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ABB announces LV Drives Performance Service
LV Drives Performance Service is a monitoring and diagnostic service that tracks the health and performance of low-voltage drives. -
GAM publishes Linear Mount Products Brochure
Catalog covers precision gear reducers, servo couplings, and linear mounting kits. -
iMCCs taking over from MCCs
Intelligent MCCs (iMCCs) are boosting overall market revenues, but regular MCCs are witnessing a decline in revenue share due to the standardisation of safety features and performance. -
2014 Manufacturing Technology Orders Up 5.2%
September U.S. manufacturing technology orders totaled $647.63 million, up 77.3% from August and up 61.4% when compared with the total of $401.18 million reported for September 2013. -
B&R opens office in Japan
B&R Japan is headquartered in Yokohama and led by Masashi Ono. -
Kollmorgen motors shrunk in Kuka robots
Kuka and Kollmorgen were able to reduce the installation volume of the motors compared to standard models, implement robot-specific applications and optimise the entire supply chain. -
Rockwell Automation drives Underground Mining operations
Four PowerFlex 755 Variable Frequency Drives operate motors that run the hydraulic emulsion pumps responsible for advancing roof supports at an unnamed mining company in Illinois. -
H2W Technologies Acquires Baldor Linear Motors
H2W acquired Baldor's Cog Free Brushless, Iron Core Brushless, Single Axis Stepper, Dual Axis Stepper, Polynoid, AC Induction, Voice Coil Actuator products. -
ITAMCO offers Apps for Machinists
The apps require iOS6.1 and can be purchased through the Apple App Store in iTunes. They are compatible with the iPhone, iPad and iPod Touch. -
Rexroth adds CIP Safety on Sercos to its drives
To simplify the development of complex machines, Rexroth is integrating safety technology into the Sercos automation network. -
Rockwell Automation controls Ridgeline Pipe Manufacturing
Ridgeline Pipe manufactures about 125 different PVC pipe products that vary in length, diameter, color, markings and other requirements. Allen-Bradley ControlLogix L61 programmable automation controller (PAC) manages all control and motion functions for each piece of equipment in the PVC manufacturing process. -
GAM releases Gearbox Sizing Tool
Sizing Tool makes it easy to find the right gear reducer, coupling, or linear mount product compatible with a motor. -
Midwest Engineering Relocates Corporate Headquarters
Midwest Engineering Systems is doubling its building size by moving the corporate headquarters to a 100,000 square foot facility in Pewaukee, WI. -
Bottero grinds glass with half the motors
Bottero ground out a solution that is based on a single Kollmorgen AKD servo-converter for driving two servo-motors that are not simultaneously operating. -
GAM announces on-line Product Sizing Tool
The sizing tool helps users quickly find precision gear reducers, servo couplings, and linear mounting kits compatible with their motor. -
A guide to selecting the right linear guidance system
By Mike Hughes, Schaeffler UK With numerous designs to choose from, specifying the right linear guidance system can be a daunting task. Here’s an overview of the types of system available, as well as their main design features and typical areas of application. -
NEMA Publishes Adjustable-Speed Drives guide
NEMA ICS 7 provides practical information concerning ratings, construction, test, performance, and manufacture of industrial control equipment—adjustable speed drives. -
TMEIC to manufacture Drives and Inverters in Houston, Texas
Fabrication of PV inverters will commence in the Fall of 2014, followed by MV drives in the Spring of 2015 at the Houston, Texas based facility. -
Galil motion controller moves Instrument for Leaf Analysis
Galil's DMC-4020 is used to position perfectly aligned beams from white light confocal displacement sensors and to scan a leaf surface in a predefined pattern. -
AutomationDirect publishes Free Automation 101 eBook
“Automation 101: An Industry Guide to Control System Engineering" is a general guide for the specification, design and installation of automated control systems.
