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Tailoring the motor to the application through coil selection
Fourth Quarter 2021
During the selection of a miniature DC motor, the design engineer will consider the dimensions needed to fit the desired space as well as the working point (the torque and speed at which the motor is ...

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Powerful and extremely miniaturised
Fourth Quarter 2021, Horne Technologies
With the new MC3001 motion controllers, available as MC 3001 B (board-to-board connectors) or MC3001P (28-pin plug connector), Faulhaber rounds out the MC V3.0 generation of controllers at the lower end ...

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Cool move for rotor hubs
Fourth Quarter 2021, Editor's Choice
At the company’s new Mechatronic Competence centre, machine houses and rotor hubs are produced for the entire Enercon range of products. After painting, the large volume cast bodies of the rotor ...

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Eliminating resonance in stepper motor applications
Fourth Quarter 2021
Engineers are increasingly turning to stepper motors for a simple and cost-effective positioning solution. However, due to the design of these motors and the way they are driven, there is an inherent ...

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Industrial gearboxes for DRC mine
Fourth Quarter 2021, SEW-EURODRIVE
When a greenfields project for a major copper mine in the Democratic Republic of the Congo required 55 conveyor drive packages and 25 spare industrial gear units for its underground in-plant and above-ground ...

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Light, invisible e-bike drive
Third Quarter 2021, DNH Technologies
E-bikes are conquering cities, rural areas and mountains. Many existing systems provide powerful support but are heavy and sluggish to handle. With the Bikedrive Air, maxon presents an invisible e-bike ...

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PC-based control runs the stage machinery for Rigoletto
Third Quarter 2021, Beckhoff Automation, Editor's Choice
In the production, the court jester Rigoletto becomes a clown. Only the head, encircled by a wide collar, and the hands of the gigantic clown protrude from the lake. Eventually the clown becomes the victim ...

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Festo gets to the heart of the matter with the Process and Electric Automation campaign
Third Quarter 2021, Festo South Africa
The company supplies customers with a comprehensive range of complete solutions from components all the way to commissioning that aid in sustaining their business. For the first time, they are offering ...

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Wind turbines brakes
Third Quarter 2021
A global demand for clean energy has caused the offshore wind sector to grow exponentially. Climate policy is pushing OEMs to build larger wind turbines to deliver increased power output to meet green ...

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Electric motors without magnets
Third Quarter 2021, Editor's Choice
Permanent magnets, though, come with their own baggage. 97% of the world’s rare earth metal supply comes out of China and state control over such a crucial resource across a number of high-tech industries ...

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Customised technologies to boost industrial performance
Third Quarter 2021
The Maxolutionò solutions from SEW-EURODRIVE are fully integrated and customised technologies that automate, integrate, upgrade and streamline your existing production processes while still allowing for ...

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Solving turbo problems
Third Quarter 2021
Many vehicle owners and workshops have little knowledge of turbochargers and the correct procedure in troubleshooting and identifying the problems and true causes of turbo failures, so it is advisable ...

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If it doesn’t exist, create it
Third Quarter 2021
Hawk Pumps is dedicated to innovation, growth and problem solving. Troy Mokawem, national operations manager at Hawk Pumps, believes that innovation begins with a bit of inspiration and talks about two ...

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Another efficiency boost for motor users
Third Quarter 2021, WEG Africa
In the face of rapidly rising electricity costs in South Africa, Zest WEG is phasing in IE4 super premium efficiency motors in its WEG W22 range from April 2021. This will save on customers’ bottom lines ...

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Festo perfectly integrated Electric Automation solutions for a complete drive system
Third Quarter 2021, Festo
The servo drive CMMT-AS/ST and servo motor EMMT-AS are some of the products that Festo recently featured in their ‘heart of absolute automation’ campaign. Their campaign aims to enhance machine performance. ...

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Sugar masterplan is sweet news
Third Quarter 2021, Bearings International
The sugar masterplan being implemented by the government has seen a commitment from large users to procure at least 80% of their requirements from local growers. The result has been a significant boost ...

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Festo Linear Actuator DFPC for harsh conditions within the process industry
Third Quarter 2021, Festo South Africa
One of the products that form the heart of absolute automation is the alluring linear actuator DFPC from Festo. Whether you require your linear actuator as an off-the-shelf component or individually configured, ...

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A very smart material
Second Quarter 2021, Editor's Choice
Shape memory materials (SMMs) are strong, lightweight materials that have the ability to recover their original shape after being deformed if a stimulus is applied. They can be programmed to remember ...

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Siemens controls for vaccine production
Second Quarter 2021, Siemens South Africa
The biotechnology company, BioNTech, converted an existing facility in Marburg, Germany for the production of the Covid-19 vaccine in a record time with assistance from Siemens. Through collaboration ...

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Control automation excellence
Second Quarter 2021
SEW-EURODRIVE’s MOVI-C® is a unique automation control system that sets a new benchmark in control automation, embracing Industry 4.0 technology. Part of the company’s innovative Generation C advanced ...

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