Additive manufacturing for mass production of customised helmets 17 September 2020, Siemens South Africa Bicycle helmets made to measure and in an affordable framework for everyone − what was unthinkable a few years ago is now becoming reality thanks to digitalisation and additive manufacturing.
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Powerful general-purpose drives Third Quarter 2020, Nidec Industrial Automation Southern Africa The Commander series of simple and compact AC motor speed controllers meets advanced requirements in a wide range of applications. Their small footprint makes them ideal for machine builders and OEMs, ...
Nine drives for copper mining project Third Quarter 2020, SEW-EURODRIVE SEW-Eurodrive has supplied a comprehensive drive package to a major Greenfield copper mining project in the Democratic Republic of Congo. The package comprised nine drives in total, of which the five ...
New IE5+ motor generation Third Quarter 2020, Bearing Man Group T/A BMG BMG and German precision engineers, Getriebebau Nord, entered a partnership agreement in 1996 to assemble, distribute and support Nord Drivesystems throughout southern Africa. BMG has made a substantial ...
Milling machines for the aircraft industry Third Quarter 2020, Beckhoff Automation, Editor's Choice In aircraft construction, exceptional component quality and precision are crucial. However sheet-metal aircraft parts are often very large, making machining and handling problematic. Harmuth CNC-Frästechnik ...
Integrated drive technology for optimised machine design Second Quarter 2020, Beckhoff Automation, Editor's Choice In this way, the power electronics are relocated to the machine, reducing space requirements in control cabinets to just a single coupling module. In addition, decentralised distribution modules and the ...
More intelligent drive systems Second Quarter 2020, Siemens South Africa Siemens has developed a concept study that demonstrates the integration of a Sinamics drive system to the Siemens Industrial Edge platform. In future, it will be possible to perform high frequency data ...
Meeting the needs of the mining industry Second Quarter 2020 Both above and below ground, Varispeed keeps the interests of its customers top of mind, all the time. The company was recently approached by a platinum mine to assist with a robust application. Three ...
ZEST Weg to offer geared motors Second Quarter 2020, WEG Africa A new range of WEG geared motors will soon be available to customers in South Africa and the rest of the continent from Zest WEG. The WEG WG20 range is a natural extension of the company’s offering in ...
Decentralised electric drives from Festo Second Quarter 2020, Festo The Festo Simplified Motion electric drive series combines the simplicity of pneumatics with the advantages of electric automation to ensure that your machines are faster and better connected. It includes ...
Electrohydrostatic pump unit Second Quarter 2020 MOOG has launched a new generation electrohydrostatic pump Unit (EPU) that helps machine builders and end-users derive the combined benefits of both hydraulic and electric actuation. The EPU is at the ...
Gearmotors for electrified monorail system Second Quarter 2020, SEW-EURODRIVE, Editor's Choice A leading systems integrator for the automotive industry has adapted a Maxolution electrified monorail system (EMS) and 23 HK Series gear units for overhead trolley systems from SEW-Eurodrive for a major ...
Electromechanical motion products for today’s machines Second Quarter 2020, Parker Hannifin - Sales Company South Africa Stroke capacity
Among the fundamental questions to ask is: Does the actuator offer various stroke lengths as standard? A product using a ball or leadscrew drive is commonly restricted to stroke lengths ...
Save energy costs with VFDs 1 July 2020, ElectroMechanica Customers can realise significant savings on their total energy costs by replacing older motor starters with energy-efficient Delta variable frequency drives (VFDs), distributed locally by ElectroMechanica ...
SEW-Eurodrive sets the benchmark for Industry 4.0 Second Quarter 2020, SEW-EURODRIVE With the advent of Industry 4.0 set to change the face of industry and production, SEW-Eurodrive has a range of solutions for its concept of the Lean Sm@rt Factory. This is based on the paradigm shift ...
SEW-Eurodrive adds value in the sugar industry 1 June 2020, SEW-EURODRIVE Being in a heavy industrial engineering environment, SEW-Eurodrive offers a range of transmission solutions to assist sugar millers in cutting costs. Sugar millers depend on high plant availability for ...
Laminated glass in small batches Second Quarter 2020, Siemens South Africa The Italian Bottero Group (Bottero) manufactures laminated glass lines for producing structural and safety glass. The glass manufacturer is relying on the benefits provided by Industry 4.0 to increase ...
Treading in the footsteps of the space pioneers 1 May 2020, Siemens South Africa, Editor's Choice The adventure park Euro Space Centre in Transinne in Belgium is home to a number of different simulators, including the original NASA multi-axis chair dating back to the 1960s which was used to familiarise ...
Intelligent mechatronic devices 1 May 2020, Bearing Man Group T/A BMG BMG’s range of Danfoss electronic, mechanical and intelligent mechatronic devices includes the VLT AutomationDrive FC 300 series, designed for variable speed control of all asynchronous and permanent ...
Enabling an energy-efficient HVAC system for a hypermarket Second Quarter 2020, RJ Connect Heating, ventilation and air conditioning (HVAC) is the technology of indoor and vehicular environmental comfort. HVAC systems are mostly used in hypermarkets to provide shoppers comfort and acceptable ...
