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Direct-drive Torque Motor Market is growing
IMS Research says the global market for direct drive torque motor modules has grown from $98 million in 2008 to $195 million in 2012 and will grow to nearly $300 million in 2016. -
February U.S. Manufacturing Technology Orders Up
Orders totaled $385.89 million, up 5.7% from January but down 10.6% when compared with the total of $431.63 million reported for February 2012. -
CDA publishes three-part Motor Management Program
The Copper Development Association created a comprehensive three-part Motor Management Program. Part 1 involves creating a motor inventory and developing repair and replacement guidelines. -
Curtiss-Wright Acquires Exlar
Exlar is a designer and manufacturer of electric actuators used in motion control solutions in industrial and military markets. -
Exlar publishes actuator Catalog
Catalog covers the company’s selection of electric linear and rotary actuators, performance capabilities, features, specifications and application suitability. -
China’s Stranglehold on Rare-Earth Minerals changes Motor Technologies
China’s move to corner the market for rare-earth minerals (REMs) has prompted manufacturers of low voltage industrial motors to adopt alternative technologies that reduce or eliminate the use of these materials, spurring new growth in the motors market. -
Ubisense to supply Assembly Control System to Mercedes
The Ubisense Smart Factory System solution for automotive assembly lines has achieved the pilot acceptance in Daimler’s project to equip the assembly line for the Mercedes S Class premium cars in Germany. -
Ethernet in Motion Control to More than Triple by 2016
IMS Research says the growth rate for new motor control Ethernet nodes--including PROFINET, Ethernet/IP, POWERLINK and EtherCAT--is projected to be the highest across the whole industrial space at nearly 30%. -
January U.S. manufacturing technology orders down
January U.S. manufacturing technology orders totaled $370.62 million, down 26.5% from December and down 12.2% reported in January 2012. -
NORD expands North American Headquarters
All areas of production are being expanded, including its motor assembly, machining departments and distributor training facility. -
Frost & Sullivan says Energy Efficiency pushes European Motors Market
The intensifying need for energy-efficient motors to reduce operational costs is a key driver in the European fractional horse power (FHP) and integrated horse power (IHP) motors market. -
New Orleans to Host Siemens 2013 Automation Summit
The Summit, being held June 24 - 27, will provide professionals with end user automation learning opportunities - from process and discrete to motion control and drives. -
Haydon Kerk publishes Linear Motion Catalog
The 250+ page catalog and design guide illustrates a wide range of products engineered for use as building blocks in sophisticated linear motion assemblies. -
Thinking Outside the Box
By Bill Lydon, Editor At PackExpo there were two innovations that really stood out as representing “thinking outside the box” creative solutions - one was Adaptive Robotic Tooling by FESTO and the other was the XTS Linear Carrier System by Beckhoff Automation. -
Frost & Sullivan asks if Mechanical Power Transmissions can compete
Limited innovation and product differentiation, paralleled by rapid advancements in alternative power transmission technologies like VFD, pose a serious threat to the market’s future. -
Lenze announces Mobile App for Calculating Drive Systems
Lenze’s Formulas and Tables app provides engineers, drive manufacturers and trainers a mobile tool to design drive systems while on the go. -
ABB automates Northland’s Kaunisvaara iron ore mine
ABB supplied embedded medium- and low-voltage switchgear, variable-speed drives and motor control centers, a plant-wide process automation system, and fiber optic network equipment cabling. -
PLCopen updates User Guidelines for Motion Control
User Guidelines contain easy-to-understand application examples and show how to create user-derived function blocks to add to a company specific library, improving the reusability of the application programs. -
China Motion Control Market will grow in 2013
According to IMS Research, the China market for motion control machinery shrank last year, but prospects will improve moving forward as the industry shifts focus to satisfying domestic needs. -
B&R adds Machine Control Group as distributor in Missouri
Machine Control Group, an engineering focused solution provider, will represent B&R Automation in Missouri, Arkansas, and western Tennessee.