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Growth of Medium-voltage drives mixed worldwide
IMS Research projects fewer instabilities in the US and Chinese MV drives markets in 2013, and predicts global market growth of 10 percent--despite a contraction of 4.6 percent in Europe. -
Galil updates GalilSuite Software
Enhancements in Revision 1.0 include an improved user interface, servo tuning capabilities with multiple tuning methods, real-time scopes, multiple device management and simplified communications. -
Association for Advancing Automation Updates Website
A3 is the umbrella trade association for the Robotic Industries Association (RIA), AIA - Advancing Vision + Imaging, and the Motion Control Association (MCA). -
Machinery Production Slows As Economic Uncertainty Continues
The continued global economic slowdown has had a severe impact on worldwide machinery production, with growth in all regions falling significantly in 2012 compared with 2011. -
Zero-Max publishes ServoClass coupling Brochure
This brochure explains the oscillation phenomena of servomotors and shows how to evaluate resonant frequency of a ball-screw system, which is an important consideration in the selection process of couplings. -
Compact AC Drive market growing
IMS Research forecasts that global compact AC low-voltage drive sales will grow to $3 billion in 2016. -
Apple Rubber publishes Seal Design Guide
This 12-part Guide consists of information such as Rules of Thumb, O-Ring Basics, Seal Types, Material Selection, Special Elastomer Applications, and newly added Inspection Specifications. -
Rockwell Automation adds Jacobs Automation's iTRAK
The iTRAK System provides independent control of multiple magnetically propelled movers on straight and curved paths. The connection will be via EtherNet/IP. -
Art to Part Manufacturing Shift
Automation.com, January 2013 By Bill Lydon, Editor Art to Part has been a vision since the 1970's to have a holistic computer aided product design to manufacturing process. The technology is available today, but manufacturers also need to make organizational changes to fully leverage it. -
igus renews plain bearing competition
The manus competition seeks innovative applications that use self-lubricating, maintenance-free polymer bearings. Entries must be received by February 28, 2013. -
LUDECA updates "Laser Align" mobile app
The application now has an interactive Tolerance Table, where the user can input his own machine RPM and the app will kick back the respective Alignment Tolerances. -
SDP/SI publishes CD-ROM catalog
Catalog covers belt and chain drives, shaft accessories, bearings, feed and idler rollers, couplings, vibration mounts and pads, linear motion systems, hardware, right angle drives, gearheads, gearmotors and clutches. -
Thomson publishes Linear Motion Systems catalog
The 230+ page catalog details the features, specifications, dimensions and ordering information for the company’s complete family of linear units and accessories. -
Siemens Serves Users by Adding EtherNet/IP
Automation.com, January 2013 By Bill Lydon, Editor The addition of an EtherNet/IP stack to the Siemens Sinamics drives offers another option and makes life easier for users and machine builders. The Sinamics S120 drive products now support Profibus DP, PROFINET, EtherNet/IP, and Ethernet TCP/IP. -
Eastern Europe drives market booming
Frost & Sullivan says the drives market in Eastern Europe, Russia and CIS was $472.5 million in 2011 and will reach $652.1 million in 2016. -
Parker Hannifin updates inPHorm hydraulic sizing software
Sizing software streamlines the process of specifying hydraulic accumulators by increasing efficiency and minimizing the engineering time required to design accumulators. -
Low Power AC Drives Market in Asia to grow 9%
The Asian region is the largest market for low power AC drives, representing around 42 percent of the global low power AC drives market. -
IFR to host Robotics Automation Round Table at AUTOMATE
The International Federation of Robotics (IFR) will host an exclusive press event for editors - CEO Round Table Discussion - at AUTOMATE in Chicago on 22 January 2013. -
China makes Global Motion Control Market drop
Sales of motion control products have decreased in 2012 in China as a result of overcapacity, and the global motion control market is forecast to decline by 1.9 percent compared to 2011. -
igus releases 2013 bearings catalog
The catalog covers new product lines, such as knife-edge rollers offering oil-free deflection for conveyor belts, and zero-backlash leadscrew nuts.
