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Decentralised drives cut commissioning time
April 2003
Danfoss Drives has developed a new range of individual and integrated drive solutions (incorporating distributed control) that feature rugged construction to withstand challenging application environments, ...

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Revolution of the fluidic muscle
April 2003, Festo South Africa
Fluidic muscle technology from Festo is changing the nature of numerous process applications worldwide. A tensile actuator that mimics natural muscle movement, the fluidic muscle can develop very high ...

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New production line for Consol Glass
April 2003, SEW-EURODRIVE
Consol Glass has just commissioned a new production line in order to increase its output of glass bottles. The line, manufactured by Active Enterprises in Centurion, is unusual in that it is the first ...

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Controlling drive movement for a winding application
April 2003, SEW-EURODRIVE, Products & Solutions
In many branches of industry such as the paper, plastics, textile and sheet metal industries, material in continuous, flexible strip form (web) is unwound or rewound before and after processing. A primary ...

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CANopen multiturn encoder
April 2003, Turck Banner Southern Africa
Kübler is offering its CANopen multiturn encoders, which may be flange-mounted on shafts with diameters from 10-28 mm. The encoders are equipped with a standard or hollow shaft and the resolution of ...

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Close loop vector frequency inverter
April 2003, Surveillance
LG Industrial Systems recently launched the closed loop version of its successful iS5 range of frequency inverters. The new version offers servo-like performance, with motor torque down to zero RPM, ultra ...

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Low-cost servo motion control
April 2003, Products & Solutions, Smart Home Automation
Motion control developers now have a low-cost option for servo motor control with the National Instruments PCI-7342 motion control board. This new board features dual-axis control, easy integration with ...

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Servo technology for yoghurt
April 2003, SEW-EURODRIVE
The Dosomat filling machine fills yoghurt with and without fruit additives into 1 kg tubs. For this purpose, high requirements are specified in terms of cleanliness, packaging material sterilisation, ...

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Launch of upgraded advanced positioning module
April 2003
In launching its new Advanced Positioning Module (APM), LG has taken a significant step in bringing realtime control to the standard factory PLC. The APM mounts on to a conventional LG GM6 or GM4 PLC ...

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Power for the Cape Town brick industry
April 2003, SEW-EURODRIVE
In Cape Town, the Apollo Brick Co will be taking delivery of a new clay-blending machine from Baxters Engineering. One vital element of the machine is the gearbox required to relay the power to a screw-type ...

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Drives for the pulp and paper industry
April 2003, SEW-EURODRIVE
SEW Eurodrive has a solid reputation as a supplier of power transmission systems for the wood processing industry all over the world. Over 60 000 heavy industrial gear units, mainly to the wood processing ...

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New system to reduce lifecycle costs of operating paper machine
March 2003
ABB, a leading power and automation technology group, will supply an industrial IT direct drive system for Sappi Kraft's No. 4 paper machine at its Tugela Mill in KwaZulu-Natal. The system represents ...

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Distributed drive solutions suitable for food and beverage - platform for increased production
February 2003
The FCD 300 frequency converter series has overcome the environmental difficulties presented by decentralised food and beverage applications

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Geared motor added to synchronous servomotor line
January 2003, Products & Solutions
The new servo-geared motors from Siemens Automation & Drives (A&D) based on the 1FK7 servo-motor line are suitable for simple positioning and transporting tasks such as those needed for continuous webs. ...

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Compact converter for low-end power ratings
January 2003
Siemens Automation & Drives (A&D) is now offering Simovert Masterdrives' Vector Control drive (rated 0,5 to 18,5 kW) to extend the Masterdrives family to cover the range from 0,5 to 6000 kW. The new converter, ...

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Double the computing speed - half the computing time
January 2003, Access Control & Identity Management
The Masterdrives motion control P2 from Siemens Automation & Drives (A&D) features high drive dynamics with double the computing speed, ie, half the computing time for all functions. This enables fast ...

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Making automatic laser cutting worthwhile
December 2002, SEW-EURODRIVE
Buying a laser cutter is a major investment that will only pay off if it is in permanent operation. To achieve this goal, complete automation of the process is necessary, even for the plate racks that ...

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Soft start/stop units offer firm control of torque
November 2002
The Altistart 48 authorises firmly controlled starts and decelerations, ensuring protection of both the motor and the machine at all times, including the acceleration and deceleration periods

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Heavy conveyor runs without a hitch after a year
November 2002, SEW-EURODRIVE
When consultants Dowding, Reynard & Associates (DRA) designed the pilot plant for Trans Hex Mining, for the Nieuwejaarskraal open cast mine on the banks of the Orange River near Kimberley, they made sure ...

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Automated production of reinforced concrete pipes
November 2002, SEW-EURODRIVE
In a recent installation, reinforced concrete pipes are removed from the turntable of a pipe machine by a release-handling unit and transported to the drying area at speeds of up to 2,5 m/s. During this ...

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