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 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 South Africa 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 South Africa 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 South Africa 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 t/a DNH Technologies 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 t/a DNH Technologies 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. ...
Siemens adds IO-Link to current monitoring relays January 2013, Siemens South Africa The Sirius 3RR24 current monitoring relay for IO-Link enhances the switching technology portfolio of the Siemens Industry Automation Division. The new Sirius 3RR24 monitors motors over the complete torque ...
Siemens adds compact starter to Sirius portfolio January 2013, Siemens South Africa The Siemens Industry Automation Division has added the particularly compact Sirius 3RM1 motor starter to its switching technology portfolio. The module has been designed as both a direct-on-line starter ...
Coordinated motion solution from Rockwell Automation January 2013, Rockwell Automation The new single-axis Allen-Bradley Kinetix 350 drive offered by Rockwell Automation can be used as part of a multi-axis motion solution to provide scalability at a low cost. Fully compatible in a star ...
Siemens adds Profinet version to compact inverter series November 2012, Siemens South Africa, PI SA (PROFIBUS & PROFINET SA) The Sinamics G120C inverter from Siemens is now available with Profinet communication. The compact device is suitable for the operation of pumps, compressors, fans and mixers and extruders, and also for ...
Industrial gear solutions October 2012, SEW-EURODRIVE SEW-Eurodrive produces its robust X Series industrial gear units on an independent platform. With their finely graduated size, they cover a torque range of up to 475 kNm and the German drive automation ...
SKF develops 'green' bus door actuator September 2012, SKF South Africa SKF has announced that a single bus using the new SKF bus door actuator, a BeyondZero portfolio product, saves 1,9 tons of carbon dioxide per year when compared to a bus using pressurised air. This figure ...
