Hitachi introduces next generation inverter September 2007 Hitachi has recently introduced its SJ700 inverter in South Africa. The new inverter offers trip avoidance and 0,3 Hz 200% starting torque through improvements to the sensorless vector control. The high ...
SEW drives productivity at Pieman's Pantry August 2007, SEW-EURODRIVE Standard off-the-shelf equipment in the form of a Movidrive MDX61B servo controller was supplied for the intelligence and control of the motor, along with a CM geared servo brake motor to provide the muscle to drive the guillotine
Optical motion sensor stays out of touch August 2007 Intacton, a subsidiary of the FRABA group, has developed an optical motion sensor which enables precise non-contact length and speed measurement of sensitive webs such as textiles, coated or sticky surfaces, ...
Software makes motion control a SNAP August 2007, Opto Controls Opto 22, a developer and manufacturer of hardware and software for industrial automation, remote monitoring, data acquisition, and machine-to-machine (M2M) applications, has introduced the SNAP motion ...
Compact servo motors suit robot applications August 2007, Motion Tronic The DSC 45-100 series is Baumüller's new series of compact three-phase servo motors. When developing this series, the company's primary goal was to bring to market a servo motor that could combine power ...
Advantech introduces complete machine automation solution August 2007, Centurion Micro Electronics (CME) Advantech has released a comprehensive range of components for machine automation applications. The collection comprises a master module, motion slave modules, DAQ slave modules, and an embedded software ...
Vision systems inspect juice bottles August 2007, Westplex Original Juice Co. in Australia found itself with a challenge in achieving consistent placement of closures on filled bottles. It wanted closure on all its different bottles to be applied fully as well ...
Servo controller is available with EtherCAT July 2007, Motion Tronic The b maXX 3422 servo controller from Baumüller, with a motor-side rated output current of 20 A, has been designed for power ratings of up to approximately 12,5 kVA. Consequently, it can typically be ...
Inverter restarts on-the-fly July 2007, Motion Tronic Baumüller has developed the b maXX 1000, a highly efficient and easy-to-operate frequency inverter for vector control on standard motors. The unit is available in three frame sizes for power ranges from ...
VSD design simplifies installation April 2007 The restructured division of Alstom Electrical, CHI Control Components, is now focused on supplying low voltage components directly to OEMs and panel builders. CHI has been successfully supplying the ...
Drive incorporates dynamic auto-tuning April 2007, CBI-electric: low voltage The frequency inverter drives of the new FRA700 series from Mitsubishi Electric are high-end units designed for demanding, modern mechanical and plant engineering applications. These drives feature advanced ...
Palletising in record time April 2007, SEW-EURODRIVE Palletising is an important part of production processes. Regardless of the kind of product involved, single containers from production have to be accumulated in larger quantities for shipping.
In addition ...
Recently upgraded compact geared motors April 2007 Nordbloc compact geared motors, available exclusively from Bearing Man's geared motors division, Power Drives, have recently been upgraded by German precision engineers, Getriebebau Nord. They now offer ...
Universal drive for distributed motor control April 2007 Technosoft has successfully applied its MotionChip DSP control technology to develop the new ISM4803 intelligent servo module, a member of the fully digital cost-effective OEM product family developed ...
Distributed I/O has web server functionality April 2007, Siemens South Africa Siemens Automation and Drives is adding a new 154-8 CPU interface module to the Simatic ET 200pro distributed I/O system. This new CPU is program-compatible with the S7-300 range and has improved backup ...
SEW drives the sugar industry February 2007, SEW-EURODRIVE The motion sequence requirements in the sugar industry are characterised by a wide range of extremely varied tasks. As systems suppliers and drive engineering specialists, SEW Eurodrive has taken upon ...