SEW-Eurodrive moves ahead 1st Quarter 2015, SEW-EURODRIVE Drives specialist SEW-Eurodrive has gone from strength to strength in the last few years. Motion Control spoke to MD, Ute Schoeman, to find out how this was achieved.
Servo terminals move a virtual ocean 1st Quarter 2015, Beckhoff Automation, Editor's Choice Norwegian oil company, Lundin Norway, recently presented its unique kinetic art creation at the ONS Energy Convention, the world’s largest offshore energy trade show. It comprised 529 Plexiglas tubes ...
Three-phase drives with universal Ethernet capability 1st Quarter 2015, ABB South Africa, Industrial Automation ABB is extending its motion control offering with a range of three-phase AC motor drives providing remarkable system building flexibility for high power and continuous machinery and motion control applications.
Die cushion drive saves up to 80% energy 1st Quarter 2015 With its new CSH die cushion drive consisting of servo pump and double-acting die cushion, Voith has launched an innovative drive concept for demanding forming processes. The CSH die cushion drive needs ...
Sweet solution for check weigher 1st Quarter 2015, Festo Automation specialist, Festo worked with an Illovo sugar mill in KwaZulu-Natal to reduce the number of rejected bags using the compact smart controller, CECC.
More megatons, fewer megawatts 4th Quarter 2014, Schneider Electric South Africa One of the highlights of Schneider Electric’s recent Experience Efficiency interactive exhibition was the demonstration of the company’s energy-saving drives, which have extensive application in the mining, metals and minerals (MMM) industry. Motion Control spoke to some of the key drives players at the conference.
Quantum leap in micromachining 4th Quarter 2014, Beckhoff Automation With the development of the 701S machining centre, Willemin-Macodel has introduced a quantum leap in the machining of small parts by fully exploiting the dynamics and rigidity of the delta kinematic for the first time.
Versatile girth gears 4th Quarter 2014, SEW-EURODRIVE SEW-Eurodrive has developed a flexible range of girth gears to assist with the transfer of drive torque from the gearmotor to the rotary cylinder, thereby simplifying manufacturing, transport and installation.
New high power electromechanical cylinders 4th Quarter 2014, Tectra Automation Tectra Automation has brought the new Bosch Rexroth EMC-HD electromechanical cylinders with ball or planetary roller screw drive to the South African market. The planetary screw drive is designed for ...
Micro drive with IP66 rating 4th Quarter 2014, Parker Hannifin - Sales Company South Africa Parker’s variable frequency AC10 micro drive now features an IP66/NEMA 4x rated enclosure for protection against the ingress of dust and water. This development makes it attractive to design engineers ...
Variable speed drive with embedded intelligent services 3rd Quarter 2014, Schneider Electric South Africa Altivar Process delivers added value services in the food and beverage, water, oil and gas, metals and minerals, and mining industries, enabling business and process optimisation through improved life-cycle asset management and enhanced energy consumption.
Bonfiglioli gears up 3rd Quarter 2014 Bonfiglioli has built on its strengths in brushless motors, low backlash gearboxes and inverters to create the Mechatronic Drives and Solutions (MDS) division within its global industrial division.
Maximum drive efficiency, minimum power consumption 3rd Quarter 2014, Adroit Technologies Mitsubishi Electric is one of the top Variable Speed Drive (VSD) suppliers globally with its wide variety of VSDs that offers the right drive solution for every application.
Finding perfect pitch 3rd Quarter 2014 A recent enhancement to the Moog AC Pitch System is the self-sensing speed control for turbines that was developed to prevent blades from not being able to move in the event of an encoder failure – the worst case load scenario for the wind turbine.
Low noise conveyor system with fast assembly 3rd Quarter 2014, Tectra Automation Future-proof production, assembly and packaging lines must be able to deal with smaller batches, more frequent product changes and a large number of product variants. Chain conveyor systems used in production ...
Unidrive M meets requirements of paper mill 3rd Quarter 2014, Nidec Industrial Automation Southern Africa Unidrive M demonstrates its leading performance capability in the paper industry.
Mill gear units for mining 3rd Quarter 2014, SEW-EURODRIVE A new range of MGU industrial gear units designed specifically for use with grinding mill drive trains in the mining industry has been introduced to the local market by specialist drive engineering company ...
Big intelligence for small drives 3rd Quarter 2014, Tectra Automation Machine manufacturers and system integrators expect comprehensive functionalities to drive-based motion logic controls, even in electrical drives in the lower power range. They also want to take advantage ...
