Motion Control & Drives


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Inverters in the water industries
October 2013, Adroit Technologies
Inverters enable flow to be controlled efficiently and cost effectively. In the water industry, they are used in the following areas amongst others.    Water supply:    * Drinking water treatment. * Water ...

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Compact inverter drives
October 2013, Varispeed (A Division of Hudaco Trading), PI SA (PROFIBUS & PROFINET SA)
Varispeed has a complete range of automation products that control, monitor and regulate the speed of standard AC motors and can offer solutions to all VSD and motion control problems. This includes the ...

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Energy efficient solutions from Siemens
September 2013, Siemens South Africa
Drive system for world's most powerful cement mill.

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Yaskawa's energy efficient elevator solutions
September 2013, Varispeed (A Division of Hudaco Trading)
Globally, over 150 000 lifts are driven by Yaskawa motors and drives and Yaskawa has an impressive track record in the business. The L1000A inverter drive is designed for three million full load starts. ...

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SKF solutions for solar tracking systems
September 2013, SKF South Africa
SKF Solar Linear Actuator-CASD-60, and SKF Solar Hub CRSD 290 are two solutions that each contribute to the reduction of carbon emissions by increasing the energy production from one solar panels. “Harnessing ...

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Beckhoff offers complete control solution in hygienic design
August 2013, Beckhoff Automation
For applications in the food, beverage and pharmaceutical industries as well as in packaging technology, Beckhoff offers a complete control solution in hygienic design consisting of panel PCs, I/O modules ...

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Flying with Siemens integrated drive system
August 2013, Siemens South Africa
At the 2013 Parisian ‘Le Bourget’ air show, Siemens, EADS and Diamond Aircraft showcased the next generation DA36 E-Star with a serial-hybrid electric drive. This drive concept enables quiet electric ...

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Small local controller integrates virtual device
August 2013, Beckhoff Automation
Beckhoff’s compact Embedded PC CX8093 with Profinet interface.

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New SKF sensor bearing with EMC filter
August 2013, SKF South Africa
SKF has launched a new sensor bearing with improved protection against power surges. Designed typically for use in electric motors, it has an in-line electromagnetic compatibility (EMC) filter that protects ...

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Encoders for extended shaft diameter
August 2013, ATI Systems
Some motors require a speed feedback sensor mounted on the main shaft between other parts in the machinery. Here the shaft dimensions may be large, sometimes around a metre, which means that a standard ...

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SEW-Eurodrive makes a splash in the Western Cape
April 2013, SEW-EURODRIVE
Drive units to improve the efficiency of the aeration process at Inenzo Water treatment plant.

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Honeywell increases integration with new Experion PMD release
April 2013, PI SA (PROFIBUS & PROFINET SA)
Latest release offers increased integration and easy upgrade for process, machinery and drives automation.

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Configurable IPC concept for customised solutions
April 2013, Phoenix Contact
Phoenix Contact has introduced a new industrial PC to meet rising demands in the areas of process visualisation, robotics, and industrial automation: The Valueline P7000 is a powerful, configurable solution ...

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Servomotors for CIP applications
April 2013, Beckhoff Automation
Beckhoff’s AM8800 stainless steel servomotors fulfil demanding EHEDG requirements.

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Mitsubishi F700 inverters
March 2013, Adroit Technologies
BACnet support for building services applications as standard.

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Complete drive axes in food-grade hygienic design
February 2013, Beckhoff Automation
For applications in the food, beverage and pharmaceutical industries as well as in packaging technology, Beckhoff offers a complete control solution in hygienic design consisting of panel PCs, I/O modules ...

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Hydrogen powered tractors
February 2013
New Holland Agriculture’s NH2 hydrogen powered tractors are the world’s first tractors to be powered by hydrogen, “These new hydrogen powered tractors have been designed to help farmers cope with the ...

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Robots pack chocolate for Bosch Rexroth
February 2013
Motion logic control (MLC) from Bosch Rexroth’s range of IndraMotion automation solutions has helped an Italian producer of completely robotised systems for the outer packaging industry to guarantee an ...

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Compact motor starter
February 2013, Siemens South Africa
Siemens Industry Automation Division has added the compact Sirius 3RM1 motor starter to its switching technology portfolio. The module has been designed as both a direct-on-line starter and a reversing ...

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Siemens drives digitised production forward
February 2013, Siemens South Africa
At the latest SPS IPC Drives industrial trade fair, Siemens provided a fascinating insight into the production world of the future – a world in which virtual processes for product and plant development ...

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