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Siemens to supply drives to Chicago pumping station
Siemens will provide five ROBICON Perfect Harmony Drives and electrical distribution equipment such as panelboards, switchboards, safety switches, switchgear and busway systems. -
A Guide to the Selection of Linear Actuators for positioning systems
By Mike Hughes, Schaeffler Specifying linear motion systems isn’t the black art many engineers think it is. Here are some useful tips on how to select suitable linear actuators for single and multi-axis positioning systems. -
Lenze Americas Donates $10,000 to Hurricane Sandy Relief
Lenze Americas donated $10,000 to the American Red Cross to assist with disaster relief and rebuilding efforts to help the victims of Hurricane Sandy. -
U.S. manufacturing technology orders up 5.6% over 2011
September 2012 U.S. manufacturing technology orders totaled $667.47 million, up 40.7% from August and up 13.4% from September 2011. -
Siemens launches Integrated Drive Systems initiative
The program offers end users, EPCs, and OEMs the ability to reduce operational costs and improve engineering effectiveness. -
Precise brushless torque control with only 1 shunt resistor
By Ingenia Field Oriented torque Control of a brushless motor is possible using one shunt sensing circuitry, obtaining an ultra-low cost but high performances device. -
Demand for Motor Services increases in Europe
The European motor services market is moving toward predictive maintenance, which offers significant advantages to motor manufacturers and end-users says Frost & Sullivan. -
GAMBICA updates installation guide for power drive systems
The 4th Edition of the Technical Guide has updates on power drive systems including the drive, motor and load, together with cabling, site considerations, circuit protection, earthing and harmonics. -
Slow Sales Growth in Global Motor Drives Market
IMS Research estimates that global motor drive sales in the first half of 2012 were down more than 9 percent compared to the first half of 2011 -
ABB to control conveyors at coal terminal in Australia
ABB will supply electrical and automation systems for conveyors at a new coal export terminal currently under construction in northeastern Australia. -
PMMI, MI & IMTC support PMMI Mechatronics Certificate Program
10 community colleges and technical schools in Pennsylvania will meet requirements of the PMMI mechatronics certificate. -
Siemens to build Geared Motor Plant in South Carolina
The 45,600 sq ft facility in Mauldin, SC, will assemble Simogear geared motors and gear units primarily used in conveyor systems. -
Kollmorgen Motor and Controller Drive Electric Motorcycle to Victory
The AKM motor and ACS drive let VT BOLT achieve top speeds in excess of 100 mph throughout the duration of each 20 mile race. -
Schaeffler actuators position sheet metal parts for transformer cores
Tuboly-Astronic uses linear actuators from Schaeffler to ensure that sheet metal parts are handled and positioned with repeatable accuracy. -
STROTHMANN installs rail-based assembly line at KION
Three hydraulic lifting platforms were embedded in the floor. Trolleys are rolled onto the platforms at the work stations, fixed, and – still standing on the tracks – lifted along with the payload. -
How to Select the Right Positioning Sensor
By Turck White paper provides an in-depth explanation of how sensors using resistance inductance capacitance (RLC) technology enhance position sensing in industrial applications. -
The true cost of potentiometers
By Mark Howard, Zettlex Potentiometers are still, by far, the most commonly used position sensor. They are widely seen as the low cost solution for many position sensing applications. But is their reputation for low cost justified? -
Tolomatic releases online electric actuator sizing program
The online software allows precise specification of either rod-style or rodless electric actuators based on the motion profile (velocity/acceleration), orientation, loads and forces. -
Rockwell Automation acquires Harbin Jiuzhou Electric
Rockwell acquired the medium-voltage drives business of Harbin Jiuzhou in China. -
U.S. manufacturing technology orders up 4.1% over 2011
With a year-to-date total of $3,606.56 million, 2012 is up 4.1% compared with 2011.