ABB launches Hoist Performance Fingerprint January 2015, ABB South Africa New hoist assessment service helps mining customers reduce maintenance costs and improve safety and asset performance.
Thousands of robots swarm together collaboratively January 2015 Harvard engineers have created a robotic system consisting of a swarm of 1024 small robots called Kilobots that can collaborate and organise themselves into complex shapes.
New software-based drive functions from Siemens January 2015, Siemens South Africa Siemens has extended the range of applications for its Sinamics S120 drives family with new, software-based advanced technology functions. The specific functions concerned are synchronous operation (1:1 ...
Eaton’s New PowerXL DG1 variable frequency drive January 2015 Eaton has introduced its new PowerXL DG1 variable frequency drive series as a solution for demanding industrial and building automation applications for ratings from 0,55 to 160 kW. With features such ...
Voith hybrid servo press drive November 2014 If the goal is to make production presses quicker, more accurate and above all more efficient, then the Voith hybrid servo press drive (PSH) is an ideal retrofit solution. With the PSH, operators have ...
Variable speed drive with embedded intelligent services October 2014, Schneider Electric South Africa Schneider Electric has announced the release of Altivar Process in the southern African region. This is the first variable speed drive on the market with embedded intelligent services for industrial applications. ...
SABS hail gun driven by Festo motion solution October 2014, Festo South Africa Over the past couple of years some of South Africa’s provinces have been subjected to heavy hail storms, raising interest in products that are resilient to nature’s bullets. Festo was asked to assist ...
The advanced AV05 pneumatic valve system October 2014 The compact lightweight design of its AV series is setting new benchmarks for pneumatic valves according to manufacturer Aventics. The AVO5 valve system, the latest addition to the family, is designed ...
Low noise conveyor system with fast assembly August 2014 Future-proof assembly and packaging lines must be able to deal with even smaller batches, more frequent product changes and a large number of product variants. Chain conveyor systems used in production, ...
SKF actuators deliver ultimate product confidence August 2014, SKF South Africa SKF actuation system solutions are widely acknowledged for their quality and accurate and efficient performance across a broad range of market sectors. “Our turnkey actuation system solutions position ...
Maximum drive efficiency, minimum power consumption June 2014, Adroit Technologies The biggest consumer of electrical energy can often be pump and fan applications. Conversely these offer the most potential for the largest energy saving opportunities. Therefore, if caution is not exercised ...
Potato boom for local supplier May 2014, SEW-EURODRIVE In 2013, Sennah Handling Systems – a Paarl-based manufacturer of high quality potato bagging machines and materials handling equipment for the agricultural sector, upped its annual production from 26 ...
