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August 2010 |
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| Featured Articles |
Match the motor to the load
Plant Services, June 2010
By James Taylor
You need an understanding of the factors to consider in choosing the correct motor for the application so you can determine if the motor is the right one.
Drive Technology Trends
MRO, June 2010
By Masazumi Suzuki
For a direct drive motor to replace a gearmotor, it must be able to provide high torque at low speeds, which is not what induction motors are well known for. Therefore, most direct drive motors that replace gearmotors have some type of permanent magnet motor that is paired with an electronic controller
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Your Motor Inventory — A Real Waste Buster
Maintenance Technology, June 2010
By Motor Decisions Matter
Wasteful motors may be oversized, improperly loaded or simply inefficient. All the time those systems are operating, energy and dollars are being lost. You can, however, avoid that waste.
How's Your Motor Running?
Chemical Processing, June 2010
By Gary Faagau
Plants typically only look at their system if they run out of pump capacity, but not too many probe the energy wasted due to inefficiency. Try optimization to help reduce motor energy expenses.
The case for hollow shaft torque motors
Automation.com, June 2010
By Harald Poesch, Siemens
Permanent magnet synchronous torque motors offer significant advantages on high energy consuming and high dynamic applications.
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| White Papers |
Motion Control Cards For Machine Design
By Erlendur Kristjansson, Performance Motion Devices
This white paper looks at the different motion control card form factors, their fit into different machine requirements, and how they affect the outcome of a machine design. The paper also examines the interaction between the motion cards and the system architectures to illustrate design trade-offs.
The Case For Regenerative AC Drive Motors
By William Gilbert, Siemens
Improved operation, reduced maintenance, motor power savings and conservation of energy make AC regen drives a decided advantage for converting, packaging, printing, wireforming and other roll-fed machinery, where driven unwinds can be implemented.
Inexpensive Methods to Measure the Performance Characteristics of a Linear Motion Device
By Rob Steves, Zaber Technologies
Once you've determined the requirements of your linear motion application, how can you qualify a linear motion product to ensure it meets your application's needs? This article describes a series of tests that can be performed by the average user to quickly determine the most important performance characteristics of linear motion systems.
Development of Highly Reliable Multilayer Piezo Actuators
By P. Pertsch, et al, PI Ceramic
White paper covers the development and lifetime tests of ceramic encapsulated actuators under different operating conditions (DC and AC).
Winding technology fits directly in the drive
By Alexander Schaedlich and William Gilbert, Siemens
"Winder" application is designed into the current generation of Sinamics S120 drives.
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| Application Stories |
Drive solution boosts energy efficiency at power plant
Reliable Plant, July 2010
By ABB
Medium-voltage drives have slashed the energy consumption of two boiler feed pumps at a coal-fired power plant in Germany by 25 percent. The solution increases plant revenues by $800,000 a year and reduces annual CO2 emissions by 10,200 tons.
DC drives improve productivity of steel mill
Kocaer Haddecilik in Turkey installed DC drives,and a SCADA system, complete with Profibus, Ethernet and fibre-optic networking.
First screw generator for water industry saves £127,000 a year
Process Engineer, July 2010
A renewable energy method based on an Archimedes screw and an ABB motor and variable speed drive is saving Yorkshire Water in the UK more than £127,000 a year in electricity costs. The first installation in the UK to use untreated sewage for hydro power generation, it has now been operating at the site perfectly for over six months.
Bio-ethanol plant installs high efficiency motors on cooling towers
Control Engineering Europe, June 2010
WEG supplied high efficiency motors for the BioWanze project—a plant that began producing bioethanol from wheat and sugar beet last year, and produces half the annual bioethanol volume for Belgium.
Motion control solution raises reliability, integrity of food production
Reliable Plant, June 2010
FR Drake builds loading equipment that prepares individual frankfurters for packaging. They installed MP-Series stainless-steel motors, plus an Allen-Bradley ControlLogix PAC, industrial computer, and FactoryTalk software.
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| Resources & Literature |
Physik Instrumente publishes Flexure Actuators brochure
The brochure presents a number of new applications along with a variety of low-cost flexure actuators for OEMs.
Haydon Kerk provides CAD models for RGS linear rail systems
CAD downloads provide the flexibility to change/modify such features as rail length, number of carriages, screw resolution, motor step angle, motor voltage, and other parameters.
