Faulhaber motors for Mars May 2018, Horne Technologies 2020 is the year of the next rover mission to Mars. The main payload of the Russian Proton rocket is the ExoMars rover, developed by the European and Russian Space Agencies (ESA and Roskosmos). The plan ...
Format change at the push of a button May 2018, Festo South Africa Two Festo innovations enable fast and straightforward format changes on just one machine.
Sew-Eurodrive develops fan and pump control for niche applications May 2018, SEW-Eurodrive From wine farms to mining, the new LTP-B Eco drive from SEW-Eurodrive is finding application in a range of sectors. This purpose-built drive is distinguished by the fact that different parameters can ...
Control loop: Case History 160 - More problems with control May 2018, Michael Brown Control Engineering, Editor's Choice In a recent assignment to sort out problems being experienced in a petrochemical refinery, I came across the following two examples: Drum pressure misbehaving
The first was with the control of an ...
Linear actuator drive selection April 2018, Parker Hannifin - Sales Company South Africa No ‘one size fits all’ for linear motion system drive train designs.
New rodless cylinder for compact machine design April 2018, Tectra Automation Aventics has recently launched a new double-acting RTC rodless cylinder range for high-performance applications that require a compact machine design. As with other Aventics double-acting rodless cylinders, ...
Autonomous food robots move with the times March 2018, Omron Electronics As with many other industries in the world today, food and beverage manufacturers are under immense pressure to increase productivity and sales, while keeping manufacturing costs down. A normal reaction ...
The benefits of easy access to accumulator services March 2018, Parker Hannifin - Sales Company South Africa Modern industry needs far more from its suppliers than straightforward product sales. Instead, today’s technology providers must support their customers with accessible and targeted services that, for ...
How drives are revolutionising the printing industry March 2018, Nidec Control Techniques Whether it’s for actual printing press machinery or supplementary systems, such as inserters, reel stands and cart loaders, many in the print industry are taking steps to replace DC drives with AC drives ...
Cost-cutting boosts uptake of IE3-compliant motors March 2018, SEW-Eurodrive Rising energy costs, increasingly stringent international regulations, and a global drive to reduce carbon emissions has resulted in pulp and paper customers opting for SEW-Eurodrive South Africa’s highly ...
BMG’s range of oils and greases March 2018, Bearing Man Group t/a BMG BMG’s extensive range of sealing products encompasses Spanjaard lubricants, oils and greases, which are suitable for industrial, automotive, marine, mining and consumer applications.
“The effects ...
Beckhoff in control at Africa’s largest retail distribution centre February 2018, Beckhoff Automation In the retail industry, warehouse management and control systems have become critical operating components in the race for end-to-end supply chain efficiency. Under such pressure, it is impossible for ...
Sinamics V90 drive with bit encoder February 2018, Siemens South Africa The user-friendly servo drive system, Sinamics V90 from Siemens, is particularly suited as a solution for highly dynamic applications. The system comes not only in the form of a high-inertia variant with ...
Advanced software solution for drives January 2018, Parker Hannifin - Sales Company South Africa Parker Hannifin now offers an advanced software solution for its AC10 range of compact variable speed drives (VSDs) for industrial motor control applications. It has comprehensive yet user-friendly programming ...
Siemens expands Motor Module series January 2018, Siemens South Africa The Booksize Motor Module portfolio has been further developed to include compatible new C and D type Sinamics S120 Booksize Motor Modules. Siemens has added a number of new devices to the existing 3-30 ...
Cool loop: Case History 158 - Report on temperature control of an autoclave January 2018, Michael Brown Control Engineering, Editor's Choice I was recently asked to help with a client who treats a product in an autoclave and was complaining that they always got overshoot on a step setpoint change to holding temperature. The following is taken ...
RS Components expands portfolio for power transmission applications December 2017, RS South Africa RS Components has announced a significant expansion of its portfolio for power transmission applications with the addition of components from two leading companies – Schaeffler and Timken – which are ...
