A single drive for all needs 1st Quarter 2014, Varispeed (Div. of Hudaco Trading) Designed for flexibility, reliability and energy efficient power transfer, Varispeed’s next-generation Yaskawa A1000 is a premium inverter drive suitable for a wide field of applications. The A1000 runs ...
Precise positioning technology 1st Quarter 2014, Horne Technologies Physik Instrumente has released the H-820 Hexapod with linear repeatability of 20 μm, and 200 μrad in the tip/tilt or rotational axes. Furthermore, the H-820 provides travel ranges of up to 100 mm (X ...
Electric cylinders for food and beverage 1st Quarter 2014, Pneumatic Electric Control Systems Tolomatic’s stainless steel ERD electric cylinders are ideal for food and beverage processing equipment in caustic washdown environments where corrosion resistance, ingress protection and hygienic design ...
Pin gear drive units 1st Quarter 2014, Bearing Man Group T/A BMG BMG’s comprehensive range of Tsubaki power transmission components now includes pin gear drive units that replace conventional gear rack systems. “The new Tsubaki standard steel series and the stainless ...
Novel motion control architecture for plastic bag machine 4th Quarter 2013, ABB South Africa, Industrial Automation Two plastic bag machine support specialists have cooperated to launch a machine offering new levels of programmability and bag production flexibility. Based on ABB’s Ethernet Powerlink compatible motion ...
BMG represents Falk V-Class 4th Quarter 2013, Bearing Man Group T/A BMG BMG Drives has been appointed to exclusively represent the Falk V-Class range of industrial gear units in sub-Saharan Africa.
Small but perfectly formed controller 4th Quarter 2013, Festo Festo’s compact mechatronic CECC controller is the first mini controller with IO-Link master and CoDeSys V3. It reduces installation times, simplifies programming and enables fast and cost-effective control ...
A compact current vector drive 4th Quarter 2013, Varispeed (Div. of Hudaco Trading)
Motor control specialist, Varispeed has a complete range of automation products that control, monitor and regulate the speed of standard AC motors and can offer solutions to all VSD and motion control ...
Locally manufactured variable speed drive 4th Quarter 2013, Zest WEG Group Africa The Zest WEG Group has successfully manufactured, delivered, installed and commissioned its first locally manufactured new generation modular variable speed drive (VSD). The CF11-M VSD – 750 kW, 1600 ...
Three-phase motors with VSDs 4th Quarter 2013, Zest WEG Group Africa Single-phase motors are typically used on farms, office buildings and residential applications where low output power is required and no three-phase system is available. However, with the ongoing improvements ...
Uncompromised MV technology 3rd Quarter 2013, Schneider Electric South Africa Schneider Electric’s Altivar 1200 medium voltage drive system is designed for high reliability, ease of use and excellent performance.
High performance linear actuator 1 August 2013 Yale Engineering Products, part of the worldwide CMCO group of companies, supplies, services and supports the Pfaff Silberblau range of linear actuators and mechanical screw jacks throughout South Africa ...
Flying with Siemens 3rd Quarter 2013, Siemens South Africa At the Parisian Le Bourget air show, Siemens, EADS and Diamond Aircraft showcased the next generation DA36 E-Star with a serial-hybrid electric drive. This drive concept enables quiet electric takeoff ...
SEW-Eurodrive expands its reach 3rd Quarter 2013, SEW-EURODRIVE Drive engineering company SEW-Eurodrive has gained substantial market share in the southern African conveying industry through its range of locally manufactured X Series helical and helical-bevel gear ...
Planetary gearbox with impressive reliability 3rd Quarter 2013 In a 2013 survey, Voith’s Vorecon variable speed planetary gearbox was found to have an impressive availability of 99,98%. The mean time between failures (MTBF) of the Vorecon is an impressive 48 years, ...
First car ferry powered by electric drive 3rd Quarter 2013, Siemens South Africa Siemens has developed the world‘s first electrically-powered car ferry together with the Norwegian shipyard Fjellstrand. The 80 metre vessel can carry 120 cars and 360 passengers. From 2015 onward, it ...
