Circuit breaker range spans 16-1250 A Fourth Quarter 2007, Rockwell Automation Rockwell Automation has announced the launch of IEC-type moulded case circuit breakers (MCCBs) in the Allen-Bradley 140UE line. These circuit breakers are competitively priced and CE certified.
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AC servo motors and amplifiers for motion control Fourth Quarter 2007 GE Fanuc Automation recently announced the availability of its new VersaMotion AC servo motors and amplifiers, a family of cost effective motion controllers that can be combined with the company's VersaMax ...
Rexroth Indradrive now an open drive standard Fourth Quarter 2007, Tectra Automation Rexroth, locally represented by Tectra Automation, is bringing the successful launch phase of its new drive generation, IndraDrive, to an end with additional interfaces for control communication. Having ...
Miniature wire-actuated encoder Fourth Quarter 2007, Instrotech The miniature SG5 wire-actuated encoder for capturing linear measuring distances is the latest addition to Siko's range. The sensor has an edge length of only 4 mm. Robust and having wide application ...
Shrink wrapper's renaissance Fourth Quarter 2007, Beckhoff Automation Located in Germantown, Wisconsin, shrink wrapping machine builder Conflex has been undergoing what Joe Morrissey, product manager at the company, refers to as a renaissance. In 2005 Conflex began the ...
State-of-the-art packaging automation Fourth Quarter 2007, SEW-EURODRIVE Michael Kurz is manager of the design and development department at INDAG GmbH & Co. Betriebs-KG, a subsidiary of WILD, the world’s leading private supplier of natural flavour ingredients for the food ...
Micro drives have open API Third Quarter 2007 Hardware gives OEMs freedom to personalise drives
CHI Control Components introduces a family of some of the smallest drives available: the new Vacon 10 family. It offers features such as integrated EMC ...
Forklift steering axle Third Quarter 2007 Optimum fusion of rear axle and steering assembly.
With a lift capacity of up to two tonnes, Cesab's electrically powered forklift trucks are well acquainted with heavy loads. These vehicles are widely ...
Precise positioning: axis attains ±0,015 mm accuracy Third Quarter 2007, Festo South Africa The modular mechatronics handling systems that Festo System Solutions uses for its custom-built handling systems are characterised by fast cycle times and flexibility. Pneumatics and electrical engineering ...
Full speed ahead, Mr Bosun! Third Quarter 2007 High temperature superconducting technology for all-electric ship propulsion. Researchers from Siemens Corporate Technology, together with colleagues from the Siemens I&S Marine Solutions and A&D Large ...
Trends in motor design: energy efficient, compact, cost-engineered Third Quarter 2007, SEW-EURODRIVE Some of the trends that have been seen in drive engineering, and indeed in systems generally, revolve around energy efficiency, compact design and cost-engineered equipment that is easy and economic to ...
Inverter safe stop is Category 3 certified Third Quarter 2007, Motion Tronic The subject of safety is an increasingly hot topic in mechanical engineering. The Baumüller Group is playing its part in promoting developments in this area. The company's b maXX 4400 servo controllers ...
Liquid cools drives efficiently Third Quarter 2007 When faced with large power losses classical electric enclosure design requires extensive cooling of the panel using vents. The vent openings in the panel could potentially contaminate the electronic ...
Distributed frequency inverter for conveyors Third Quarter 2007, Siemens South Africa The Sinamics G120 series of inverters from Siemens Automation and Drives (A&D) is being expanded with a distributed version with degree of protection IP65 for cabinet-less installation. The inverter allows ...
Module makes drive configuration child's play Third Quarter 2007 German manufacturer KEB has been manufacturing motion control components since 1972, and frequency inverter systems since the early 1980s. KEB drives are applied in automatic storage/retrieval machines ...
No uphill for incline conveyor drives Second Quarter 2007 Hansen Transmissions, a specialist in mechanical power transmission and drive solutions, was chosen to supply two incline Flexowell conveyor drives for a leading steel mill in South Africa.
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Drives do not require cabinets Second Quarter 2007 CHI offers a comprehensive range of Vacon variable speed drives available in sizes from 0,25 kW right up to 5 MW. Drive options include air cooled and liquid cooled, open and closed-loop control and chopper ...
Stepper competes with servo Second Quarter 2007, Festo South Africa Festo has launched a new range of freely-positionable stepper-motors that are an inexpensive alternative to EMMS-AS servomotors. These new 'servo light' electrical drives offer fully controllable motion, ...
New inverter has everything under control First Quarter 2007, SEW-EURODRIVE Movidrive B offers a compatible, simple changeover to easier operation and yet more functions
Kollmorgen Seidel launches new range of servo motors First Quarter 2007, Stone Stamcor Kollmorgen Seidel launched its new range of servo motors. These motors can be driven by all of Danaher Motion's servo amplifiers. Seven flange sizes and a large number of winding options are available. ...
