Decentralised motor management using function modules September 2003, Phoenix Contact , Access Control & Identity Management Adding to the extensive product range of Interbus motor switches, Phoenix Contact is now offering two devices with Profibus interfaces that can be used in a variety of industrial applications because ...
New energy-efficient motors August 2003, SEW-EURODRIVE Electric drives in continuous operation still convert too much valuable energy into heat loss, so SEW-Eurodrive is offering innovative energy efficient motors. Unlike conventional AC motors with aluminium ...
Variable frequency drive offers energy savings August 2003 Mitsubishi Electric Automation is offering its FR-F500(L) Series variable rrequency drive (VFD). The F500 Series consists of units rated from 0,75 kW through 375 kW at 400 V a.c.
The series has been ...
New field distributor for automation applications August 2003, SEW-EURODRIVE SEW-Eurodrive is now offering its MFZ.7 field distributor. Field distributors are important installation interfaces within the system that reduce project-planning efforts, installation time and start-up ...
Protection for industrial motors August 2003, NewElec Pretoria A range of robust motor protection relays is available to protect low and medium voltage industrial motors. NewElec's 320-327 range provides protection against overloading, start/running stall conditions, ...
Universal drive controller for DC brush motors August 2003, Phoenix Contact The new Interbus Inline DC AR 48/10, a drive controller from Phoenix Contact is a universal power output stage for continuous-duty DC brush motors with up to 450 W rated consumption. Besides easy, tool-free ...
Checking motor rotation with the 3-phase power off August 2003 When installing motors on conveyor lines, pump systems, and any interconnected drives, tests can be carried out with the Toptronic T860 motor rotation tester to determine the phase sequence, the direction ...
AC drives for glass manufacturer July 2003, Rockwell Automation, Products & Solutions Shatterprufe, the leading manufacturer of automotive safety glass in South Africa, imported a glass-toughening furnace for its plant in GaRankuwa, north of Rosslyn from the USA in 1991.
The glass toughening ...
Compact and reliable motion control July 2003 Omron's W-series of servo systems is designed to provide superior motion control for both the speed and position a machine's moving parts. Based around of a 32-bit RISC processor, each servo ...
An easy solution for crane control July 2003, SEW-EURODRIVE, Other technologies A typical crane control application is the gantry crane. In this case, crane control can be used not only for the travel axes but also for the hoist axis.
The travel distance in the travel axis must ...
Filling bottles on the move July 2003 Towards the end of July, at the Wine Farmers & Fruit Growers Exhibition in Cape Town's Convention Centre, SEW-Eurodrive will be demonstrating how to fill multiple wine bottles while they are moving along ...
Advancements in AC drives June 2003, Rockwell Automation In addition to regulating speed and, in some cases, torque control in diverse applications, some of today's drives contain many features that used to be purchased as add-on options, giving these motor enhancing devices more up time for greater productivity
Drives supplier reports record sales June 2003, SEW-EURODRIVE SEW-Eurodrive SA reports that its 2002/3 invoiced-output is 25% in excess of target. Celebrating this significant achievement, MD, Urs Roos comments:
"Over the past year or so we have gradually fine-honed ...
Miniature precision encoders June 2003, Turck Banner Southern Africa Kubler now supplies a new low-priced high performance miniature encoder. The outside housing diameter is only 24 mm. The use of highly integrated opto Asics makes it possible to manufacture the device ...
Tracking down the stars June 2003, SEW-EURODRIVE The Special Astrophysical Observatory is a research institute of the Russian Academy of Sciences. It is located in the northern part of the Caucasus and uses SEW-Eurodrive drives. This giant ...
Decentralised drives cut commissioning time April 2003 Danfoss Drives has developed a new range of individual and integrated drive solutions (incorporating distributed control) that feature rugged construction to withstand challenging application environments, ...
Revolution of the fluidic muscle April 2003, Festo South Africa Fluidic muscle technology from Festo is changing the nature of numerous process applications worldwide.
A tensile actuator that mimics natural muscle movement, the fluidic muscle can develop very high ...
New production line for Consol Glass April 2003, SEW-EURODRIVE Consol Glass has just commissioned a new production line in order to increase its output of glass bottles. The line, manufactured by Active Enterprises in Centurion, is unusual in that it is the first ...
Controlling drive movement for a winding application April 2003, SEW-EURODRIVE, Products & Solutions In many branches of industry such as the paper, plastics, textile and sheet metal industries, material in continuous, flexible strip form (web) is unwound or rewound before and after processing. A primary ...
