Motion Control & Drives


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Understanding standby, prime and continuous gensets
November 2024, WEG Africa
The increasing reliance of South African businesses on generator sets to mitigate power disruptions highlights a crucial need for proper selection based on specific operational demands. Despite their growing usage, there is still widespread confusion about how to choose the appropriate genset, often leading to inefficient and costly decisions.

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Innovative five-axis laser precession scanner
November 2024
Motion control specialist, Aerotech has launched the AGV5D, an innovative five-axis laser precession scanner specially developed for laser micromachining. This makes it possible to create high-precision bores, contoured slots and other complex geometries with dimensional tolerances in the sub-micrometre range.

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World’s first miniaturised, robot-assisted surgical device
November 2024, DNH Tradeserve t/a DNH Technologies
Swiss drive specialist, maxon, together with Virtual Incision, have developed the MIRA Surgical System. This is the world’s first miniaturised and robot-assisted surgical device. It works with the sterilisable maxon ECX Speed 6 and 8 mm drives.

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Modular hydraulic control blocks for brake actuation
November 2024
Electrohydraulic brake release valves are exposed to extreme loads, and can become uncontrollable in the event of a power failure. The experts at WEBER-HYDRAULIK GMBH have developed a practical, modular solution that ensures the safety of construction machinery, and is also suitable for a wide range of other vehicles with hydrostatic drive systems.

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Hytec Engineering and Power Team collaborate on water tank project
November 2024
Hytec Engineering and Power Team have collaborated on an innovative water tank project featuring advanced engineering and a specialised synchronised mobile lifting system.

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CIV ratings for electric motors need closer monitoring
November 2024
As most technical industries increasingly rely on advanced motor control technologies, understanding and selecting motors with appropriate Corona Inception Voltage (CIV) ratings is vital to prevent costly failures and downtime over time.

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WearCheck team celebrates diagnostic milestone
November 2024, Wearcheck
Condition monitoring specialist company, WearCheck celebrated a noteworthy milestone recently when diagnostic manager, John Evans diagnosed his three millionth used oil sample at the company’s Durban laboratory.

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Rare earth magnetic filters for the quench and lubricating oil industries
November 2024
A range of rare earth magnetic filters developed specifically for the quench and lubricating oil industries is available from ISO-Reliability Partners.

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Variable speed drive for water challenges and green agriculture
November 2024, Schneider Electric South Africa
Schneider Electric South Africa has launched its Altivar Solar ATV320 variable speed drive, a solar-powered drive solution that is compatible with a wide range of water pumps, catering for water challenges and decarbonisation of irrigation pumping and agriprocessing machinery.

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Diagnostic services for optimised operations and protection of critical plant assets
November 2024, SKF South Africa
The SKF Rotating Equipment Performance Centre provides anyone from anywhere with easy access to a comprehensive suite of advanced condition monitoring, analytical and diagnostic solutions.

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Local range of planetary units
November 2024, SEW-EURODRIVE, Editor's Choice
As SEW-EURODRIVE South Africa actively extends its offerings to customers, the SEW PPK and SEW P2.e industrial gearbox ranges are good examples of solutions that are well suited to the local business environment.

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Polymer bearings for maintenance-free bottling system
November 2024, igus
A favourite South African beer, which is found on many a beer connoisseur’s table, is being brewed in Belgium with the assistance of lubricant-free polymer bearings that will not contaminate the beer.

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The importance of food-grade lubricants
November 2024
In celebration of World Food Day 2024, Fuchs Lubricants South Africa showcased its safe and efficient lubrication solutions for the food and beverage industry.

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WEG boosts local manufacturing capabilities
November 2024, WEG Africa
To improve its local manufacturing processes, WEG has taken delivery of two laser cutting machines and three bending machines. These have significantly increased productivity and efficiency, reducing internal delivery times, and ultimately customer lead times.

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Polymer bearings improve packing performance
November 2024, igus
Packaging machines situated at the very end of a production line can play an outsized role in the process. This is why the country’s most respected manufacturer of packaging equipment, Gossamer Packaging Machinery, is finetuning its equipment with ultra-reliable and lubrication-free polymer bearings wherever they are required.

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Embracing robotics for SMEs
November 2024, Yaskawa Southern Africa
As industries increasingly integrate robotics and automation into their business operations, South Africa’s SMEs are beginning to recognise the benefits of robotics, and want their piece of the pie.

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Keep the ball rolling
January 2025, Bearing Man Group t/a BMG, Editor's Choice
BMG’s Fluid Technology team has recently completed the design, supply and commissioning of an advanced lubrication system for a main bearing on a ball mill, which has been developed to optimise productivity and minimise maintenance requirements and downtime.

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Axiom reaches new heights
November 2024, Axiom Hydraulics
When Rula Bulk Handling could not source a cable tensioner large enough for a new cableway, the engineers knew they had to come up with an inventive solution. After discovering that no such tensioner was immediately available, Rula approached Axiom Hydraulics and ifm to assist with building their own.

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NSK has load ratings breakthrough
October 2024
In a world first, NSK has introduced a new method of accurately predicting the lifespan of rolling bearings based on their size and the amount of non-metallic inclusions in the steel the bearings are made from.

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Electrically operated diaphragm pumps for caustic services
October 2024, Bearing Man Group t/a BMG
BMG’s new EVO series electric diaphragm pumps – which form part of Ingersoll Rand’s ARO fluid handling products – are designed to enhance energy efficiency and improve fluid handling productivity in many industries, including the chemical and petrochemical sectors.

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