Wittenstein publishes alpha Gearbox Catalog
Catalog contains all standard servo gearbox technical information as well as information for rack and pinion systems, servo couplings and sensor technology.
EtherCAT Group adds CANopen to Drive Profile
The EtherCAT Slave Sample Code now includes the CANopen drive profile according to the ETG implementation guideline.
NEMA publishes MG 1-2009 Motors and Generators standard
MG 1 is the standard for practical information concerning performance, safety, testing, construction, and manufacture of alternating-current and direct-current motors and generators.
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| Featured Training |
CANopen Training
September 2, 2010
Location: Geneva, Switzerland
Development engineers and system integrators who want to get an overview about CANopen and want to judge the technical opportunities CANopen provides. This CANopen training is also for technical decision-makers, who have the question, whether CANopen can fulfill the communication related technical request of their application.
Introductory One-Day Seminar on EtherNet/IP and Industrial Ethernet
September 22, 2010
Location: Detroit, MI, USA
Introduction to EtherNet/IP and Industrial Ethernet.This seminar gives a technical overview of the Common Industrial Protocol (CIP) and EtherNet/IP, including its extensions for functional safety, synchronization, and motion.
Scientific Automation Seminar - Boston
September 28, 2010
Location: Westborough, MA, USA
Beckhoff Automation will be hosting a no-charge seminar to show engineering managers how Scientific Automation can help reduce cost, increase performance and add functionality. In order to stay competitive, this is a must-attend event for manufacturers and machine builders.
Web Seminar: Noise Reduction in Signal and Power Circuits
November 3, 2010
2:00 PM - (GMT -5:00) Eastern Time (US & Canada), Bogota, Lima Time Zone
Participants will learn about noise sources, methods to reduce signal noise, power noise sources (including harmonics), and techniques used both to reduce power line noise and maintain power quality.
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| Company & Organizational News |
June manufacturing technology consumption up 35.8%
With a year-to-date total of $1,207.60 million, 2010 is up 56.1% compared with 2009.
Frost & Sullivan says energy costs driving European Motor Market
European low voltage ac motor market is predicted to grow from $2.2 billion in 2009 to $3 billion in 2016.
Kaman Industrial Technology promotes Steven Smidler to President
Smidler, previously Senior Vice President and Chief Operating Officer, has been appointed president following Jack Cahill’s retirement.
ABB obtains California Seismic Certification for Low Voltage Drives
ACH550 line of drives and bypasses for HVAC has been added to the “Facilities Development Division (FDD) List of Equipment/Components with OSHPD Special Seismic Certification Pre-Approval (OSP).”
PLCopen Function Blocks for Motion Control released for comments
The PLCopen Motion Control profile specification has been released for comments until August 16, 2010.
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| Featured Events |
International Manufacturing Technology Show
September 13, 2010 - September 18, 2010
Location: Chicago, IL, USA
IMTS - The International Manufacturing Technology Show management will host the first-ever Industry Inspiration Day as part of the September 13 kick-off for the all-new IMTS Industry & Technology Conference.
Automation 2010
September 21, 2010 - September 24, 2010
Location: Mumbai, India
Automation 2010 will highlight products trends, services and solutions in the field of: Factory Automation, Process Automation & Control System, Field Instrumentation, Robotics, Drives & Various Bus Technology, Building Automation, Hydraulics & Pneumatics
ISA Automation Week
October 4, 2010 - October 6, 2010
Location: Houston, TX, USA
ISA Automation Week 2010 will feature intensive educational and applications-based technical conference sessions delivered by subject matter experts. Discrete and process automation professionals will have a chance to learn innovative techniques and solutions for creating more efficient, productive, and economical manufacturing processes.
Robotics Trends New Applications for Industrial Robotics Virtual Conference
October 27, 2010
Location: Virtual
Robotics Trends and Modern Materials Handling partner for the first online industrial robotics conference and exposition focused on industrial robots. The event will highlight Robotics Solutions for Materials Handling and Robotic Manufacturing Solutions for Small-to-Medium Businesses.
Automation Fair
November 3, 2010 - November 4, 2010
Location: Orlando, FL, United States
Discover smart, safe, sustainable manufacturing at Automation Fair® 2010. Attend in-depth tech sessions and hands-on labs. Visit more than 100 exhibits and displays. Learn best practices at specialized industry forums. As always, there’s no charge to attend Automation Fair – it’s all free.
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