Motion Control & Drives


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Putting the brakes on complexity
August 2006, Rockwell Automation
Lifting and hoisting applications can be both simplified and optimised thanks to TorqProve, a new and unique torque control feature on the Allen-Bradley PowerFlex 700 range of AC drives from Rockwell ...

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Retro-fitted gearboxes offer up to 98% efficiency
August 2006, SEW-EURODRIVE
SEW Eurodrive supplies a range of gearboxes that offer to improve energy efficiency when coupled to the existing range of electric motors, offering efficiency of between 94 and 98%. They are particularly ...

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Entire cut-to-length steel production lines now covered by complete drive system solution
July 2006
Flexibility, reliability and reduced operator training - the advantages of a single-supplier solution that completely covers the entire drive and control requirements of a steel production line

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Water treatment from SEW Eurodrive
July 2006
SEW Eurodrive, leader in the field of geared motors, is now able to supply an industrial gear unit that offers solutions for mixing and agitating applications with its MC range of extended bearing distance ...

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NI introduces FPGA-based servo drive module for CompactRIO
July 2006
Seven new C Series modules provide strain accuracy, increased channel density and isolation. National Instruments recently announced a new, high-speed H-bridge servo drive module and seven C Series ...

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Printing industry automation solutions take centre stage
June 2006, Siemens South Africa
Complete packages and modular automation solutions for printing machinery will take centre-stage with Siemens Automation and Drives (A&D) at the IPEX 2006 in Birmingham, England. With modular software ...

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New drive five times faster
May 2006
Tectra Automation has introduced a newly released offering from motion specialists Bosch Rexroth to the local market. The AGK - a new, enclosed ball screw drive unit - offers up to five times higher speeds ...

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Customised heavy-duty drive solutions
May 2006
Sprint Electric's PLX range provides powerful, flexible and easy-to-program digital DC drives appropriate for demanding motion control tasks. This is according to Mike Cronin, managing director of Elquip ...

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Interbus PCI cards for WinAC
May 2006, Phoenix Contact
Driver components for Interbus PCI interface modules from Phoenix Contact are now available for the WinAC software PLC. The Step7 application on the PC controls and provides diagnostics for the Interbus ...

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New HVAC VSD launched
May 2006
LS Industrial Systems is offering its iP5A series of HVAC variable speed drives. The range is specifically designed to cater for building airconditioning systems and centrifugal pump installations, incorporating ...

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Drive system solution for cut-to-length lines
April 2006
The advantages of a family of variable speed drives that meets the varying requirements of an entire steel production process can range from easier maintenance and fewer spare parts to single supplier ...

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Robust, plug-and-play soft starters
April 2006
CBI Automation is offering DigiSoft Soft Starters. The new range, suitable for water and sewage applications, was designed with simplicity and ease-of-use in mind, without sacrificing its emphasis on ...

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Thyristor units with soft start
April 2006, Temperature Controls
RKC Instruments has designed and developed the THYCO-10 Series of thyristor units and solid-state relays, as well as the SSNP and SSNZ Series thyristor units. The THYCO-10 is a phase angle control type ...

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Compact four-quadrant drives
March 2006
Sprint Electric's 340XRi, 680XRi and 1220XRi DC drives offer a suitable solution to many four quadrant regenerative drive applications. "Sprint Electric's Regen drives offer a quick and easy solution ...

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Drives at work at cricket's hallowed ground
March 2006
Home of the Marylebone Cricket Club (the MCC), Lord's cricket ground in London is considered by many enthusiasts to be the centre of the cricketing world. Named after Thomas Lord, owner of the first MCC ...

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AC drives increase energy savings and reliability
March 2006
Whenever health, safety and environmental issues are important, the quality and reliability of machines and processes becomes vital. In most cases that quality and reliability will, in turn, be dependant ...

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New microdrives said to raise benchmark
February 2006
The launch of the Hitachi SJ200 series is believed to have Elquip Solutions, a Hitachi drives and automation company, setting a new benchmark standard for microdrives. The SJ200 is the first product ...

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Motion control system replaces a mechanical line shaft
January 2006
The switch from mechanical to electronic drive solutions offers a number of benefits for both machine builders and users of the machines. Making the switch, however, involves more than simply removing ...

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300 kW flagship of vector drive family
January 2006
The Berges UD 7000 from Elquip Solutions includes operational modes for general purpose volts-per-hertz (V/Hz) operation, speed or torque control with sensorless vector, flux vector and brushless AC servo. ...

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New inverter has everything under control
November 2005, SEW-EURODRIVE
Movidrive B demonstrates clear improvements in functionality and performance without affecting the compatibility with the implemented installations

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