Motion Control & Drives


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Drive system for hygienic ­applications
November 2017, SEW-EURODRIVE
SEW-Eurodrive’s Movigear drive systems are particularly suited for the food and beverage industry, with its dual demands of high hygiene levels and energy saving, combined with the need to limit downtime. ...

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Grammage control for paper quality
October 2017, Macsteel Service Centres
Ball sector valve with precise positioning drive.

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Shorter dead times using Sirius motor starters
October 2017, Siemens South Africa
Siemens has optimised its Sirius product portfolio for efficient industrial controls by reducing the dead time of its 3RM1 failsafe hybrid motor starter. The reduced dead time of 200 down from 500 ms ...

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Maintenance-free couplings ­dampen vibration
October 2017, Bearing Man Group t/a BMG
BMG’s Timken Quick-Flex couplings are designed to transmit torque from a driving shaft to a driven shaft and to accommodate shaft misalignment within the drive. These maintenance-free couplings also dampen ...

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Drives and motors in automotive test rigs
September 2017, Nidec Industrial Automation Southern Africa
Test rigs are used extensively in the automotive and aerospace industries to test a variety of vehicles. AC variable speed drives are very well suited to test rig applications as they can be used to simulate ...

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NASA relies on maxon technology
September 2017, DNH Tradeserve t/a DNH Technologies
NASA’s fifth Mars rover will collect soil samples, seal them and deposit them on the Martian surface for future collection and transport back to Earth. Swiss drive specialist, maxon motor, will supply ...

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Mobility of the future
September 2017, Horne Technologies
In celebration of its 100th anniversary, the BMW Group commissioned the development of the Iconic Impulses exhibition, which looks ahead to the future: What will mobility look like in the next 100 years? ...

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New servo motor improves ­machine performance
September 2017, Rockwell Automation
Speed is money, especially for manufacturers with processes such as converting, printing and web handling. With the new line of Allen-Bradley Kinetix VPC servo motors from Rockwell Automation, manufacturers ...

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Premium VFD control for HVAC and pumps
September 2017, Ana-Digi Systems
With the implementation of HVAC systems, demands for proper control and safety are becoming less of a choice and more of a necessity. The LSLV-H100 offers features unique to HVAC and pump systems. Unlike ...

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eXtended Transport System for the food and pharmaceutical industries
August 2017, Beckhoff Automation
XTS in hygienic design for compact and highly flexible motion solutions with optimal cleanability.

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Hygienic design of bearings key to food safety
August 2017, SKF South Africa
An emphasis on the hygiene element of the design of equipment can play an important role in controlling the safety of manufactured food products. “However, applying this too broadly without focusing specifically ...

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Mobile robots ramp up efficiency
August 2017, Omron Electronics
With supply-chain management and logistics increasingly under the spotlight in Africa due to remote locations and time-consuming transportation, warehouses are turning increasingly to industrial mobile ...

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Movitrans contactless energy transfer system
August 2017, SEW-EURODRIVE
SEW-Eurodrive’s Movitrans contactless energy transfer system is based on inductive energy transfer, whereby electrical energy is transferred without contact from a fixed conductor. The electromagnetic ...

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Futuring smart energy
August 2017, Ana-Digi Systems
The new single phase LSLV-M100.

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SEW-Eurodrive boosts productivity at platinum mine
August 2017, SEW-EURODRIVE
A major drive to boost productivity at a platinum mine in Limpopo has resulted in drive engineering specialist SEW-Eurodrive supplying a number of complete drive systems with industrial gear units to ...

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Bearing failures eliminated in water purification processes
July 2017, SKF South Africa
An OEM water solutions company was approached for assistance by a customer experiencing constant bearing failures. “Although the OEM company used non-SKF brands, the customer insisted on SKF bearings ...

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Purification plant for Ho Chih Minh City
July 2017, Siemens South Africa
Although Vietnam enjoys considerable groundwater resources, uneven rainfall distribution and other factors have in the past resulted in constant shortages of drinking water. To counteract this, the Vietnamese ...

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Moog launches electrohydro-static pump unit
July 2017, MOOG SA
Moog has launched a new-generation electrohydrostatic pump unit (EPU) that will help machine builders and end-users derive the combined benefits of both hydraulic and electric actuation. The Moog EPU ...

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BMG’s linear motion systems
July 2017, Bearing Man Group t/a BMG
BMG’s linear motion systems and associated products are designed for high speed, high precision performance to meet the rigorous demands of technologically advanced engineering. “With the growing trend ...

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How to extend your filter element life
July 2017, Artic Driers International
High quality inline filter casings and the elements they contain, are an essential part of compressed air treatment. They are the primary defence for removing condensed water, particles, oils and vapours ...

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