Advanced digital DC drive March 2009, Nidec Control Techniques Mentor MP is the latest addition to the well known Mentor brand which offers the same flexible control platform as Control Techniques’ intelligent AC drive – Unidrive SP. It makes Mentor MP one of the ...
Automation and linear motion February 2009, SKF South Africa Linear motion technology has evolved into the latest generation of devices that are able to position even heavy loads with sub micron levels of precision while providing reliable service over long and low maintenance operating lives
Integrated control platforms February 2009, Beckhoff Automation C-based control technology for robotics in handling, production and assembly.
Gantry robots, SCARA, articulated or parallel kinematics can provide the right robot for any machining step using only one ...
Linear innovation February 2009, Siemens South Africa Synchronous linear motor with magnet-free secondary section track.
The 1FN6, a synchronous motor with magnet-free secondary section track, is a new addition to the Siemens series of linear motors. The ...
Integrated printing applications December 2008, Siemens South Africa Motion control and drive solutions for the graphics industry.
Integrated drive packages for the graphics industry and modular automation solutions for printing machines have been introduced by Siemens ...
Yaskawa's new micro-drive December 2008, Varispeed (A Division of Hudaco Trading) Varispeed has released the new J1000 AC from Yaskawa into the South African market. The compact drive provides outstanding quality, reliability and performance, providing the automation industry with ...
Decentralised motion control solutions December 2008 Advantech’s AMAX-2000 series are categorised as master cards or slave modules. While the master card is kept in the host PC, the slave modules can be distributed so that they are next to motor drivers ...
Non-contact inclinometers December 2008, ATI Systems US army selects Celesco.
When the US Army Corps of Engineers wanted to automate the flow control of the Arkansas River, they chose Celesco’s IT9420 inclinometers to provide the solution they needed for ...
Safety hand-brake winches December 2008, Denver Technical Products Denver Technical Products now offers a range of hand-operated safety winches for industrial lifting purposes. These high quality winches utilise heat-treated alloy steel gears and a positive load actuated ...
Full torque at zero Hertz November 2008 CHI Control Components has supplied one of their Vacon variable speed drives to Western Platinum Mines for a unique hoisting application. The Vacon NXP variable speed drive is supplying full torque at ...
Fan drive applications November 2008 Hitachi demonstrates that energy efficiency has powerful financial rewards.
While South Africa may currently be experiencing an intense lesson in the need for energy efficiency and power saving, globally ...
Efficiency, power and savings November 2008, Schneider Electric South Africa Schneider Electric has launched the comprehensive range of new TeSys motor starters.
Boosting its range of power control and protection solutions, Schneider is pleased to announce the immediate local ...
Wind turbine innovations October 2008, Siemens South Africa Rotor blades in one cast.
Siemens has developed a method with which rotor blades for wind turbines can be manufactured in one cast and without seams. The blades are used to generate power without emissions; ...
Small drive has big ideas September 2008, Nidec Control Techniques Control Techniques has extended the power range of Commander SK AC drives up to 132 kW; never before has so much power and versatility been packed into such a small space. Commander SK requires a fraction ...
Variable speed drives: standards and guidelines September 2008, Rockwell Automation Best practice in the application of variable speed drives can be considered from the macro level – from supply authority to consumer; and from the micro level – from drive controller to motor.
SA Instrumentation ...
Hi-tech and mature: Swiss cheese gets a wash and brush up August 2008, Nidec Industrial Automation Southern Africa LEU Anlagenbau of Ueten-dorf, a Swiss manufacturer of specialist machines for the automatic selection, rotation and washing of cheeses has standardised on AC drives from Control Techniques.
The annual ...
Absolute grip on hollow shafts August 2008, Temperature Controls The compact FlexiDrive positioning drives from Baumer Electric are now available with angular gears and continuous hollow shafts. The new space saving design is intended for direct shaft mounting, eliminating ...
Wrapping solutions: old favourite gets a technological facelift August 2008, Ana-Digi Systems Starpak/Levy & Smith have for years manufactured their well known and robust Brandpak single roll wrapping/shrink-wrapping machine. Except for the main PLC, however, the machine was largely mechanical. ...
Beckhoff strengthens drive segment August 2008, Beckhoff Automation The AX5000 EtherCAT servo drive range has been expanded by new versions with rated currents of 18 or 25 A and safety options cards with restart lock. The drives are available in single or multichannel ...
