Trends in robotics February 2010, Technews Publishing (SA Instrumentation & Control) We take a quick look at what the future of robotics holds in store for engineers and humankind. And it is fun!
Universal appeal of lighter weight robots February 2010 Universal Robot’s flexible, industrial robots will enable owners to produce small batches at a very competitive price
Sweet success for BMG February 2010, Bearing Man Group T/A BMG Led by Bob Mills, Bearing Man Group’s technical manager, the BMG engineering team has fully assembled and commissioned two Zollern Dorstener gear units at Nakambala Sugar Mill in Zambia.
“These gear ...
Robotic technologies February 2010 National Instruments and MobileRobots collaborate.
In an initiative aimed at helping engineers rapidly deploy service robot applications, National Instruments is collaborating with MobileRobots to ...
Unique robotic hand February 2010 Robotic manipulation refers to a variety of processes such as moving an object, grasping, dropping, carrying, and many others. Essentially, manipulation helps in performing repetitive tasks with less ...
AGVs February 2010 Automated guided vehicles (AGVs) and forklifts have become integral components in many of today’s manufacturing processes. AGVs find applications in factory floors for intra-factory transport of goods ...
Mechatronic modules position precisely February 2010 Two new eLine Compact Modules have been added to Bosch Rexroth’s range of cost-effective pre-assembled linear solutions.
The eCKK is fitted with an eLINE ball screw and the eCKR with toothed belt drive. ...
Improving on excellence January 2010, PI SA (PROFIBUS & PROFINET SA), Schneider Electric South Africa Schneider Electric launches Altivar 312 for increased productivity.
Consider it solved January 2010, Nidec Control Techniques, PI SA (PROFIBUS & PROFINET SA) Control Techniques awarded contract by South African steel maker.
Control Techniques SA has recently been awarded a contract by a South African company, Columbus Stainless in Middelburg, Mpumalanga ...
Conveyor monitoring January 2010, R&C Instrumentation Infrared to measure moving product temperature.
Process monitoring is becoming a more absolute requirement due to increased demand from quality control and management information systems. Measuring the ...
More candy please sir December 2009, Nidec Control Techniques Digitax ST servo-drive from Control Techniques boosts throughput of a packaging machine.
At the world’s largest chocolate factory in Veghel, Holland, Mars is constantly searching for increased efficiency ...
Next generation robotics platforms December 2009 National Instruments updates graphical software for LEGO MINDSTORMS NXT.
National Instruments has announced a new version of its intuitive drag-and-drop software that powers the LEGO MINDSTORMS NXT ...
Energy savings December 2009, Schneider Electric South Africa Managing energy more efficiently with variable speed drives.
It is estimated that in industry 60% of consumed electricity is used to turn motors and, of this, 63% is used for applications such as pumps ...
Parallel kinematics December 2009 Miniature hexapod with great freedom of movement.
The parallel kinematics hexapod systems from Physik Instrumente (PI) provide positioning in six axes with precisions below 1 μm. The new miniature M-810 ...
Fast and reliable positioning December 2009, Temperature Controls Manufacturing smaller batch sizes needs simpler and more efficient production line retooling and adjustment – Baumer FlexiDrive takes this challenge into account. For example, a different target can be ...
Drives of the future November 2009, Varispeed (A Division of Hudaco Trading) Varispeed has introduced Yaskawa’s A1000 top of the range drive designed for flexibility, reliablity and energy efficient power transfer. Incorporating tomorrow’s technology today, the A1000 is one of ...
New drives from Ana-Digi November 2009, Ana-Digi Systems Ana-Digi Systems recently released two new variable speed drives to the South African market. The drives offer the benefits of reduced energy consumption during start-up, with the associated reduction ...
SEW supplies seaworthy conveyor October 2009, SEW-EURODRIVE 200 tons of gravel per hour direct from the water to the plant.
At a lake in Hungary the plant sprawls out like an extra-long landing at a marina, its white struts and rods gleaming in the sun. At the ...
