3rd Quarter 2012Electrical switching & drive systems & components
With its new electric toothed belt axis, Festo has an ideal solution for applications where loads are guided externally. The ELGA-TB-G electric drive is also suitable for applications where a simple plain-bearing guide with a rigid profile will do the trick, such as where work-pieces only require a push/pull force. In these instances, using an axis with plain-bearing guide is more cost-effective than an electric axis with a recirculating ball bearing guide.
The positioning drive sizing software helps to select the right axis reliably, while the Festo Configuration Tool (FCT) ensures convenient and easy commissioning of the motor controller. The toothed belt axis ELGA-TB-G with plain-bearing guide comes in three sizes and offers a maximum working stroke of 8500 mm.
The ELGA-TB-G thus enables design engineers to dispense with time consuming in-house solution design and allows them to concentrate fully on their core activities. The process from system design to implementation is much quicker, leading to earlier production start-up and greater cost savings.
Featuring a flexible motor attachment, the motor can be mounted on the left or right and front or back of the axis, and this position can be changed at any time. The axis is compatible with all common servo motors, making it a very versatile option. It delivers exceptional feed forces of up to 1300 N, acceleration of up to 50 m/s² and can achieve travel speeds of 5 m/s.
Read more...PC-based control for additive machine tools Beckhoff Automation
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IRPD is a specialist in additive machine tools. Development is heavily focused on high system throughput and consistently high process quality. This goal was achieved with the help of PC- and EtherCAT-based control and drive technology from Beckhoff.
Read more...Major software release for Parker PSD servo drives Parker Hannifin - Sales Company South Africa
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Parker Hannifin has released its PSD servo drive family delivering new control modes, advanced synchronisation functions and performance optimisations designed to improve throughput, accuracy and system efficiency in demanding industrial applications.
Read more...Beckhoff expands economy drive system Beckhoff Automation
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Beckhoff’s new AM1000 servomotor joins the company’s economy drive system. The compact, powerful motor and the AX1000 servo drive provide users with a perfectly coordinated, cost-optimised drive system.
Read more...Moving next-generation monopiles
Electrical switching & drive systems & components
Wind turbine sizes are increasing at an unprecedented rate. The bigger the turbine, the more power it can generate and the fewer are needed per wind farm. Mammoet has been ahead of the curve in coming up with ways to make the movement of even XXL monopiles faster and more cost-effectively.
Read more...PC-based control for flat wire motors for electric vehicles Beckhoff Automation
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Special machine manufacturer, ruhlamat Huarui Automation Technologies has unveiled the second generation of its mass production line for flexible stators with bar winding (pins). This enables an extremely short production cycle and line changeover times, supported by PC- and EtherCAT-based control technology from Beckhoff.
Read more...New generation surface drill rig
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Epiroc South Africa is launching a new and improved PowerROC T45. This new generation surface drill rig offers increased fuel efficiency and high availability, and is a welcome addition to the PowerROC family.
Read more...Rip-and-ship solution speeds up nuclear decommissioning project
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When removing steam generators from decommissioned nuclear reactor buildings, the most economical method is to remove them in one piece. Mammoet was commissioned by Framatome to support with the removal of four steam generators from PreussenElektra’s Nuclear Power Plant Unterweser in Germany.
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