Motion Control & Drives


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Compact drive solutions in an I/O terminal format
April 2012, Beckhoff Automation
All-in-one stepper motor terminal permits direct connection of powerful motors up to 8 A.

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Configured drive packages from Rockwell Automation
March 2012, Rockwell Automation
To help smooth out the process of specifying and ordering AC drives and related ancillaries, Rockwell Automation has introduced a configured drives service designed to fulfil the needs of a wide variety ...

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Hygienic design AM8800 servomotor series
February 2012, Beckhoff Automation
The AM8800 stainless steel motor series is based on the Beckhoff AM8000, but has been supplemented by an all-stainless-steel housing in AISI 316L, designed according to FDA guidelines, and a stainless ...

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Tectra Automation helps build customised CNC milling machine
February 2012
3D milling of rigid foams, plastics and associated materials by Milled Shapes & Profiles of Benoni. “Tectra Automation supplied the aluminium structure for the frame, the ball screws that move the spindle ...

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Latest generation servomotors from Beckhoff
January 2012, Beckhoff Automation
With the introduction of the new AM8000 high-performance servomotor series, Beckhoff now offers a complete automation system consisting of PC-based controllers, I/O, drives and motors. The AM8000 series ...

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Siemens adds new torque motors
January 2012, Siemens South Africa
Siemens Drive Technologies Division is adding two frame sizes to its range of built-in torque motors in the lower output range, thus extending the applications of the Simotics T motor series. Thanks to ...

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Enhanced extrusion courtesy Control Techniques
October 2011, Nidec Control Techniques, PI SA (PROFIBUS & PROFINET SA)
European recycling leader cuts maintenance costs and noise

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BMG introduces automatic guided carts
October 2011, Bearing Man Group T/A BMG
BMG has extended its range of Webb conveyance systems to include automatic guided carts, ideal for moving products on an assembly line and for transporting goods around a plant, distribution centre or ...

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Schneider Electric's Altistart 22
October 2011, Schneider Electric South Africa
Schneider Electric South Africa has introduced Altistart 22, its soft start/stop motor control for commercial and light duty industrial applications. The unit uses both voltage and torque control to provide ...

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Rockwell Automation's Allen-Bradley softstarter
September 2011, Rockwell Automation
Especially well suited in centrifugal pumping applications. Rockwell Automation is a leader in the market thanks to this flexible, stepless, cost-effective and user-friendly softstarter that suits most ...

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DaimlerChrysler chooses Control Techniques drives
17 August 2011, PI SA (PROFIBUS & PROFINET SA), Nidec Control Techniques
More than 800 AC drives supplied by Control Techniques have been installed in the new Sprinter production facility in DaimlerChrysler’s Ludwigsfelde plant near Berlin

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Electric aircraft cuts CO2 emissions
August 2011, Siemens South Africa
Siemens supplies integrated drive train for the first series hybrid electric aircraft in the world. Siemens AG, Diamond Aircraft and EADS presented the world’s first aircraft with a serial hybrid electric ...

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Embedded box PC for an extended temperature range
August 2011, Phoenix Contact
Phoenix Contact now offers a new line of embedded box PCs for harsh industrial environments. The Valueline BPC Mini box PC is especially suited for control applications in the industrial environment, ...

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Motor bearing current phenomenon
August 2011, Varispeed (A Division of Hudaco Trading)
Yaskawa application note.       Introduction Since the introduction of PWM inverters, it has been recognised that PWM inverters introduce motor shaft voltages and bearing currents. The bearing damage in ...

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LS Industrial Systems expands the range
August 2011
LS Industrial Systems’ range of variable speed drives, PLC and scada products are experiencing major growth in many aspects of industry.       Drives The variable speed drive products are available in sizes ...

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Measuring wheel encoder for conveyor speed
August 2011, Temperature Controls
Often it is not advisable or technically feasible to install the encoder straight at the drive train to detect the speed of a conveyor belt. Any slip occurring may cause measuring errors, or a speed feedback ...

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Flexible engineering with TwinCAT 3
August 2011, Beckhoff Automation
PC-based control for woodworking from Beckhoff Automation. At Ligna 2011, Beckhoff presented its PC and EtherCAT-based control technology as well as automation solutions for woodworking machines; every ...

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SEW-Eurodrive's X series industrial gear units
1 July 2011, SEW-EURODRIVE
SEW-Eurodrive produces the robust X series industrial gear units on an independent platform with finely graduated size to cover the torque range up to 475 kNm. Recently, the German drive automation specialist ...

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Intelligent pumping cuts maintenance
July 2011, Nidec Control Techniques
The installation of an AC drive with advanced software tools dramatically cut blockages at an Irish council pumping station. Control Techniques’ IPC Lite software has been fitted to a Commander SK AC ...

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Energy savings with Omron frequency inverters
July 2011, Omron Electronics
With an annual turn-over of €89 million, the Panasonic Energy Company in Belgium is the biggest producer of alkaline batteries within the Panasonic Group. Recently, the installation of 20 frequency inverters ...

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