3rd Quarter 2011
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Altivar 32 variable speed drive
Schneider Electric South Africa, Electrical switching & drive systems & components
Schneider Electric South Africa has announced a new variable speed drive, the Altivar 32, that provides a high degree of performance and connectivity by reducing panel space, improving uptime and maximising machine performance |
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Bonfiglioli drives sugar mill
Bonfiglioli, Electrical switching & drive systems & components
Bonfiglioli is a preferred supplier to Mexican ethanol producer Alcoholera De Zapopan because of its wide range of gearmotors with transmissible torque from 1 kNm to 1195 kNm, different kinds of gearmotors (helical, bevel helical, planetary and helical worm reducers driven by AC electric motors), and its ability to meet the needs of specific applications |
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DaimlerChrysler chooses Control Techniques drives
Control Techniques Southern Africa, Electrical switching & drive systems & components
More than 800 AC drives supplied by Control Techniques have been installed in the new Sprinter production facility in DaimlerChrysler’s Ludwigsfelde plant near Berlin |
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Sauer-Danfoss helps meet safety sandards
Electrical switching & drive systems & components
New European safety legislation is impacting the design and development of all off-highway vehicles destined for the European market, Sauer-Danfoss expertise is helping OEMs meet the challenge |
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Maritime weightlifter
Siemens Industry Automation & Drives Technologies, Electrical switching & drive systems & components
Barillec, part of the VINCI Energies Group, successfully completed a contract for the replacement of the control automation for the hydraulic lifting system in the harbour of Concarneau, one of France’s largest fishing ports |
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Ten good reasons to use robots
ABB South Africa, Robotics Div., Robotics & Mechatronics
ABB gives you 10 of the most common benefits enjoyed by robot users. |
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Hytec refurbishes diamond mining vessel
Hydraulic systems & components
Hytec Cape Town has recently been awarded a large contract by De Beers Marine Namibia (DBMN) for the refurbishment of the mining system hydraulics on one of the company’s offshore mining vessels |
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| From the editor's desk
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| News & events
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| SAFPA
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| The Jim Pinto Column
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| Web Exclusive
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Editorial in this issue
| Electrical switching & drive systems & components |
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| Hydraulic systems & components |
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| News & events |
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| Other technologies |
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| Pneumatic systems & components |
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| Shaft power components |
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