Servo drive system for single and multi-axis Fourth Quarter 2008, Flexible Electronic Systems The LUST LTi ServoOne High Performance servo drive system with output currents from 4 A to 170 A can drive a broad spectrum of motor types from synchronous servomotors through induction motors to linear ...
Motor controls smoothly, not groovily Fourth Quarter 2008, DNH Technologies The EC-powermax 22 from maxon motor achieves high torque at slow speeds when compared to other similar-sized brushless DC motors. This 22 mm diameter motor complements the 30 mm EC-powermax 30 model, ...
Sensorless drive is energy-efficient Fourth Quarter 2008 The new KEB ASCL (asynchronous sensorless closed loop) variable speed drive offers real vector control without feedback as a solution for speed control of pumps, fans and compressors.
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Drive engineered for 28-year MTBF Fourth Quarter 2008 At the launch of the recently released Yaskawa J1000 AC drive its manufacturer described it as the world’s smallest compact drive in size.
The new drive was designed with three main principles in mind: ...
Mobile touch screen HMI Fourth Quarter 2008, Siemens South Africa The new SIMATIC Mobile Panel 277 from the Siemens Industry Automation Division features a brilliant 10,4 inch (26,4 cm) touch screen with a resolution of 800 x 600 pixels. The device is rated IP65 and ...
Sophisticated soft starter Third Quarter 2008 AuCom's EMX3 starter with its built-in adaptive acceleration control algorithm learns the attached motor's dynamic performance and then adjusts control to optimise performance
Danaher introduces low cost vehicle controller Third Quarter 2008 Global specialist in drive and control technology, Danaher Motion, has launched the VMC30, a new controller system for a wide range of electrically-operated industrial vehicles such as fork-lift trucks ...
Fully equipped drive Third Quarter 2008, EP Normand Parker SSD Drives, part of the Automation Division of Parker Hannifin, has developed a modular, high power AC drive system to help customers reduce installation time and costs. The 890PX is easy to install, ...
Adaptable induction motor control Third Quarter 2008 The Somar Integra is a digital motor controller designed to fit in the power supply of a fixed speed induction motor. Constant monitoring of motor efficiency ensures that input power is matched exactly ...
Nothing sticks to this drive Third Quarter 2008, SEW-EURODRIVE Purchasers of food, beverage and pharmaceutical products imagine that these products are made in pristine manufacturing conditions, but this is often far from the reality, even though regulations may ...
A drive to look up to Third Quarter 2008, Nidec Industrial Automation Southern Africa A radical new type of climbing platform powered by Control Techniques servo-drives controlling long reach actuators has been designed by Delta International, the UK’s leading chimney contracting company.
When ...
Tough Vacon drive Third Quarter 2008 The Finland-based AC drives manufacturer Vacon introduced its new Vacon X product line at the annual Vacon Drives Conference held this year in Tallinn, Estonia, on 9-12 June.
The new AC drives are designed ...
VSDs push Alcoa profits Second Quarter 2008, Nidec Industrial Automation Southern Africa The variable speed drives integrate with the hydraulic controller using Profibus and give exactly the required power at every stage of the operation
Modular energy savings: replacement may pay Second Quarter 2008, SEW-EURODRIVE Dwindling resources and rising energy costs are prompting companies to review the system energy efficiency and follow-up costs1. At the centre of the issue of energy saving is the question of how energy ...
RFC delivers encoderless closed loop control Second Quarter 2008, Nidec Industrial Automation Southern Africa Rotor Flux Control (RFC) is seen as a major advantage in applications where a combination of dynamic performance, stability and speed accuracy are required without encoder feedback and where low audible ...
Compact starter reduces wiring overhead Second Quarter 2008, Siemens South Africa With the Sirius 3RA6 compact starter, Siemens Industry Automation (IA) has introduced a new low-voltage switchgear product for three-phase AC standard motors up to 32 amps. The functions of overload relay, ...
Realtime Ethernet module for drives Second Quarter 2008, Nidec Industrial Automation Southern Africa The SM-EtherCAT module extends the functionality of Control Technique’s variable speed drives range, including the Unidrive SP family, providing support for realtime, high performance Ethernet communication.
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Drive matches future trends Second Quarter 2008, Flexible Electronic Systems Cost and time reductions do not start with the production process but in the development process of new machine tools and production systems. According to Guenter Schmitz, MD of Gauteng-based Flexible ...
Aluminium motor has multimount design Second Quarter 2008 Motor manufacturer CMG has extended its range of drive motors with the three phase SLA Series, an aluminium frame, multimount motor, available in sizes 56 to 160 (0,09 to 18,5 kW).
The series features ...
Drives achieve true field orientation without feedback Second Quarter 2008 High-speed stability and accuracy, together with reproducible torque are requirements for motion control in systems manufacturing high-quality products.
From its many years of experience in the development ...
