Motion Control & Drives


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Connectivity enhances AC drive capability
Technews Industry Guide: Industrial Internet of Things 2017
Recently, the Internet of Things has been one of the hottest topics within the automation and manufacturing industries, but the next few years will reveal if the promises of connected devices create added ...

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Control loop: Case History 155 - Control with unstable tuning
July 2017, Michael Brown Control Engineering
I have come across quite a few control loops that were doing a reasonable job of control and which were in fact completely unstable, and in some cases were working much better than if the loop had been ...

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Machine module enables quick product changeovers
June 2017, Beckhoff Automation
XTS at the core of a labelling and grouping unit in a packaging line for toothbrushes.

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SEW-Eurodrive supplies Kazakhstan gold mine
June 2017, SEW-Eurodrive
One of the largest orders in the history of SEW-Eurodrive South Africa for its MC series industrial gear units is being supplied to a gold-mining project in Kazakhstan, which will see the assembly and ...

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4-axis step motor controller
June 2017, SMC Corporation South Africa
Through listening to and responding to its customers’ ever-changing needs, SMC Pneumatics has introduced the JXC83 controller, which can control up to four electric actuators simultaneously for single ...

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New generation motion control from RS Components
June 2017, RS South Africa
RS Components now offers everything engineers need to design, develop and deploy world-class motion control solutions. From adding smart capabilities and upgrading systems, to dealing with sustainability ...

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Software boost for Parker’s general purpose VSDs
June 2017, Parker Hannifin - Sales Company South Africa
AC10 variable speed drives now compatible with DSE Lite control software.

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New AC drives reduce energy costs
June 2017
Following its global release at Automation Fair 2016, Rockwell Automation Sub-Saharan Africa launching the new Allen-Bradley PowerFlex 755T drives to local markets at Automation University Classic 2017, ...

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Closed loop vector drives
June 2017, Ana-Digi Systems
The LSLV-iV5 series offers high precision vector control in all operational areas with precise speed control and is superb for crane, continuous lines or elevator system controls. It is also easily adapted ...

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BMG’s heavy industrial couplings
June 2017, Bearing Man Group t/a BMG
BMG’s heavy industrial Rexnord Falk Steelflex couplings are designed to reduce the shock of high impact loads on equipment by up to 30% and have a unique ‘replace in place’ design, which eliminates the ...

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A clean sheet approach
May 2017, SKF South Africa
SKF helps a global supplier of pulp and paper equipment meet the challenge.

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Pure power packaged perfectly
May 2017, Ana-Digi Systems
LSIS is committed to the future of smart energy. With its tradition of going the extra mile when designing and building equipment, this Korean manufacturer of automation and drive systems is a force to ...

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Revolutionary automation controller
Africa Automation Fair 2017 Preview, Schneider Electric South Africa
Schneider Electric’s new Modicon M580 Ethernet PAC (ePAC) is a revolutionary automation controller that uses open Ethernet standards to enable a new level of process efficiency and flexibility, while ...

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Drive technology limited only by the imagination
Africa Automation Fair 2017 Preview, Beckhoff Automation
Beckhoff’s eXtended Transport System (XTS) linear transport system is a new drive technology that combines the advantages of two well-known drive principles, rotary and linear motion, in a single system. ...

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VSDs to meet every need
Africa Automation Fair 2017 Preview
Every model of the Unidrive M family of six variable speed drives from Control Techniques meets specific application needs identified through extensive market research. With a power range from 0,25 kW ...

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Leading edge process control system
Africa Automation Fair 2017 Preview, Siemens South Africa
Version 9 of the Siemens Simatic PCS 7 process control system supports the world-leading Industrial Ethernet standard, Profinet with two new distributed I/O lines for greater digitalisation right down ...

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Green energy at its best
Africa Automation Fair 2017 Preview
The AMR 100 Ekomachine is a highly compact, zero emissions waste to energy plant. It processes most types of waste and generates electrical and thermal energy and many other sellable by-products. It is ...

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A leader in VSD technology
Africa Automation Fair 2017 Preview, Adroit Technologies
Mitsubishi Electric is a leader in energy-saving VSD technology and boasts over 20 million drives sold into global markets. The Factory Automation range offers state-of-the art PLCs, VSDs, operator terminals ...

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More than just a drive
Africa Automation Fair 2017 Preview, Schneider Electric South Africa
Altivar Process variable speed drives optimise business performance across utility and industrial processes (0,75 kW – 1,5 MW) in demanding industrial segments by increasing efficiency and reliability. ...

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Induction motors for standard or special environments
Africa Automation Fair 2017 Preview
The Leroy-Somer range of IP65/IP55 enclosed or IP23 protected induction motors satisfies the demand for standard or special environments over a power range up to 1500 kW. IMfinity is the new platform ...

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