Award-winning drive

Third Quarter 2005 Electrical switching & drive systems & components

At an award ceremony in Opernhaus, Hanover, Germany, in September last year (2004), Danfoss Drives was presented the iF design award for 2004. The award was for the local control panel of the VLTAutomationDrive FC 300 series.

The international iF design award was established in 1954 and is regarded as one of the most important design competitions worldwide, attracting applications from more than 30 different countries every year. "This is important recognition", says Henning Mads Michelsen, project manager for the AutomationDrive. "User friendliness was one of the key aims in our strategy and we have put a lot of resources into this issue - and now I am happy that a renowned institution like iF has recognised this."

The iF logo will draw more attention to the product and it will be classed among the world's most innovative products. "We are now recognised as innovative in the field where we want it the most," Michelsen says.

The control panel was chosen out of a total of 1003 applications from 34 countries in the category 'interface communication'. The 12 judges in the International Forum Design jury judged the control panel using the following criteria:

* Usability: Communication, efficiency of function, easy to learn, information structure, interaction, and navigation structure.

* Look and feel: Aesthetics and screen design.

* Uniqueness: Animation quality, design quality, and innovation.

For more information contact Mick Baugh, Sauer-Danfoss, +27 (0) 11 803 8390, [email protected]

Further reading:

Magma X100 delivers AMB systems for wide range of industrial machinery
Electrical switching & drive systems & components
SpinDrive launches Magma X100 controller, bringing active magnetic bearing technology to a new generation of industrial applications. The Magma X100 expands SpinDrive’s oil-free, frictionless AMB technology to applications below 150 kW, unlocking new addressable markets.

Read more...

---

Mammoet completes major bridge replacement at Amsterdam Centraal Station
Electrical switching & drive systems & components
Mammoet completes the second of five major bridge replacements at Amsterdam Centraal Station, transporting steel deck sections by water to keep the station open throughout the works.

Read more...

---

Compressorless hydrogen turbine generates electricity using detonation waves
Electrical switching & drive systems & components
Researchers at the Karlsruhe Institute of Technology (KIT) have demonstrated a hydrogen gas turbine that generates electricity without a mechanical compressor.

Read more...

---

Why lubrication fails in mining and what to do about it
Editor's Choice Electrical switching & drive systems & components
Lubrication Engineers explains the recurring failure points behind mining lubrication problems and how the right product, storage and application practices can improve equipment reliability.

Read more...

---

Echain protects cables in cleanrooms
igus Electrical switching & drive systems & components
Advanced polymer manufacturer igus has developed a new cleanroom energy chain with an innovative guide system that allows for abrasion-resistant travel over distances of up to 30 metres.

Read more...

---

PowerFlex drives cut energy use by up to 30% amid rising costs
Electrical switching & drive systems & components
Rockwell Automation’s PowerFlex 755TS variable frequency drives are delivering energy reductions of 10 to 30% in Africa’s industrial operations, with adaptive control and predictive maintenance features that cut downtime by up to 50%.

Read more...

---

Next-generation oil-free motor systems with active magnetic bearings
Electrical switching & drive systems & components
WEG and SpinDrive are collaborating to integrate SpinDrive’s AMBs and built-in IoT condition monitoring into WEG’s market-leading electric motor offering, creating an oil-free, maintenance-free drive solution.

Read more...

---

Direct drive with integrated control
Vepac Electronics Electrical switching & drive systems & components
The PSD 40 direct drive is a mechatronic system with integrated control, bus interface and absolute measuring system, with no battery required.

Read more...

---

AI-powered on-premises analytics for industrial drives
Siemens South Africa Electrical switching & drive systems & components
Siemens is introducing a new on-premises analytics solution for industrial drive systems. The software enables users to evaluate drive data entirely within their own infrastructure and meet stringent data-sovereignty requirements.

Read more...

---

Hydrostatic machine base for ultra-precision grinding centre
Electrical switching & drive systems & components
Hyprostatik Schönfeld has developed a high-precision hydrostatic machine base for a new ultra-precision grinding centre for Optotech. The machine platform enables a previously unattainable combination of dimensional accuracy, dynamics and surface quality in the ultra-precision grinding of optical surfaces.

Read more...

---