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HP30 high-pressure disc valve motors power standard drillheads on the all-hydraulic, tophead-drive rotary drills used for water-well, geothermal and auger drilling.

The two-volume edition features PLCs, PACs, touch screen monitors, AC and DC motors, text panels, sensors, encoders, pushbuttons, switches, drives, and more.

Automation.com, May 2012 By Jeanne Schweder, Freelance Editor "First, do no harm" sums up the approach global engineering giant ABB took to its January 2011 acquisition of Baldor, the leading U.S. motor manufacturer. Just over 12 months later, the company has shown record profits as well as profit-sharing for employees, and a 50 percent improvement in customer satisfaction rates by year’s end.

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

The web site covers customized DC brush motors, brushless motors, and gear motors.

The diagnostic tool allows a comprehensive and detailed analysis of the data traffic in Sercos III networks.

Enhancements in Servo Drives a la Carte tool include Different Core controls, Power stages and Motor types.

Website helps machine builders quickly and easily find the motion and machine automation information they need to build machines with a competitive advantage.

Gold Servo Drives have passed the rigorous EtherCAT Conformance Tests.

The homepage highlights new products, upcoming events and other current information, with links to information about the company, its products and services.

Automation.com, April 2012 By John Krasnokutsky, Siemens Industry Machine builders and automation engineers should note that an energy-efficient system can actually translate into higher productivity.

CIMdata estimates that end-user payments for NC software grew from $1.333 billion in 2010 to $1.525 billion in 2011.

Siemens will provide two 16,000 hp ROBICON WCIII drives and two 7,200V high-speed induction motors to Station 205 in Princeton, NJ.

Automation.com, April 2012 By Zettlex This article explains what slab resolvers are; how they work; where to use them; and suggests some lower cost options.

F&S says the European Market for Integrated Motors and Drives earned revenues of $285.3 million in 2010 and estimates this to reach $632.8 million in 2017.

The 72-page, illustrated Motion and Automation for Test, Measurement and Inspection catalog includes examples of real-life motion control challenges and successful solutions for each.

Brochure highlights the actuators’ functionality, communication protocols and application compatibility.

February U.S. manufacturing technology orders totaled $444.06 million according to AMT, up 9.3% from January and up 35.2% from February 2011.

The order includes mechanical equipment and the upgrade of electrical control and drives for four mine hoists, and related engineering services.

F&S says electric drives earned revenues of €204.89 million in 2010 and estimates this to reach €313.14 million in 2017.