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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 ...

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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, ...

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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

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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

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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 ...

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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 ...

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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 ...

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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 ...

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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 ...

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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 ...

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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 ...

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New operator panel for frequency inverters
2nd Quarter 2010, Siemens South Africa
With the Sinamics BOP-2 (basic operator panel) the Siemens Drive Technologies Division has brought a new version of its operator panel on the market. The clear menu structure and the two-line display ...

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System tests hybrid vehicle batteries
2nd Quarter 2010
Sakor Technologies, a leader in hybrid vehicle drivetrain testing, has introduced the Hybrid Vehicle Battery Test System for high-voltage battery testing. The energy efficient system can perform all types ...

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Rethinking drive-train implementation
1st Quarter 2010, Motion Tronic
The plastics industry opts for energy-efficient direct drive technology

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LS MV drives 200-11 000 kVA
1st Quarter 2010, PI SA (PROFIBUS & PROFINET SA), Ana-Digi Systems
LS Industrial Systems has launched the LS MV range of medium voltage drives in South Africa catering for the voltage range 3,3 kV–10 kV. The LS MV medium voltage (MV) drive is a high performance open ...

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Drive supports Bluetooth
1st Quarter 2010, Schneider Electric South Africa
Building on the success of the Altivar 31, global specialist in energy management Schneider Electric has introduced the Altivar 312 drive. Compact in size, the 312 replaces the Altivar 31 model and ...

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Success spurs preferred partnership
1st Quarter 2010
Cape-based Hidro-Tech Systems offers turnkey liquid transfer solutions in the Cape’s hotly contested field of water and wastewater projects. The company focus is on water supply projects, waste-water ...

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More configurability - less complexity
1st Quarter 2010, Tectra Automation
Tectra Automation, sole distributor of Bosch Rexroth pneumatic products in southern Africa, has added the new IndraDrive Cs to its product offering. The drives feature newly developed multiple Ethernet ...

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SAFPA schedules scheme launch
1st Quarter 2010, SA Fluid Power Association (SAFPA)
The South African Fluid Power Association (SAFPA) has announced that it will be unveiling the SAFPA Hose Assembly Certification and Accreditation Scheme in a public forum on 16 March, 2010 at Birchwood ...

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E-Lilly boosts winder safety
4th Quarter 2009, Schneider Electric South Africa
“This (Lilly) controller not only guards against overspeed, but imposes the more rigorous control required when riding men and also trips in the event of overwind.” Thus reads an extract from an article ...

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