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  • Emerson Industrial delivers energy-saving automation solution to Tech Folien

    Tech Folien turned to Emerson official partner RJW, who designed and installed a solution which delivered energy savings of over 75%.
    By: Emerson
    03 May, 2016 | 2 minutes
  • The Linear Motor: How Does It Work?

    By Alexander Hinds, W2Tech If you're new to automation, this article will help describe the different types and inner workings of linear motors.
    03 May, 2016 | 4 minutes
  • Emak chooses Emerson motor in smoke extraction fan application

    Based in Istanbul, Turkey, Emak Fan Industries Inc. chose a modular, dedicated motor and drive solution from Emerson for its latest smoke extraction fan project.
    By: Emerson
    27 April, 2016 | 2 minutes
  • Festo demonstrates SupraMotion technology at Hannover Messe

    Festo's SupraMotion applications are designed for the contactless transportation of objects in enclosed spaces
    By: Festo Corporation
    25 April, 2016 | 2 minutes
  • Rockwell announces acquisition of Magnemotion

    MagneMotion is a manufacturer of conveyor systems with servo-controlled independent cart technology and will integrate into existing Rockwell Automation control, safety and sensing solutions to help manufacturers more safely transport products.
    By: Rockwell Automation
    18 April, 2016 | 1 minute
  • Servotronix supplies controls for Gleason machines

    Servotronix’s motion-control system for Gleason includes the softMC motion controller and four CDHD drives, running over an EtherCAT bus and controlling three linear axes and one rotary axis
    By: Servotronix servo drives
    11 April, 2016 | 1 minute
  • Physik Instrumente to Build $13M Technology Center

    The new Technology Center is over 100,000ft² (9,600m²) and will include 200 workplaces, laboratories, environmental chambers, and an auditorium for seminars and training events.
    By: PI Vision
    07 April, 2016 | 1 minute
  • ABB to supply drive system to Kruger Packaging

    ABB will deliver a complete engineered solution to Kruger Packaging for a paper machine rebuild project at Kruger’s Trois-Rivières Mill in Quebec, Canada.
    By: ABB
    07 April, 2016 | 1 minutes
  • Festo Introduces Multi-Carrier-System without Trailing Wires

    By Bill Lydon, Editor Festo's Multi-Carrier System, along with accompanying Siemens software, provides machine designers with an innovative tool to deliver greater industry efficiency.
    By: Festo Corporation
    04 April, 2016 | 2 minutes
  • CP Automation replaces legacy motor at Tata Steel

    CP replaced a 40-year-old DC motor that used an obsolete control system, was not very accurate and often caused bottlenecks in the production process.
    17 March, 2016 | 3 minutes
  • machIQ introduces on-line machine diagnostics services

    The platform allows machine builders & OEMs to offer remote technical services to their end users in a simple and swift manner.
    02 March, 2016 | 1 minute
  • Global motion control shipments shrink 3.9% in 2015

    Global shipments for motion control products declined by 3.9% to $2.9 billion in 2015, according to the Motion Control & Motor Association (MCMA).
    27 February, 2016 | 1 minutes
  • Regal Beloit releases free gearbox configuration software

    Software provides perfectly matched gearbox/motor configurations downloadable in 150 CAD formats.
    27 February, 2016 | 1 minute
  • ABB wins Service Agreement for a mill drive in Argentina

    ABB will service their ring-geared mill drive (RMD) in the Cerro Negro mine, located in the Santa Cruz province of Argentina.
    By: ABB
    26 February, 2016 | 4 minutes
  • Servo2Go carries Advanced Motion Controls servo drives

    AMC offers hundreds of standard servo drive and amplifier models, accept various command signals, communicate over several networks and operate in many different modes.
    By: Servo2Go.com Ltd.
    11 February, 2016 | 1 minute
    Sponsored By Servo2Go.com Ltd.
  • New Rockwell Automation Products from Automation Fair 2015

    By Bill Lydon, Editor The event was described as a showcase of the latest advances in manufacturing and industrial automation enabled by the convergence of information technology (IT) and operational technology (OT). Here are a few notable new products introduced by Rockwell Automation.
    By: Rockwell Automation
    05 February, 2016 | 2 minutes
  • ABB provides drive systems to Copper Mine

    Drive systems, including two 25-foot, ball mill gearless mill drive systems of 15,000 kW each, will provide high efficiency and availability at Toquepala copper mine
    By: ABB
    04 February, 2016 | 1 minutes
  • KEB announces System Integrator Program

    The program will partner system integrators with KEB engineers and application specialists.
    By: KEB America, Inc.
    02 February, 2016 | 1 minute
  • Schneider Electric delivers Industry 4.0 & IIoT Products

    By Bill Lydon, Editor Schneider Electric continues a buildout of products to help users implement Industry 4.0 and Industrial Internet of Things (IIoT) features. The company demonstrated new products and discussed this important shift in industrial automation during the SPS IPC Drives on November 24-26, 2015 in Nuremberg, Germany.
    By: Schneider Electric
    29 January, 2016 | 3 minutes
  • Haydon Kerk publishes Linear Motion Catalog

    The 260+ page catalog and design guide illustrates a wide range of products engineered for use as building blocks in sophisticated linear motion assemblies.
    28 January, 2016 | 1 minute
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