Motion Control & Drives


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New HVAC VSD launched
May 2006
LS Industrial Systems is offering its iP5A series of HVAC variable speed drives. The range is specifically designed to cater for building airconditioning systems and centrifugal pump installations, incorporating ...

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Drive system solution for cut-to-length lines
April 2006
The advantages of a family of variable speed drives that meets the varying requirements of an entire steel production process can range from easier maintenance and fewer spare parts to single supplier ...

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Robust, plug-and-play soft starters
April 2006
CBI Automation is offering DigiSoft Soft Starters. The new range, suitable for water and sewage applications, was designed with simplicity and ease-of-use in mind, without sacrificing its emphasis on ...

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Thyristor units with soft start
April 2006, Temperature Controls
RKC Instruments has designed and developed the THYCO-10 Series of thyristor units and solid-state relays, as well as the SSNP and SSNZ Series thyristor units. The THYCO-10 is a phase angle control type ...

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Compact four-quadrant drives
March 2006
Sprint Electric's 340XRi, 680XRi and 1220XRi DC drives offer a suitable solution to many four quadrant regenerative drive applications. "Sprint Electric's Regen drives offer a quick and easy solution ...

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Drives at work at cricket's hallowed ground
March 2006
Home of the Marylebone Cricket Club (the MCC), Lord's cricket ground in London is considered by many enthusiasts to be the centre of the cricketing world. Named after Thomas Lord, owner of the first MCC ...

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AC drives increase energy savings and reliability
March 2006
Whenever health, safety and environmental issues are important, the quality and reliability of machines and processes becomes vital. In most cases that quality and reliability will, in turn, be dependant ...

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New microdrives said to raise benchmark
February 2006
The launch of the Hitachi SJ200 series is believed to have Elquip Solutions, a Hitachi drives and automation company, setting a new benchmark standard for microdrives. The SJ200 is the first product ...

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Motion control system replaces a mechanical line shaft
January 2006
The switch from mechanical to electronic drive solutions offers a number of benefits for both machine builders and users of the machines. Making the switch, however, involves more than simply removing ...

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300 kW flagship of vector drive family
January 2006
The Berges UD 7000 from Elquip Solutions includes operational modes for general purpose volts-per-hertz (V/Hz) operation, speed or torque control with sensorless vector, flux vector and brushless AC servo. ...

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New inverter has everything under control
November 2005, SEW-EURODRIVE
Movidrive B demonstrates clear improvements in functionality and performance without affecting the compatibility with the implemented installations

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Smart wireless drive
November 2005
Smart Wireless Drive 1 is an AC variable speed drive 0,37-160 kW that provides ease of use and simple installation and commissioning, making it a low cost solution for virtually all open loop drive applications. Coherent ...

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Intrinsically safe solenoid drivers
November 2005, Turck Banner Southern Africa
Turck is offering its new MK72 intrinsically safe solenoid drivers to isolate and power loads in classified hazardous areas. These new models provide current and voltage that is much more specific to ...

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DC drives for aerospace wire manufacturing
August 2005
Temco, a precision manufacturer of aircraft specification wire has installed over 200 Sprint Electric DC drives. Temco was finding that custom designed tension control systems for feeding wire into a ...

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Easier configuration of multiple DC drives
August 2005
Sprint Electric has simplified the simultaneous configuration, programming and monitoring of multiple DC drives with a facility that enables several of its PL and PLX digital drives to be 'daisy-chained' ...

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Easy motion control
August 2005, Siemens South Africa
Motion control in its most basic form means moving an object through the distance between point A to point B at the required speed. To achieve this basic motion most PLC users do not necessarily want ...

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DC drive saves space
July 2005
With a footprint of just 35 x 105 mm, Sprint Electric's new range of DC drives claim to fit easily into existing control panel or save space in new designs. The controller's slim design saves space and ...

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Compact DC drive
July 2005
With a footprint of just 35 mm x 105 mm, Sprint Electric's new range of DC drives fit easily into existing control panel or can save space in new designs. The controller's slim design saves space and ...

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Variable frequency drives series
July 2005
The KBVF adjustable frequency drives provide variable speed control for standard 208-230 and 400/460 V 50 and 60 Hz 3-phase and PSC AC induction motors from under 750 W through 3,5 kW. The sinewave coded ...

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Intelligent drive calls for service
June 2005
The latest offering from Elquip Solutions is Hitachi's range of IP54 drives with built-in e-mail functionality. The L300IP Inverter can now come with the option of the Hitachi Web Controller built-in, ...

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