Intelligence solves burn ratio problems March 2004 The Smartfire intelligent combustion control system from Maxon has been designed to operate and control burner systems (either gas or liquid fuels) to meet stringent standards in both efficiency and emission ...
New drives to produce better paper quality March 2004, Siemens South Africa The Siemens Industrial Solutions and Services Group (I&S) received an order from the Mopak Group, Istanbul, Turkey, to supply electrical and electronic equipment for a cardboard machine in Dalaman. The ...
Programmable LV motor protection February 2004, NewElec Pretoria NewElec's MA range of low-voltage motor protection relays provides control functions and motor protection across multidrop communication loops. The relays permit communication to PLC and scada systems ...
Asynchronous linear motors December 2003, SEW-EURODRIVE Linear motors are direct drives that translate electrical energy into immediate linear motion without any mechanical transmission elements. The linear motor, basically an asynchronous or synchronous motor ...
Servomotor control card December 2003 A three-axis servomotor control card that turns a PC into a position controller is available from ProMicro. The PCL-832 uses digital differential analysis techniques to implement position ...
Drives offer customers broad choice options December 2003, Festo South Africa Within Festo's modular drive system, pneumatic, servo-pneumatic and electrical options can all be combined, demonstrating total compatibility between all components and technologies. Particularly in the ...
Compact inverter suitable for precision applications October 2003, SEW-EURODRIVE A new version of the Movidrive series has been introduced by SEW-Eurodrive. The compact MCH drive inverter combines the proven technology of Movidrive with the new Hiperface absolute encoder system. This ...
Drives for the packaging industry October 2003, SEW-EURODRIVE In the packaging industry, the majority of drives, usually consisting of a geared motor and a frequency inverter, are used in the plant's conveyor and palletiser sections. Helical geared motors are the ...
Course switching on a MAGLEV railway system October 2003, SEW-EURODRIVE In Shanghai, the Transrapid magnetic levitation system is used for public transportation for the first time. The Transrapid does not have much in common with a rail vehicle. Switching the tracks required ...
Decentralised motor management using function modules September 2003, Phoenix Contact , Access Control & Identity Management Adding to the extensive product range of Interbus motor switches, Phoenix Contact is now offering two devices with Profibus interfaces that can be used in a variety of industrial applications because ...
New energy-efficient motors August 2003, SEW-EURODRIVE Electric drives in continuous operation still convert too much valuable energy into heat loss, so SEW-Eurodrive is offering innovative energy efficient motors. Unlike conventional AC motors with aluminium ...
Variable frequency drive offers energy savings August 2003 Mitsubishi Electric Automation is offering its FR-F500(L) Series variable rrequency drive (VFD). The F500 Series consists of units rated from 0,75 kW through 375 kW at 400 V a.c.
The series has been ...
New field distributor for automation applications August 2003, SEW-EURODRIVE SEW-Eurodrive is now offering its MFZ.7 field distributor. Field distributors are important installation interfaces within the system that reduce project-planning efforts, installation time and start-up ...
Protection for industrial motors August 2003, NewElec Pretoria A range of robust motor protection relays is available to protect low and medium voltage industrial motors. NewElec's 320-327 range provides protection against overloading, start/running stall conditions, ...
Universal drive controller for DC brush motors August 2003, Phoenix Contact The new Interbus Inline DC AR 48/10, a drive controller from Phoenix Contact is a universal power output stage for continuous-duty DC brush motors with up to 450 W rated consumption. Besides easy, tool-free ...
Checking motor rotation with the 3-phase power off August 2003 When installing motors on conveyor lines, pump systems, and any interconnected drives, tests can be carried out with the Toptronic T860 motor rotation tester to determine the phase sequence, the direction ...
AC drives for glass manufacturer July 2003, Rockwell Automation, Products & Solutions Shatterprufe, the leading manufacturer of automotive safety glass in South Africa, imported a glass-toughening furnace for its plant in GaRankuwa, north of Rosslyn from the USA in 1991.
The glass toughening ...
Compact and reliable motion control July 2003 Omron's W-series of servo systems is designed to provide superior motion control for both the speed and position a machine's moving parts. Based around of a 32-bit RISC processor, each servo ...
An easy solution for crane control July 2003, SEW-EURODRIVE, Other technologies A typical crane control application is the gantry crane. In this case, crane control can be used not only for the travel axes but also for the hoist axis.
The travel distance in the travel axis must ...
