Wind turbine innovations October 2008, Siemens South Africa Rotor blades in one cast.
Siemens has developed a method with which rotor blades for wind turbines can be manufactured in one cast and without seams. The blades are used to generate power without emissions; ...
Small drive has big ideas September 2008, Nidec Control Techniques Control Techniques has extended the power range of Commander SK AC drives up to 132 kW; never before has so much power and versatility been packed into such a small space. Commander SK requires a fraction ...
Variable speed drives: standards and guidelines September 2008, Rockwell Automation Best practice in the application of variable speed drives can be considered from the macro level – from supply authority to consumer; and from the micro level – from drive controller to motor.
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Hi-tech and mature: Swiss cheese gets a wash and brush up August 2008, Nidec Industrial Automation Southern Africa LEU Anlagenbau of Ueten-dorf, a Swiss manufacturer of specialist machines for the automatic selection, rotation and washing of cheeses has standardised on AC drives from Control Techniques.
The annual ...
Absolute grip on hollow shafts August 2008, Temperature Controls The compact FlexiDrive positioning drives from Baumer Electric are now available with angular gears and continuous hollow shafts. The new space saving design is intended for direct shaft mounting, eliminating ...
Wrapping solutions: old favourite gets a technological facelift August 2008, Ana-Digi Systems Starpak/Levy & Smith have for years manufactured their well known and robust Brandpak single roll wrapping/shrink-wrapping machine. Except for the main PLC, however, the machine was largely mechanical. ...
Beckhoff strengthens drive segment August 2008, Beckhoff Automation The AX5000 EtherCAT servo drive range has been expanded by new versions with rated currents of 18 or 25 A and safety options cards with restart lock. The drives are available in single or multichannel ...
Subtle starter control August 2008, Siemens South Africa Siemens Industry Automation is expanding its product range of Sirius soft starters with the compact 3RW30.
The devices in four frame sizes enable soft starting of motors in standard applications such ...
Steely-eyed control: Control Techniques drives continuous casters at Corus July 2008, Nidec Industrial Automation Southern Africa Unidrive SP AC drives feature on the latest continuous slab caster, at Corus steelworks in Port Talbot, South Wales, controlling critical operations at the head of the production line.
Continuous Caster ...
PACked with performance: efficient speed control for pumps and fans July 2008, Beckhoff Automation In many industrial nations, electric motors account for more than half of the electricity consumption, which offers enormous energy saving potential. Speed control can easily reduce the excess energy ...
Compact starter: more room in the control cabinet July 2008, Siemens South Africa With the Sirius 3RA6 compact starter, Siemens Industry Automation (IA) has added to its portfolio a new low-voltage switchgear product for three-phase AC standard motors up to 32 amps. The functions of ...
Simplified machine diagnostics July 2008, SEW-EURODRIVE A new AS-Interface offering improved diagnostic capabilities is now standard with MOVIMOT C, SEW Eurodrive's line of gear motors with integral frequency inverters. Designed for realtime communications ...
Dedicated HVAC drives June 2008, Nidec Industrial Automation Southern Africa Control Techniques Drives, an Emerson division, has launched AFFINITY – a new range of heating ventilation and airconditioning (HVAC) drives focused especially on the needs of the Building Automation ...
Energy efficiency: modular energy saving solutions from SEW June 2008, SEW-EURODRIVE “Dwindling resources and rising energy costs are prompting companies to review the degree of energy efficiency of their systems as well as the ensuing operating costs involved. A central point of debate ...
European Motor Challenge Programme May 2008, Technews Publishing (SA Instrumentation & Control) The Programme issues guidelines in the form of modules to help partners document the status quo, establish project goals and record project outcomes
Driving productivity May 2008, Rockwell Automation, Iritron Iritron, an authorised Rockwell Automation system integrator, has successfully optimised the Assmang Black Rock mine’s decline conveyor system with the replacement of two variable speed drives. The project, ...
Inverter for the water industry April 2008, SEW-EURODRIVE Unit modularity and small dimensions are important criteria when selecting a suitable frequency inverter. SEW Eurodrive is aware of these demands and, as a result, has developed a compact and economical ...
