Locally manufactured variable speed drive 4th Quarter 2013, WEG 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, WEG 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 ...
Drives for lifts 3rd Quarter 2013 Varispeed supplies prestigious Yaskawa mechatronic products for mechanical engineering applications and industrial automation. Globally, about 150 000 lifts are driven by Yaskawa synchronous motors every ...
A new bearing slide range 3rd Quarter 2013, Tectra Automation Tectra Automation has become the first official distributor of Accuride International’s complete range of industrial telescopic and linear ball-bearing slides in South Africa. With load handling capacities ...
Efficiency through technology 2nd Quarter 2013, Hytec South Africa Industries are changing the way in which they operate in order to become energy efficient and environmentally conscious while reducing operating costs and increasing productivity.
China’s motion control market falls 2nd Quarter 2013 China’s market for motion control devices plunged by nearly 20% in 2012, as the country’s economic slowdown impacted multiple markets that use the devices, including appliances, automotive and housing.
New transmission solutions from CMG 2nd Quarter 2013 CMG Electric Motors has added a wide range of flexible transmission solutions to its product portfolio.
Bonfiglioli invests in renewable energy 2nd Quarter 2013 Bonfiglioli has invested heavily in the development of new products, services and solutions for photovoltaic energy conversion and this has consolidated its standing as a gigawatt player.
SEW-Eurodrive puts drive into platinum 2nd Quarter 2013, SEW-EURODRIVE SEW-Eurodrive products are being applied to all facets of mining, ranging from industrial gears that drive a mine’s conveyor system to the geared motors behind the mine’s processing plant.
Siemens sets world’s largest giant wheel in motion 2nd Quarter 2013, Siemens South Africa At the beginning of January, the world’s largest transportable giant wheel was erected in Munich and is shortly due to be shipped by sea to its destination in Mexico. The R80XL, a giant rising 80 metres ...
Highest performance in the smallest size 2nd Quarter 2013, Horne Technologies Two extremely compact new brushless DC servomotors from Faulhaber, the 0824 … B and 1028 … B, combine power, robustness and high resolution feedback in a unique way. The innovative drive concept underlines ...
Encoders for heavy duty environments 2nd Quarter 2013, ATI Systems Drive-CLiQ is Siemens’ new communication protocol for motor feedback in a Sinamics drive system. It is an Ethernet based interface for connection of different kinds of components, like motors, frequency ...
