Motion Control & Drives


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Automated car parking tower
18 August 2010, Nidec Control Techniques
Control Techniques drives chosen for high density automatic car parking in Taiwan

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Siemens electromobility
18 August 2010, Siemens South Africa
Siemens researchers and developers are working on the next generation of electric motors based on a double electric motor concept

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Start and stop softly
18 August 2010, Schneider Electric South Africa
Bypass the stress with Altistart 22 Soft Starter

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Precision control in the greenhouse
August 2010, Nidec Control Techniques
Control Techniques drives support growing market in Holland

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Trends in packing machine design
August 2010
Eco-efficient machinery reduces costs in packaging operations

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Smart machines provide more power
August 2010, Rockwell Automation
Embedding intelligence gathering devices into machines assists with the prediction and prevention of failures.

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Servomotors for the food industry
August 2010, Beckhoff Automation
Hygiene regulations in the food industry place high demands on drive and control components with regard to surfaces and materials, which must be able to withstand regular exposure and resistance to aggressive ...

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Coca-Cola chooses Movigear
August 2010, PI SA (PROFIBUS & PROFINET SA), SEW-EURODRIVE
SEW-Eurodrive modernises PET transport line for Coca-Cola reducing energy consumption by 75%. In 2009, Coca-Cola HBC, the licensed bottling company of the Coca-Cola company in Austria, planned the modernisation ...

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FPGA-based control implementation
August 2010
National Instruments adds camera link connectivity to the NI FlexRIO platform. National Instruments has released a new vision module for the PXI platform that provides a high-performance parallel processing ...

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Beckhoff's comprehensive demonstration at Automatica
August 2010, Beckhoff Automation
The extension of the TwinCAT automation suite by robot kinematics enables the integration of robots and their interaction and synchronisation with the PLC and motion control functions. This results in ...

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Da Vinci inspires Festo
August 2010, Festo South Africa
Festo recently launched the EGC electric drive range that it says defines a new performance paradigm for the motion control industry and features a radically new profile design. Not only do the new axes ...

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Vacon 10 Machinery AC drive
August 2010
Easy adaptation for customer requirements. The Vacon 10 Machinery is a compact AC drive for machine makers requiring power in the range from 0,25 to 5,5 kW. The space saving design includes features ...

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Gearless motors for elevator drives
August 2010
Leroy-Somer’s range of electro-mechanical systems includes gearless drives for new lift installations, as well as for renovation projects that involve the upgrade of existing lifts. “The new XA motors ...

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Compact and economical slip rings
20 July 2010, PI SA (PROFIBUS & PROFINET SA), Turck Banner Southern Africa
Kübler’s new generation of slip rings, IST-SR085 and IST-SR060, combine technical innovation with product quality and compact size.

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Intelligent motor control
July 2010, Rockwell Automation
Putting it all together – intelligent motor control can help optimise productivity and improve uptime, increasing return on investment

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Encoderless safety functionality
July 2010, Siemens South Africa
The Siemens Drive Technologies Division has now integrated the SLS (safely limited speed) safety function into its Sinamics S110 and S120 motion control converters without using an encoder. There is thus ...

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Motion box for stepper motors
June 2010, Beckhoff Automation
Using the EP7041 stepper motor module, EtherCAT motion applications can now also be realised directly in the field without an additional control cabinet. Ideal for harsh environments, the compact EtherCAT ...

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Omron's compact new inverters
June 2010, Omron Electronics
Omron’s JX inverter drives pack in all of the functionality needed by users for a wide range of applications including conveyor, fan and pump control. Available in single-phase versions with ratings up ...

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Road testing South African style
May 2010, Nidec Control Techniques
A device for the accelerated testing of highways or airport runways developed in South Africa, features modular AC drives from Control Techniques. The Accelerated Pavement Testing device (APT) – the ...

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Operator panel for frequency inverters
May 2010, Siemens South Africa
With the Sinamics BOP-2 (Basic Operator Panel) the Siemens Drive Technologies Division has brought a new version of its operator panel on the market. The clear menu structure and the two-line display ...

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