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What is going on in the Milky Way?
Third Quarter 2019, Editor's Choice
One of the regions we know very little about is the dense part in the centre of the galaxy, where countless stars and gas clouds cluster around a presumed black hole. But a major astronomy project is ...

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New docking system for space rendezvous
Third Quarter 2019, DNH Technologies, Editor's Choice
The European Space Agency (ESA) is working on a new system to enable easy docking between two spacecraft. maxon motor developed two special drive systems for this purpose. Even though it has been done ...

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Power-factor correction to cut energy costs
Third Quarter 2019, ElectroMechanica
Power-factor correction is a mechanism to reduce operating costs associated with electricity consumption. Some of the key advantages are reduced kVA charges, improved plant efficiency and network voltage ...

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Laminated glass in small batches
1 August 2019, 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 ...

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Drive migration for Mozal Aluminium
1 August 2019, Rockwell Automation
For over 20 years, Rockwell Automation’s 1336 Drives have delivered the drive control required across Mozal, an aluminium smelter near Maputo, Mozambique. Now the industrial automation leader is in the ...

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Movidrive for screen filters
1 August 2019, SEW-EURODRIVE
An industrial water filtration specialist that has used gearmotors from SEW-Eurodrive for many years has adopted its Movidrive inverters with CMP servo motors and customisable iPOS software for its latest ...

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Using quality motors and gearboxes optimises screen economy
1 August 2019
Harsh operating conditions on vibrating screens demand high quality engineering and the strictest tolerances for unbalanced motors and gearboxes, or they simply do not last. According to Kenny Mayhew-Ridgers, ...

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Flying motion
2nd Quarter 2019, Beckhoff Automation
A planar motor system of free-floating movers with six degrees of freedom.

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A new era of automation control
2nd Quarter 2019, Schneider Electric South Africa
Schneider Electric’s new high end Modicon M580 Ethernet programmable automation controller (ePAC) features redundant processors, native Ethernet, and cybersecurity embedded into its very core.

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A new servo motor
2nd Quarter 2019, Tectra Automation
The new MS2N synchronous servo motor range is Tectra Automations’ latest product offering to break new boundaries in the electric drives and controls industry.

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VSDs drive cost saving in pumping systems
2nd Quarter 2019, WEG Africa
WEG variable speed drives (VSDs) offer the agricultural sector the ability to reduce the operating cost on automated water collection systems with a reduction in motor energy consumption when the motor speed is reduced.

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SEW-Eurodrive and Film Riggers help French Spiderman
2nd Quarter 2019, SEW-EURODRIVE, Editor's Choice
Specialist rigging company, Film Riggers, was recently called upon to ensure the safety of Alain Robert, aka the French Spiderman, while he scaled a skyscraper in central Johannesburg to create an advertisement for an international tyre manufacturer.

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Power solutions for load shedding
2nd Quarter 2019
From mines to factories and even the small business and residential sector, Cummins has a full range of alternative power solutions on offer.

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Worm gearboxes for solar tracking systems
2nd Quarter 2019, Bearing Man Group T/A BMG
BMG has extended the supply of Varvel gearboxes and variators for small and medium power applications to include customised worm gearboxes for installation in photovoltaic (PV) solar tracking systems.

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Energy-saving drives and motors
2nd Quarter 2019
With the implementation of variable speed and the optimisation of mechanical speed reduction efficiencies, maximum saving of electricity consumption can be obtained in any power transmission system.

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Beacon lights of the modern age
2nd Quarter 2019, Horne Technologies, Editor's Choice
Anyone who takes a look inside a lighthouse along the French coast has a good chance of experiencing drive technology from Faulhaber.

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Creating tomorrow’s marine braking solutions
2nd Quarter 2019, Editor's Choice
Stromag has designed and manufactured marine braking systems for decades, and the company’s products are installed on vessels operating across the globe.

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Four questions to ask before choosing a drivetrain for heavy industries
2nd Quarter 2019
When it comes to performance and durability, not all power and motion transmission solutions are created equal.

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Innovation and intelligence for the smart factory
2nd Quarter 2019, Omron Electronics, Editor's Choice
Thanks to increased processing power and the availability of increasing volumes of data (sensitisation of the industry), the discussion about artificial intelligence (AI) in the mechanical engineering sector is gaining momentum.

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Music festival is a flying success
1st Quarter 2019, SEW-EURODRIVE, Editor's Choice
One of the most spectacular stunts ever achieved at a live music event in South Africa involved flying a replica helicopter across the stage at the Afrikaans is Groot festival at the Sun Arena in Menlyn, Pretoria, which was achieved using state-of-the-art automation and mechatronics technology from SEW-Eurodrive.

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