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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, ...

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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, ...

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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 ...

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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 ...

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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 ...

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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 ...

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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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