Bosch Rexroth AG. Dr. Steffen Haack has taken over the management of the Sales and Service business unit of Electric Drives and Controls of Bosch Rexroth AG. In his new function, Haack assumes responsibility for the global sales activities, the international sales coordination, marketing and the worldwide service of the business unit. In addition, the product units of screw and press-fitting technology, resistance welding as well as semiconductor and medical technology fall within the range of his responsibilities.
Eaton Corporation is adapting its advanced digital hydraulic hybrid drive system technology for US Army vehicles. The goal of the project, which is being done in conjunction with Western Michigan University (WMU), is to develop smaller and lighter drivetrain components, increase fuel efficiency and improve traction and stability for army tactical vehicles.
Development work will be conducted by scientists and engineers at Eaton’s Innovation Center in Southfield, Mich., in cooperation with WMU’s Center for Advanced Vehicle Design Simulation (CAVIDS) in Kalamazoo, Michigan. Also actively involved in the project is Eaton’s hydraulics headquarters location in Eden Prairie, Minnesota.
LS Industrial Systems has released its business results for the third quarter of 2007. For the year to October 2007, sales revenue is US$1bn, operating profit $122 m and net income is $92 m. Compared with the same period of the previous year, sales revenue was up by 6,7%, net profit by 15% and operating profit down by 2,7%.
Export sales for the year to October 2007 were $277 m, an increase of 12,3% compared to the same period of the previous year. Domestic sales of the same period were $728 m, an increase of 4,8%.
Sauer-Danfoss reported that in third quarter 2007 net sales rose 18% to US$451,8 million, compared to net sales of $381,9 million for the third quarter 2006. Net income for the quarter was $5,5 million, or $0,11 per share, compared to net income of $7,1 million, or $0,15 per share for the third quarter 2006. Income was negatively impacted by a German legislative statutory tax rate change impacting deferred tax assets.
Sales in Europe increased 21%, 28% in the Asia-Pacific region, and 10% in the Americas. Excluding currency translation rate changes, orders were up 14% from the same period of the previous year.
Siemens Industrial Solutions And Services Group (I&S) has received an order from Anglo American Chile to supply a 22 MW gearless drive for a 40’ (12,2 m) SAG-mill and two 16,4 MW gearless drives for two 26’ (7,92 m) ball mills for its Los Bronces Development Project. After Cadia Valley Operations and the Sino Iron Project this will be the third location where Siemens gearless drive systems are installed on 40’ SAG-mills.
Anglo American decided to exclusively install gearless driven mills in the Los Bronces plant to avoid time-consuming maintenance and power losses due to girth gear and pinions. The design yields mill drives with the lowest life-cycle cost and highest production figures.
Rexroth is providing the complete hydraulic system and a maintenance facility for the launch pad, which is part of the launching complex for the Russian Sojus launch rocket. The facility is being built at Kourou, the European space station in French Guyana, South America.
The Russian Sojus rocket has flown more than any other launch rocket in the world, with approximately 1700 launches – and with a success rate of 97,5%. The latest generation carries a payload of more than seven tons into space.
Parker Aerospace has been selected by Airbus to supply both the fuel and hydraulic systems for its new aircraft. The company will provide the hydraulic power generation and distribution system on the new Airbus A350 extra-widebody (XWB).
The systems include a newly designed engine-driven pump, an electric motor-driven pump with control and protection functions, an automatic air bleeding bootstrap reservoir, and hydraulic system control and health monitoring software to DO-178 Level B.
Schneider Electric has opened the Schneider Electric OEM Technology and Solutions Center (TASC) in Raleigh, North Carolina to serve OEMs, system integrators and control panel builders in the material handling, HVAC, pump, crane and hoist, packaging, elevator/ escalator and transportation wash industries. The centre can also assist other OEM machine builders with specific applications.
The centre’s teams of industry specialists, application design engineers and project managers provide co-engineering, co-design and pre-sales support to help OEMs.
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