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Motion Control, Motors & Drives Portal
Motion Control, Motors & Drives Products, News, Articles, Events & Resources
Welcome to the Automation.com portal for Motion Control, Motors & Drives with valuable information and resources for controls and automation engineers to create reliable automation systems. The portal provides information on the latest advancements in all types of motors, drive technology and mechatronics. Keep up on the rapidly advancing mechatronics technology that combines mechanical, electronic and information technology into a single discipline.
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Articles
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An inside look at planetary gears
- 01/29/12 Machine Design, January 2012 By Howard Horn, Thomson Industries Planetary gearheads can improve machine performance and efficiency, and lower costs. But proper sizing is critical. |
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Remote maintenance through networked security appliances
- 01/29/12 Industrial Ethernet Book, February 2012 By Ingo Hilgenkamp, Phoenix Contact To save time and money, operating companies therefore frequently link their applications to the service network of the manufacturer via the web. But you may need a security appliance to protect yourself. |
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Top 5 Automation & Control Trends to Watch in 2012
- 01/22/12 Design News, January 2012 By Rob Spiegel What we'll see through the deployment of new technology is higher productivity, greater throughput, and safer plants. These developments in technology are beginning to draw young engineers. |
White Papers
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Safety in Drives
- 11/21/11 Automation.com, November 2011 By Mikko Ristolaine, ABB Offerings from safe stopping to more elaborate monitoring functions are being introduced and are heralding new opportunities in machine safety. |
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Direct Drive Technology Improves Flexo Printing Quality and Throughput
- 10/27/11 By Kollmorgen Kollmorgen expert Tom England explores the advantages of direct drive technology in the highest-quality flexographic printing machines and other applications, with respect to machine assembly, maintenance, throughput, accuracy, operational costs and more. |
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How Today’s Flexible Digital Servo Drives Help OEMs Build a Better Machine, Faster
- 10/27/11 By Kollmorgen Kollmorgen expert Carroll Wontrop explains how high-performance digital servo drives can improve throughput, functionality and commissioning time, then discusses selection criteria and tours Kollmorgen’s AKD™ servo drive line. |
Application Stories
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Rockwell Automation System controls Chocolate Manufacturing
- 01/19/12 Automation.com, January 2012 By Rockwell Automation By using Rockwell Automation’s controllers, EtherNet/IP, servo drives and FactoryTalk software, Hershey brings together all aspects of its chocolate production line. |
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Linear Motion Moves Up and Out
- 01/15/12 Control Design, January 2012 By Jim Montague Surf’s up! Precision Shapes Northwest, a builder of surfboards, added a Harmonic Linear Drive belt-type linear actuator with a built-in smart motor to its surfboard shaping and routing machines, eliminating the need for stepper and servo motors. |
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IE3 motors promise impressive energy savings for odour control facility
- 01/11/12 Control Engineering Europe, January 2012 Golden Acres Pet Foods in the UK built an extraction plant that takes odours from the process lines. Fans handle the extraction of the process gas and are powered by two ABB IE3 motors, one of 250 kW, the other of 185 kW. |
Resources & Literature
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Machine & Process Safety Engineering Guide
Omron Scientific Technologies introduces the 2011-2012 Guide to Machine and Process Safeguarding. The guide also highlights Omron STI’s Safety Library with access to educational resource material including fully-illustrated articles on safety regulations and directives, risk assessment, types of protective measures and background on safety technologies. |
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Dynomax announces Dynospindles Website
- 12/30/11 Dynospindles.com website streamlines the ordering of custom and standard machine tool spindles and related accessories. |
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Stock Drive Products publishes D810 Inch Catalog
- 01/25/12 Catalog contains more than 87,000 components such as timing belts, pulleys, timing belt clamps, clamp kits, foot mounts, bearings, gearheads, couplings and vibration mounts. |
Training News
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BEI produces How to Install an Encoder Videos
- 12/30/11 Video series details how to install industrial rotary encoders. |
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Francis Tuttle Technology Center awarded for Manufacturing Education
- 11/22/11 SME selects Francis Tuttle Technology Center as one of six exemplary schools for community-based manufacturing education. |
Training & Seminars
Cartoons
Product Announcements
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ASI announces S7 SeriesFiber Optic Sensors
- 01/30/12
For long distances, S7 series has 10 bit resolution models with 500 µs response. For high speed, the series has 12 bit resolution models with 50 µs response. |
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ABB announces MicroFlex e150 Ethernet servo drive family
- 01/30/12
The drives are compatible with Ethernet protocols, and have a universal encoder interfacing capability, local motion control programming, and integrated functional safety. |
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Sanyo Denki shrinks F2 Stepping Motor
- 01/30/12
With a compact frame of 0.55" and weighing only 1 oz, this tiny model allows for a space-saving end product design. |
Company & Organization News
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Medium Voltage AC Drives Market in India Growing
- 01/12/12 ARC says the total medium voltage AC drives market in India will exceed $180 million in 2015. |
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Marc Wolf joins B&R Industrial Automation
- 01/11/12 Wolf is Business Development Manager for the company’s Global Packaging Solutions Group. |
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Andrew Vogl of Kollmorgen Named Motion Control Association Chairman
- 01/24/12 Andrew Vogl succeeds Bill Allai of National Instruments, who remains on the MCA Board as Past Chairman. |
Project News
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AC drives for largest ever active heave-compensated winch system
- 12/18/11 Control Engineering Europe, December 2011 Vacon is to deliver liquid-cooled AC drives with a total power of 2.7 MW for active heave-compensated winches onboard a Norwegian-built Inspection, Maintenance and Repair (IMR) ship. |
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ABB to supply mill drives for iron ore processing in Brazil
- 12/08/11 ABB will supply two GMD systems for 23 megawatt SAG mills comprising transformers, ring motors and complete containerized electrical houses. |
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ABB to hoist ore in Australia
- 11/21/11 ABB will design, supply and commission all the electrical and mechanical equipment for a new ground-mounted mine ore hoist system. |
Event News
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Industrial Supply 2012 Showcases U.S. Industrial Subcontractors
- 12/06/11 Leaders in the subcontracting business will be presenting their latest product developments in industrial materials to a vast audience attending HANNOVER MESSE. |
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HANNOVER MESSE 2012 focuses on sustainability
- 11/21/11 By adopting "greentelligence" as its keynote theme, HANNOVER MESSE 2012 has put the spotlight squarely on green technologies as a central growth driver for industry. |
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UK 2012 is largest manufacturing event in the UK
- 07/21/11 UK 2012, 18-19 April 2012, will be the largest manufacturing event in the UK with over 1,000 exhibiting companies, covering 37,000 square metres of exhibition space. |
Events
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