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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.

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 will supply electrical and automation systems for conveyors at a new coal export terminal currently under construction in northeastern Australia.

10 community colleges and technical schools in Pennsylvania will meet requirements of the PMMI mechatronics certificate.

The 45,600 sq ft facility in Mauldin, SC, will assemble Simogear geared motors and gear units primarily used in conveyor systems.

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.

Tuboly-Astronic uses linear actuators from Schaeffler to ensure that sheet metal parts are handled and positioned with repeatable accuracy.

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.

By Turck White paper provides an in-depth explanation of how sensors using resistance inductance capacitance (RLC) technology enhance position sensing in industrial applications.

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?

Rockwell acquired the medium-voltage drives business of Harbin Jiuzhou in China.

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.

With a year-to-date total of $3,606.56 million, 2012 is up 4.1% compared with 2011.

IMS Research projects further growth in the market for precision gearboxes and geared motors, but expects precision geared product sales to slow through 2016.

Kineo CAM, headquartered in Toulouse, France, is a provider of computer-aided motion software.

The 70 page brochure covers three different types of piezo motors – inertial motors, often referred to as stick slip motors, ultrasonic motors and stepping (walk) type motors.

Automation.com, October 2012 By Bill Lydon, Editor It is hard to find another platform with the computing power and rapid prototyping capabilities of LabVIEW coupled with NI hardware. Because it comes at a price, their products are used in demanding industrial automation applications out of the reach of typical industrial controllers.

The Mechanical Product Assembly & Logistics Center in Glendale Heights, IL, supports electro-mechanical product manufacturing operations for the Americas region.

Systems Brochure summarizes the company's expanded engineering services and system capabilities in motion control or custom actuation solutions.

While the original pneumatic actuator worked well once set up, adjusting its force and speed to accommodate a different size container was complicated.