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November 2010 |
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| Featured Articles |
Efficiency confusion
Control Engineering Europe, October 2010
By Steve Ruddell, ABB
Out go European efficiency categories Eff1, Eff2 and Eff3. In come IE3, IE2 and IE1. In the near future, we will see a new breed of super-efficient motors, IE4. The new testing standard and classification system will make for a fairer, more accurate comparison between motors and provides a level playing field for motor manufacturers.
Mechanical vs electronic torque limitation for machinery and operator safety
Control Engineering Europe, October 2010
Some people may advise that mechanical torque limiters are old-fashioned and unnecessary today, and that electronic monitoring is better suited to meet the needs of machine protection and operator safety. This may not always be the case.
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How to design a linear-motion system
Machine Design, September 2010
By Jessica Shapiro
If you’re designing a linear-motion system, you’ll have to consider structural support, guides, drives, seals, lubrication, and accessories between points A and B.
Time to Make a Change
Control Design, October 2010
By Dan Hebert
If you're a machine or robot builder OEM, a debugged, reliable and functional control system is a joy. But every machine control system has a lifespan, and sooner or later you'll have to update or replace it. Has your time arrived? How do you tell?
Machine design software generates open source Mechatronics program code
Automation.com, September 2010
By Bill Lydon
Mechatronics Concept Designer enables the entire development team to collaborate more effectively to design, simulate, and build a complete machine and allows the team to identify and correct issues early, before they become costly problems. To implement a design, the software generates the control application code in the PLCopen XML standard format to create programs for controllers.
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| White Papers |
Rockwell publishes Intelligent Motor Control Centers white paper
White paper explains how advanced intelligent motor control centers (MCCs) provide process application users with critical information that ultimately helps minimize – and prevent – downtime.
New generation inductive transducers
By Mark Howard, Zettlex
Paper describes why inductive transducers are chosen for the toughest jobs, how they operate and why a new generation of inductive devices is taking over.
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| Application Stories |
WEG Drives Enable Omani Oil Field To Increase Pumping
Process & Control Today, September 2010
WEG Middle East supplied – at short notice – 250kW HGF motors to fit in the same space envelope previously occupied by three 132kW Loher pump motors, at the Daleel Petroleum Oil Field in Oman.
Whitecourt receives superior drinking water
InTech, October 2010
By Wally Ingham, Stantec Consulting
The Town of Whitecourt’s Water Treatment Plant in Alberta, Canada, was updated with a ControLogix PLC, DeviceNet, a variable speed pump, MCC, and Rosemount flow, level and pressure instrumentation.
ABB controls iron ore pellet plant in Bahrain
ABB supplied a System 800xA process control system, field instrumentation, motor control centers, motors and variable speed drives to Gulf Industrial Investment, Bahrain.
Fastech rebuilds adhesive binder control system
By Siemens
A Siemens Sinamics S120 drive and Simotion D drive platform were used in the rebuilding of a 30-year-old binding system at Arandell, a magazine and catalog printer in Menomonee Falls, Wisconsin.
Torque Sensor works on servomotor test and calibration rig
A TorqSense non-contact sensor is used on the rig, which runs test motors against a 22kW DC spindle motor controlled by a Sprint Electric four quadrant DC drive.
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| Resources & Literature |
Piezo Mechanisms Catalog
The 400-page catalog presents PI’s complete spectrum of piezomechanic components and motion systems.
NAG Library available for Robotics and Automation Engineers
The NAG Library for .NET provides the algorithms in areas such as optimization, curve and surface fitting, FFTs, interpolation, linear algebra, wavelet transforms, etc.
Bison Gear releases motion control demo Video
Video demonstrates how ServoNOW motion control system can go from out of the box to running in less than 5 minutes.
Excel Gear releases Excel-lent gear/gearbox optimization software
The key calculations performed are the AGMA power rating and load calculations, including bending strength geometry factor (J) and pitting resistance geometry factors (I).
Thomson publishes Guide to Motion Solutions for Clean Energy
Guide reviews how to use linear actuators to maximize the reliability, accuracy and efficiency of solar panel and wind energy machines.
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| Company & Organizational News |
ISA and Automation.com to organize Industrial Automation Pavilion at HANNOVER MESSE
ISA, Hannover Fairs USA (HFUSA) and Automation.com will organize an Industrial Automation Pavilion at HANNOVER MESSE 2011, which will take place 4–8 April 2011 in Hannover, Germany.
September manufacturing technology consumption up 66.1%
September U.S. manufacturing technology consumption totaled $399.76 million, according to AMTDA, the American Machine Tool Distributors’ Association and AMT, The Association For Manufacturing Technology.
ARC says Motion Control Market Growth Will Resume
Automation suppliers closed the books on a disappointing 2009, and for the near term, at least, suppliers expect the challenging business environment to continue.
Direct-Industrial saves Sting concert
Direct-Industrial engineers worked through the night to repair and service a faulty drive that threatened to cancel a Sting concert.
ARC predicts growth in High Power AC Drives Market
ARC expects the high power AC drives market to experience healthy growth during the forecast period through 2014.
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| Project News |
ABB gearless mill drive system to power SAG mill
Newmont Mining Corporation selects ABB to design three gearless mill drive systems for their new high-altitude copper gold project in Peru.
HMS provides communication interfaces to Baldor
HMS embedded Mint Lite Anybus capability is now being fitted on all of Baldor's MicroFlex e100 and MotiFlex e100 drives.
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| Featured Events |
SPS/IPC/DRIVES 2010
November 23, 2010 - November 25, 2010
Location: Nuremberg, Germany
SPS/IPC/DRIVES is Europe’s leading exhibition for electric automation. Meet suppliers of electric automation technology from around the world. Inform yourself about all products, trends and innovations within the industry. Trade fair and adjoining conference offer you the perfect platform to search the right solutions for your automation tasks.
Motor, Drive & Automation Systems 2011
March 1, 2011 - March 2, 2011
Location: San Antonio, TX, United States
Motor, Drive & Automation Systems 2011 is an industry-leading conference focused on the latest economic trends and technical advancements impacting motor, drive and automation systems. Join peers and potential business partners and discover how new technologies are improving performance, energy efficiency and providing cost savings in a variety of applications.
HANNOVER MESSE Energy
April 4, 2011 - April 8, 2011
Location: Hannover, Germany
Leading Trade Fair for Renewable and Conventional Power Generation, Transmission and Distribution at the HANNOVER MESSE.
AUTOMATICON
April 5, 2011 - April 8, 2011
Location: Warsaw, Poland
AUTOMATICON is the most important trade fair for automation, control, measurement and robotics in Poland. The Fair is always accompanied by series of seminars, lectures and presentations which attract hundreds of specialists from all over the country.
IMTOS 2011
May 5, 2011 - May 8, 2011
Location: NEW DELHI, INDIA
IMTOS 11, held in New Delhi, India, provides a look at the new innovations and opportunities for that vast industrial segment comprising of power, including machine tools, motion control, instrumentation, and more.
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