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Enhanced compact drives offer greater power density
Siemens UK & Ireland has enhanced its modular drive inverter system to offer higher power density and space-saving. The second generation of the Sinamics G120 is now available in three voltage...
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Fast metal adhesive for elevated temperatures
Manufacturer of industrial adhesives, DELO, has developed a new metal adhesive for electric motors to extend its product range by an adhesive combining a broad temperature range of use with fast and...
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Food processors shine with stainless steel motors
Attitudes to food hygiene are changing markedly as the supply chains lengthen – often to global proportions. With ever more plant and machinery used in food production, storage, processing and...
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Linear drive technology aids PCB production throughput
Demand for advances in the design, development and manufacture of printed circuit boards (PCB) is ever increasing. As a result PCB production equipment manufacturer Rainbow Technology Systems has...
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Energy feedback reduces energy peaks
Unit installed as a separate component between the power supply unit and the inverter of the servo system and absorbs the regenerative energy. Oliver Endres reportsMitsubishi Electric’s Energy Assist...
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Overcoming drive corrosion from seawater
Krijn Verwijs is one of Europe’s foremost suppliers of shellfish products, including oysters, lobster and in particular fresh blue or common mussels.In its Yerseke, Netherlands-based shellfish...
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Next-generation electric vehicle motor
A new electric vehicle (EV) motor has been designed and built in prototype form by Ricardo as part of a collaborative research and development project, RapidSR (Rapid Design and Development of a...
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Efficiency as standard
Heikki Kervinen explains what the new energy efficiency standards mean and how you can benefit from themEnergy efficiency in industrial manufacturing is currently a hot topic as the new EN50598-2...
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Ultra-compact PSD servo drives
Parker is launching its PSD standalone and multi-axis servo drive. Designed as the company’s next generation motion product line, the PSD range is pitched at markets that include food and packaging,...
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Efficiency clarifications
There is some debate as to who originally invented the incandescent light bulb. Some say Thomas Edison whilst others say Sir Joseph Swan. There are also those who claim both of these great minds were...
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Brushless slotless motor
Portescap introduces the newest addition to its Ultra EC mini motor platform - the 16 ECH brushless motor, designed specifically to provide an economic motor solution for high performance...
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Shorter drive targets growing motion control market
The market for motion control experienced a 6% rise in 2014, reaching a revenue of $12.2bn, according to a recent survey by the IHS.Similarly, the industrial robotics market is growing by 6.2% annually...
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Ultracompact water-cooled motors
Ultracompact water-cooled motors, which enable engineers to save space by delivering the same power in a frame size one or two times smaller than ordinary water-cooled motors, have been introduced by...
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Hydraulic motors now smaller, lighter but with the same output
Bosch Rexroth has repackaged the compact series of Hägglunds hydraulic motors. These new Hägglunds CA 10 to 40 motors are now smaller and lighter, but with the same output. The new motors will extend...
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Planetary performance increases accuracy
Gearing specialist Harmonic Drive UK has launched a new range of planetary gears targeted at users that require accuracy and low backlash. The new HPN range is designed for applications including...
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Soft starters and contactors
A new range of soft starters has been introduced by DeltaSense. The UL approved units, from Eltwin, cover a wide range of motor ratings from 0.1kW to as high as 110kW.Start and stop ramp times and...
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Brakes are the ‘smallest on the market’
Warner Electric has developed a range of spring-set holding brakes. Mathieu Ruault reportsThere are some applications where every gram or cubic millimetre counts. In these situations OEMs and designers...
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High-frequency ground straps
AEGIS High-Frequency Ground Straps ensure a very low-impedance path to ground for the high-frequency currents generated by VFD-driven motors and systems.Non-zero impedances within a ground system can...
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One-piece direct-drive motion solution
The recently launched Megaflux MFH170i series brushless torque motors from Allied Motion Inc are available from motion control systems integrator Heason Technology.The compact direct-drive solution for...
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High-performance drive in a small package
Maxon's smallest DC brushless motor is only 4mm in diameter and comes in two different lengths. Certified in accordance with ISO 13485, the new brushless micro drive is for medical applications.The EC...
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