High-performance mechanical flange system November 2017, Parker Hannifin - Sales Company South Africa Parker Hannifin has launched the Parker HPF high-performance mechanical flange system for machines and installations with a working pressure up to 420 bar. This meets the increasing requirements of the ...
Moog launches new high-pressure radial piston pumps November 2017, MOOG SA Moog, a designer and manufacturer of high-performance motion control products, solutions and services, has launched a new high-pressure radial piston pump (RKP) series. With a maximum operating pressure ...
New power ranges for PowerFlex 6000 Drives November 2017, Rockwell Automation Users in heavy industries have a new motor control option for compressors, pumps and fans. Allen-Bradley PowerFlex 6000 medium voltage AC drives from Rockwell Automation offer expanded, user-friendly ...
Five common causes of bearing failure in electric motors November 2017, SKF South Africa The following five factors can produce their own particular type of damage and leave their own special imprint on a bearing. Consequently, by examining a damaged bearing it is possible to determine the ...
Advanced control for compact machines November 2017, Omron Electronics The NX1 is the Sysmac entry level controller from Omron that integrates EtherNet/IP and EtherCAT connectivity, motion control and I/O in a compact package. This brings advanced motion and sequence control ...
Manufacture of luxury packaging with control from Siemens November 2017, Siemens South Africa Based in Rahden around 50 kilometres north of Bielefeld, Germany, Kolbus GmbH is the world market leader in the manufacture of bookbinding machines, and also produces complete in-line production systems ...
Drive system for hygienic applications November 2017, SEW-Eurodrive SEW-Eurodrive’s Movigear drive systems are particularly suited for the food and beverage industry, with its dual demands of high hygiene levels and energy saving, combined with the need to limit downtime. ...
Shorter dead times using Sirius motor starters October 2017, Siemens South Africa Siemens has optimised its Sirius product portfolio for efficient industrial controls by reducing the dead time of its 3RM1 failsafe hybrid motor starter. The reduced dead time of 200 down from 500 ms ...
Maintenance-free couplings dampen vibration October 2017, Bearing Man Group t/a BMG BMG’s Timken Quick-Flex couplings are designed to transmit torque from a driving shaft to a driven shaft and to accommodate shaft misalignment within the drive. These maintenance-free couplings also dampen ...
Drives and motors in automotive test rigs September 2017, Nidec Industrial Automation Southern Africa Test rigs are used extensively in the automotive and aerospace industries to test a variety of vehicles. AC variable speed drives are very well suited to test rig applications as they can be used to simulate ...
NASA relies on maxon technology September 2017, DNH Tradeserve t/a DNH Technologies NASA’s fifth Mars rover will collect soil samples, seal them and deposit them on the Martian surface for future collection and transport back to Earth. Swiss drive specialist, maxon motor, will supply ...
Mobility of the future September 2017, Horne Technologies In celebration of its 100th anniversary, the BMW Group commissioned the development of the Iconic Impulses exhibition, which looks ahead to the future: What will mobility look like in the next 100 years? ...
New servo motor improves machine performance September 2017, Rockwell Automation Speed is money, especially for manufacturers with processes such as converting, printing and web handling. With the new line of Allen-Bradley Kinetix VPC servo motors from Rockwell Automation, manufacturers ...
Premium VFD control for HVAC and pumps September 2017, Ana-Digi Systems With the implementation of HVAC systems, demands for proper control and safety are becoming less of a choice and more of a necessity.
The LSLV-H100 offers features unique to HVAC and pump systems. Unlike ...
Hygienic design of bearings key to food safety August 2017, SKF South Africa An emphasis on the hygiene element of the design of equipment can play an important role in controlling the safety of manufactured food products. “However, applying this too broadly without focusing specifically ...
Mobile robots ramp up efficiency August 2017, Omron Electronics With supply-chain management and logistics increasingly under the spotlight in Africa due to remote locations and time-consuming transportation, warehouses are turning increasingly to industrial mobile ...
Movitrans contactless energy transfer system August 2017, SEW-Eurodrive SEW-Eurodrive’s Movitrans contactless energy transfer system is based on inductive energy transfer, whereby electrical energy is transferred without contact from a fixed conductor. The electromagnetic ...
