SEW-Eurodrive makes a splash in the Western Cape
April 2013, SEW-Eurodrive

SEW-Eurodrive recently saw the installation of 10 of its leading modular compact (MC) industrial gear (IG) units. This installation was completed by Inenzo Water on the municipal water treatment plant ...

Honeywell increases integration with new Experion PMD release
April 2013, Honeywell ACS South Africa

Honeywell has upgraded Experion PMD, boosting the range and functionality of its comprehensive automation solution for controlling processes, machinery and drives through a single system. The new release ...

Configurable IPC concept for customised solutions
April 2013, Phoenix Contact

Phoenix Contact has introduced a new industrial PC to meet rising demands in the areas of process visualisation, robotics, and industrial automation: The Valueline P7000 is a powerful, configurable solution ...

Servomotors for CIP applications
April 2013, Beckhoff Automation

With the AM8800 series, Beckhoff offers a complete stainless-steel servomotor range in ‘hygienic design’ for particularly harsh environmental conditions and applications in the food, beverage and pharmaceutical ...

Mitsubishi F700 inverters
March 2013, Adroit Technologies

Mitsubishi Electric has upgraded the FR-F700-EC range of inverters with network support for BACnet, one of the most common data communications protocols in building automation and control networks. Introduced ...

Complete drive axes in food-grade hygienic design
February 2013, Beckhoff Automation

For applications in the food, beverage and pharmaceutical industries as well as in packaging technology, Beckhoff offers a complete control solution in hygienic design consisting of panel PCs, I/O modules ...

Hydrogen powered tractors
February 2013

New Holland Agriculture’s NH2 hydrogen powered tractors are the world’s first tractors to be powered by hydrogen, “These new hydrogen powered tractors have been designed to help farmers cope with the ...

Robots pack chocolate for Bosch Rexroth
February 2013, Tectra Automation

Motion logic control (MLC) from Bosch Rexroth’s range of IndraMotion automation solutions has helped an Italian producer of completely robotised systems for the outer packaging industry to guarantee an ...

Compact motor starter
February 2013, Siemens Industry Automation & Drives Technologies

Siemens Industry Automation Division has added the compact Sirius 3RM1 motor starter to its switching technology portfolio. The module has been designed as both a direct-on-line starter and a reversing ...

Siemens drives digitised production forward
February 2013, Siemens Industry Automation & Drives Technologies

At the latest SPS IPC Drives industrial trade fair, Siemens provided a fascinating insight into the production world of the future – a world in which virtual processes for product and plant development ...

Automatic tool changer
February 2013, Festo

The first machine of its kind changes robot tools for packaging machines fully automatically at Gerhard Schubert in Germany. With Festo’s valve range VUVG as one of their central components the TLM packaging ...

Robotic snake-arm for tight spaces
February 2013, DNH Tradeserve

Very confined and hazardous spaces are common in many industrial sectors. They are not only difficult for humans to access, but often have to be inspected frequently. Problems occur frequently and, whilst ...

Underwater inspection on 12 wheels
February 2013, DNH Tradeserve

Inspecting flooded pipes in power plants requires skilled, high-precision handling, and robotic vehicles play an important role. In robotics, manipulators enable physical interaction with the robot’s ...

Precise manual control transmitters from PSG
February 2013, Mecosa

Introducing the new GS 40 series, FSG presents compact, ergonomic manual control transmitters suitable for use in cranes, the rail industry, ships, radio remote controls and medical technology applications. ...