BMG’s range of oils and greases March 2018, Bearing Man Group t/a BMG BMG’s extensive range of sealing products encompasses Spanjaard lubricants, oils and greases, which are suitable for industrial, automotive, marine, mining and consumer applications.
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Beckhoff in control at Africa’s largest retail distribution centre February 2018, Beckhoff Automation In the retail industry, warehouse management and control systems have become critical operating components in the race for end-to-end supply chain efficiency. Under such pressure, it is impossible for ...
Sinamics V90 drive with bit encoder February 2018, Siemens South Africa The user-friendly servo drive system, Sinamics V90 from Siemens, is particularly suited as a solution for highly dynamic applications. The system comes not only in the form of a high-inertia variant with ...
Advanced software solution for drives January 2018, Parker Hannifin - Sales Company South Africa Parker Hannifin now offers an advanced software solution for its AC10 range of compact variable speed drives (VSDs) for industrial motor control applications. It has comprehensive yet user-friendly programming ...
Siemens expands Motor Module series January 2018, Siemens South Africa The Booksize Motor Module portfolio has been further developed to include compatible new C and D type Sinamics S120 Booksize Motor Modules. Siemens has added a number of new devices to the existing 3-30 ...
Cool loop: Case History 158 - Report on temperature control of an autoclave January 2018, Michael Brown Control Engineering, Editor's Choice I was recently asked to help with a client who treats a product in an autoclave and was complaining that they always got overshoot on a step setpoint change to holding temperature. The following is taken ...
RS Components expands portfolio for power transmission applications December 2017, RS South Africa RS Components has announced a significant expansion of its portfolio for power transmission applications with the addition of components from two leading companies – Schaeffler and Timken – which are ...
High-performance mechanical flange system November 2017, Parker Hannifin - Sales Company South Africa Parker Hannifin has launched the Parker HPF high-performance mechanical flange system for machines and installations with a working pressure up to 420 bar. This meets the increasing requirements of the ...
Moog launches new high-pressure radial piston pumps November 2017, MOOG SA Moog, a designer and manufacturer of high-performance motion control products, solutions and services, has launched a new high-pressure radial piston pump (RKP) series. With a maximum operating pressure ...
New power ranges for PowerFlex 6000 Drives November 2017, Rockwell Automation Users in heavy industries have a new motor control option for compressors, pumps and fans. Allen-Bradley PowerFlex 6000 medium voltage AC drives from Rockwell Automation offer expanded, user-friendly ...
Five common causes of bearing failure in electric motors November 2017, SKF South Africa The following five factors can produce their own particular type of damage and leave their own special imprint on a bearing. Consequently, by examining a damaged bearing it is possible to determine the ...
Advanced control for compact machines November 2017, Omron Electronics The NX1 is the Sysmac entry level controller from Omron that integrates EtherNet/IP and EtherCAT connectivity, motion control and I/O in a compact package. This brings advanced motion and sequence control ...
Manufacture of luxury packaging with control from Siemens November 2017, Siemens South Africa Based in Rahden around 50 kilometres north of Bielefeld, Germany, Kolbus GmbH is the world market leader in the manufacture of bookbinding machines, and also produces complete in-line production systems ...
Drive system for hygienic applications November 2017, SEW-EURODRIVE SEW-Eurodrive’s Movigear drive systems are particularly suited for the food and beverage industry, with its dual demands of high hygiene levels and energy saving, combined with the need to limit downtime. ...
Shorter dead times using Sirius motor starters October 2017, Siemens South Africa Siemens has optimised its Sirius product portfolio for efficient industrial controls by reducing the dead time of its 3RM1 failsafe hybrid motor starter. The reduced dead time of 200 down from 500 ms ...
Maintenance-free couplings dampen vibration October 2017, Bearing Man Group t/a BMG BMG’s Timken Quick-Flex couplings are designed to transmit torque from a driving shaft to a driven shaft and to accommodate shaft misalignment within the drive. These maintenance-free couplings also dampen ...
Drives and motors in automotive test rigs September 2017, Nidec Industrial Automation Southern Africa Test rigs are used extensively in the automotive and aerospace industries to test a variety of vehicles. AC variable speed drives are very well suited to test rig applications as they can be used to simulate ...
