CMG leads electric motors 15 September 2010 CMG Electric Motors South Africa is a specialist designer, manufacturer and supplier of electric motors, drives and transmissions systems.
Siemens electromobility 3rd Quarter 2010, Siemens South Africa At a recent press conference held by Siemens to mark 150 years in South Africa and launch its new investment plans, the company showcased its new electric Porsche. Delegates had the opportunity to drive ...
Start and stop safely 3rd Quarter 2010 According to Rynhard Davids, product manager VSD, the soft start/soft stop unit uses both voltage and torque for three-phase squirrel cage asynchronous motors between four and 400 kW.
“With this unit, ...
Re-inventing the wheel 3rd Quarter 2010, SAI Motors South Africa Variable displacement = flexibility + control.
The variable displacement technology built into the TSW8 series of radial piston motors from SAI provides flexibility in terms of speed and power regulation, ...
New servo drives 3rd Quarter 2010, Vepac Electronics Vepac Electronics has introduced a brand new series of servo drives, the MINAS A5.
These are even more compact than the MINAS A4 predecessor. They are perfectly suited for highly dynamic drive applications ...
New axes inspired by arty arch 3rd Quarter 2010, Festo Festo recently launched the EGC electric drive range that features a radically new profile design.
The company claims that the new axes perform between 100% and 700% better than previous generation counterparts ...
Columbus Stainless under control 3rd Quarter 2010, PI SA (PROFIBUS & PROFINET SA), Nidec Industrial Automation Southern Africa Control Techniques was recently awarded a contract by Columbus Stainless.
This was to supply the controls for the new bridle and transport drives at the entry section of one of the anneal and pickling ...
Keep it compact 3rd Quarter 2010, Tectra Automation Tectra Automation has introduced Bosch Rexroth’s new harmonised IndraMotion MTX control platform to the South African market.
This innovative controller reduces the time required to design and build ...
Compact drive for machine makers 3rd Quarter 2010 CHI Control’s new Vacon 10 machinery is a compact AC drive for machine makers in the power range from 0,25 kW to 5,5 kW. It offers ultimate flexibility in integrating customer requirements into the AC ...
A sweet solution 3rd Quarter 2010, EP Normand Sweet Crystals Integrated Sugar Mill (SCISM) in the Philippines tried to improve the productivity of its centrifuges by shortening the cycle time but this resulted in a number of problems.
Firstly, ...
Raising the standard for DC drives 2nd Quarter 2010, PI SA (PROFIBUS & PROFINET SA), Nidec Industrial Automation Southern Africa Mentor MP uses Control Technique’s suite of well-tried and tested software tools, developed to support the programming and drive configuration of its AC drive ranges
Conveyor system supplied to explosives plant 2nd Quarter 2010, Tectra Automation Vertex was contracted to design, supply, construct and install two complete conveyor systems, including the scada system
Purchasing decisions increasingly influenced by energy efficiency 2nd Quarter 2010, SEW-EURODRIVE “Undoubtedly, investment costs for electrical drives are minor when compared to the overall investment in a system or plant,” contends Mrs Ute Bormann, GM sales and marketing, SEW-Eurodrive. “But the ...
Making motion control simple 2nd Quarter 2010 Arguably one of the most taxing high-speed motion control applications is that of bottle filling. The application
At first glance, a filling application involving the transfer of liquid product into ...
Altivar Plus 2nd Quarter 2010, Schneider Electric South Africa Schneider Electric has announced the local introduction of Altivar 61 Plus and Altivar 71 Plus low-voltage variable speed drives for high power ratings from 90-2400 kW. “Altivar Plus drives are pre-engineered ...
Sensorless vector inverters 2nd Quarter 2010 In March 2010 Bonfiglioli launched its AgilE series of sensorless vector inverters. The range covers power requirements from 0,25 to 11 kW, single and three-phase, 230 and 400 V. The inverters sport many ...
maxon motors follow the sun 2nd Quarter 2010, DNH Technologies The manufacture of highly efficient photovoltaic systems is progressing. A Korean development sets a new benchmark in respect to the efficiency of the solar cell itself, and how sunlight is concentrated ...
EtherCAT drives 2nd Quarter 2010, Beckhoff Automation The power of simplicity.
By using EtherCAT for motion control, drives can be simplified because many functions that have traditionally resided in the drive can be migrated to the PC-based controller.
The ...
Compact and economical slip rings 2nd Quarter 2010, PI SA (PROFIBUS & PROFINET SA), Turck Banner Southern Africa Kübler’s new generation of slip rings, IST-SR085 and IST-SR060 (dimensions: ø 85 mm and 60 mm) combine technical innovation with product quality and compact size.
Designed for use in diverse applications ...
