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Rockwell Automation adds linear stages
December 2007, Rockwell Automation
Rockwell Automation has announced the launch of a new line of linear stages for a wide range of load carrying applications. Linear stages - the mechanisms that direct input from an actuator along a linear ...

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Muting modules increase machine productivity
December 2007, Turck Banner Southern Africa
Muting modules automatically suspend safeguarding during non-hazardous times in a machine cycle. Their use streamlines operations by letting materials flow into and out of a manufacturing cell and allowing ...

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Feature-rich water pump drive
November 2007
The Danfoss VLT AQUA Drive is dedicated to water and wastewater applications. With a wide range of powerful standard and optional features, the drive is said to provide the lowest overall cost of ownership ...

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Mitsubishi introduces new servo generation
November 2007, CBI-electric: low voltage
Mitsubishi Electric Automation introduced its latest servo, the MR-J3, at PackExpo in Chicago earlier this year. Smaller and faster than previous models, the J3 realises high speed and accuracy, and has ...

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Improved pin cylinders save space
November 2007
Machine builders looking to combine small double acting pin cylinders for clamping, pushing or stopping applications in their machines often have to juggle between the available components and the available ...

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Drive unit design simplifies installation
October 2007, SEW-EURODRIVE
The MC range of extended bearing distance (EBD) Industrial Gear Units from SEW Eurodrive offers simplified installation and a cost-effective solution in mixing and agitating applications.    SEW Eurodrive ...

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Pump drives cut power costs
October 2007
Variable-speed drives for pump and fan applications are an effective antidote for rising power costs. The inverters of Mitsubishi Electric’s FR-F740 series can cut power consumption by up to 60%, as the ...

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AC servo motors and amplifiers for motion control
October 2007
GE Fanuc Automation, a unit of GE Industrial, is offering its new VersaMotion AC servo motors and amplifiers, a family of cost effective motion controllers that can be combined with the company’s VersaMax ...

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Inverter safe stop is Category 3 certified
September 2007, Motion Tronic
Baumüller's b maXX 4400 servo controllers now feature a Safe Stop function certified in accordance with EN 954-1 Category 3 (single-channel stop). This certification follows the Category 4 (two-channel ...

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Hitachi introduces next generation inverter
September 2007
Hitachi has recently introduced its SJ700 inverter in South Africa. The new inverter offers trip avoidance and 0,3 Hz 200% starting torque through improvements to the sensorless vector control. The high ...

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Milk manufacturer reaps robotic rewards
August 2007
An integral part of the system is the intelligent logistics system

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Electric and pneumatic drives: friends or foes?
August 2007, Festo South Africa
There is no more the question of 'electrics versus pneumatics' The answer is 'electrics and pneumatics'

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Using machine vision to sense falling objects
August 2007
V I Engineering designed a machine vision system based on two line scan cameras and two linear backlighting units

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SEW drives productivity at Pieman's Pantry
August 2007, SEW-EURODRIVE
Standard off-the-shelf equipment in the form of a Movidrive MDX61B servo controller was supplied for the intelligence and control of the motor, along with a CM geared servo brake motor to provide the muscle to drive the guillotine

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Optical motion sensor stays out of touch
August 2007
Intacton, a subsidiary of the FRABA group, has developed an optical motion sensor which enables precise non-contact length and speed measurement of sensitive webs such as textiles, coated or sticky surfaces, ...

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Software makes motion control a SNAP
August 2007, Opto Controls
Opto 22, a developer and manufacturer of hardware and software for industrial automation, remote monitoring, data acquisition, and machine-to-machine (M2M) applications, has introduced the SNAP motion ...

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Compact servo motors suit robot applications
August 2007, Motion Tronic
The DSC 45-100 series is Baumüller's new series of compact three-phase servo motors. When developing this series, the company's primary goal was to bring to market a servo motor that could combine power ...

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Advantech introduces complete machine automation solution
August 2007, Centurion Micro Electronics (CME)
Advantech has released a comprehensive range of components for machine automation applications. The collection comprises a master module, motion slave modules, DAQ slave modules, and an embedded software ...

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Vision systems inspect juice bottles
August 2007, Westplex
Original Juice Co. in Australia found itself with a challenge in achieving consistent placement of closures on filled bottles. It wanted closure on all its different bottles to be applied fully as well ...

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Servo controller is available with EtherCAT
July 2007, Motion Tronic
The b maXX 3422 servo controller from Baumüller, with a motor-side rated output current of 20 A, has been designed for power ratings of up to approximately 12,5 kVA. Consequently, it can typically be ...

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