter and diagnosis screens, Heidenhain as an accessory device. Every platform is answering the same questions: which direction, which axis, and what increment.What changes between controller platforms →
Cable RoutingKeep It Clear of Drive CablingMotor cables on servo and VFD drives are the strongest local RF emitters on the machine. Route the receiver's own cable run away from them: two cables lying parallel in a shared tray for metres act as a transformer, inducing noise onto the signal run. Cross power cabling at right angles rather than running alongside it.Receiver placement and RF reliability →
CommissioningWalk the Floor Before You Trust ItPut the machine in a safe state and walk every position an operator would stand, pendant live, once with the shop quiet and once with drives and welders running. A dead spot found on that walk is free information; the same dead spot found mid-job is not.The full commissioning walk-test →

Used On

CNC machining centresCNC milling and turning machinesLarge-format CNC routersShop floor setup and first-part provingAny machine where the operator needs to move to see the cut

Before You Order

  • Name the control and its model on the order. The receiver wiring differs between platforms and is not a field change.
  • Confirm the machine has an MPG input available. A machine already using its handwheel input for a panel-mounted wheel needs that input freed or switched.
  • 50 m is line-of-sight on a normal shop floor. Dense metal enclosures and heavy welding activity nearby will shorten it.

Specify with

  • Fanuc · Siemens · Mitsubishi Electric · Fagor · Heidenhain controls
  • Existing MPG wiring (the receiver takes the same input)
  • Spare pendant for a second machine on the same cell
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