HyPer gearboxes and an electronic load detection system September 2016, Bearing Man Group t/a BMG BMG’s extensive range of drives and motors encompasses newly launched products from Dinamic Oil, leading manufacturers of hoisting winches and planetary gearboxes. New to the range are Dinamic Oil high ...
Precision measurement for heavy weights August 2016, Instrotech Siko has developed a range of wire-actuated encoders for a wide spectrum of applications with measurement lengths ranging from 600 mm to 40 m. The functional principle is simple. A measurement wire is ...
Datalogic encoders for smart motion control July 2016 Datalogic now offers a complete range of incremental and absolute rotary encoders for industrial automation applications, such as motion control, length measurement and positioning.
Datalogic’s range ...
Advanced top drive solutions from SKF July 2016, SKF South Africa A range of advanced products and systems from SKF are playing an important role in improving the reliability and performance of critical top drive systems used in oil and gas drilling and exploration ...
Ai2SA automates winch control under breakdown conditions July 2016 Architects Integrating Industry (Ai2SA), specialising in the specifications, implementation, execution and project management of industrial control and information systems, was recently contacted by a ...
Applications extended for Sinamics V90 servo drive system June 2016, Siemens South Africa Siemens has extended its basic servo drive system – consisting of the Sinamics V90 converter and the Simotics S-1FL6 servomotor – to serve a much wider field of application. The basic servo drive system ...
The Sinamics V20 inverter June 2016, Siemens South Africa With its Sinamics V20 inverter, the Siemens Digital Factory Division presents a new single-axis drive for basic applications. The compact and rugged inverter excels with short commissioning times, straightforward ...
VLT automation drives from Danfoss June 2016, Bearing Man Group t/a BMG Included in BMG’s range of electronic, mechanical and intelligent mechatronic devices, are the Danfoss VLT automation drives, designed for speed control of asynchronous and permanent magnet motors on ...
Motion Cube for individualised mass production May 2016, Festo South Africa Motion Cube, the innovative palletising system from Festo, has won a prestigious Handling Award at Motek. Bringing automation one step closer to Industry 4.0, Motion Cube allows for workpieces to be transported ...
Improving wastewater treatment plant efficiency April 2016, SEW-Eurodrive Rapid urban expansion has prompted the need to improve efficiencies at wastewater plants and SEW-Eurodrive provides a comprehensive range of equipment to fulfil this need.
The company’s Cape Town branch ...
New DMC division for Yaskawa Southern Africa April 2016, Yaskawa Southern Africa Yaskawa Southern Africa has announced the creation of a brand new Business Unit called Drives, Motion and Controls (DMC). Motion Control’s editor paid a visit to CEO, Terry Rosenberg, to find out more ...
The lastest variable speed drive technology April 2016, Varispeed (A Division of Hudaco Trading) The new U1000 Matrix converter from Yaskawa represents the next generation in variable speed drive technology. It provides users with a reliable, low harmonic, fully regenerative solution without the ...
Understanding AC motor controls April 2016, SEW-Eurodrive To achieve clarity among the many designations and abbreviations, SEW-Eurodrive mechatronics engineer, Norman Maleka, explains the basic characteristics of control models based on the example of the company’s ...
Setting the standard for the drive industry April 2016, Ana-Digi Systems The new generation of energy-saving variable speed drives from LSIS draws on Future Smart technology to bring significant savings in the cost of power and maintenance when installed in an HVAC or pumping ...
The future of intuitive robotics and configurable modular packaging lines March 2016, Omron Electronics “At Omron, we believe the automation cells and production lines of the future will see symmetry in interaction between robots and humans,” says Evert Janse van Vuuren, field application engineer at Omron ...
