Motion Control & Drives


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‘Match & Tag’ chains service
March 2022, Bearing Man Group t/a BMG
Tsubaki pre-stretched chains are supplied by BMG in matched-length pairs that are tagged for easy identification and accurate installation.

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Flexible drive control of roller conveyors
March 2022, Turck Banner Southern Africa
Turck Banner’s new TBEN I/O module with on-board logic simplifies parameterisation and operation of roller motors.

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Local assembly of MACC drives to slash lead times
March 2022, SEW-EURODRIVE, News
The company’s Aeroton facility will assemble the air-cooled condenser drives for delivery at a rate of three units per week, slashing lead times from overseas OEMs.

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Nidec stamps its credentials on hot metal ladle cranes
January 2022, Nidec Control Techniques
Columbus Stainless, a member of the Spain-based Acerinox group of companies, is the only fully integrated, technologically advanced, single-site stainless steel producer in Africa. The plant – based in ...

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Danfoss drives brewery innovation
February 2022
Which came first in the history of civilisation: bread-making or beer-brewing? Since the 1950s, scientists and scholars have been arguing about what really caused our early ancestors to start farming ...

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Bearings drive cost-saving in food plants
February 2022
NSK’s Life-Lube bearing units are proving increasingly popular in the food and beverage industry and with good reason. These advanced bearings combine the corrosion-resistant properties of Silver-Lube ...

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Green Hydrogen project on high seas
February 2022
Emerson is developing software and systems to enable safe and efficient operation of the world’s first offshore green hydrogen production process on an operational gas platform.

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Bottle sorting sorted thanks to intelligent transport system
February 2022, Beckhoff Automation
Beckhoff’s intelligent XTS transport system sorts bottles while managing automatic format changeovers.

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ABB robotics offers a taste of the future
January 2022, ABB South Africa
Food and beverage manufacturers increasingly need more flexibility on their production lines to enable them to adapt to changing consumer tastes and demands.

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BMG extends bearing portfolio
January 2022, Bearing Man Group t/a BMG
BMG’s bearings portfolio has been enriched with the addition of the new RN series, launched recently by leading global bearing manufacturer, Rexnord.

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Omron’s Sysmac Studio 3D Simulation Integrated Development Environment boosts productivity
January 2022, Omron Electronics
Logic, motion, robotics, HMI, vision, sensing, safety and 3D simulation are all integrated within a single platform.

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2-channel EtherCAT motion interface
January 2022, Beckhoff Automation
Flexible and cost-effective stepper motor terminal with 6 A total current.

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Conveyor chain for special applications
November 2021, Bearing Man Group t/a BMG
BMG’s comprehensive range of power transmission components incorporates ZMC industrial conveyor chains that offer dependable service in diverse applications, especially in food production.

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BMG’S Nord IE5+ motor generation
October 2021, Bearing Man Group t/a BMG
BMG and German precision engineers, Getriebebau Nord, entered a partnership agreement in 1996 to assemble, distribute and support Nord Drive Systems throughout southern Africa.

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V-belts designed for food applications
September 2021, Bearing Man Group t/a BMG
BMG supplies a wide range of power transmission components, designed to enhance efficiency and safety in the food and beverage sector.

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Control automation excellence
September 2021, SEW-EURODRIVE
Movi-C from SEW-EURODRIVE is a unique automation control system that sets a new benchmark in control automation, embracing Industry 4.0 technology.

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Efficient agriculture systems from BMG
Technews Industry Guide: Sustainable Manufacturing 2021, Bearing Man Group t/a BMG
BMG’s Boer Slim/Smart-Farming agricultural team works closely with farmers throughout southern Africa, assisting them with the selection, installation and operation of new electromechanical systems. These ...

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Inertial spin filters save energy
Technews Industry Guide: Sustainable Manufacturing 2021
RTS Africa’s inertial spin filters provide an effective, maintenance-free solution to dust problems in MCC rooms, transformer rooms, control rooms and the like.

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Drives for the chemical sector
July 2021, Bearing Man Group t/a BMG
BMG’s range of Danfoss electronic, mechanical and intelligent mechatronic devices are designed to optimise automation processes and reduce energy consumption in many sectors, including the chemical industry.  ...

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The benefits of mobile robots and cobots
July 2021, Omron Electronics
Easily configurable production lines will in future consist of collaborative and flexible transport and transfer solutions, tailored to specific production environments.

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