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Mitsubishi Electric continues to innovate packaging applications with its motion control technoloy

Mitsubishi Electric is a world leader in the three principal application areas for servo drives in industrial automation: robotics, CNC and general motion control (GMC). Mitsubishi manufactures its own technologies in all […]

AMK added Functional Safety with the new KW-R07 and KW-R17 controller cards

With its new KW-R07 and KW-R17 controller cards, AMK is adding Functional Safety to its line. The TÜV-certified modules enable safe machine concepts up to PLe (ISO 13849-1.2008) and SIL 3 (IEC […]

W22Xd flameproof motor by WEG now meets Ex Certification

Flameproof motor meets hazardous area certifications for oil, gas and mining. Produced at WEG’s Centre of Excellence for the manufacture and design of medium and high voltage hazardous area induction motors at […]

Siemens Drive supplied drive and electrical engineering system for the new cableway in Ischgl Austria

The Siemens Drive Technologies Division – in collaboration with the Doppelmayr Gruppe, global market leader in ropeway construction based in Wolfurt, Austria – has supplied the complete drive and electrical engineering system […]


Baumüller to reveals its latest automation and drives development at Interpack 2014

When new trends in packaging solutions are again presented at the Interpack fair in Düsseldorf in May 2014, mechanical engineers who need information about automation and drives should visit the Baumüller Stand […]


WEG motors selected to drive cooling tower fans at Sochi Winter Olympics

The mix of winners and losers at this year’s Sochi Winter Olympics may have been unpredictable, but one thing was for certain; keeping the relevant competition areas adequately snow-covered for the entire […]


WEG to sponsor Europump Conference 2014

WEG, a global leader in automation and control technologies, has announced that it is to sponsor the Europump Conference which is to be held at St. Andrews in Scotland in May 2014. […]


Inertia Dynamics introduces NEMA power-off brake for Servo Motors

The MPC is a power-off brake module with an output shaft.  The unit mounts directly on to a NEMA C-Face servo or stepper motor and the output can also be coupled to […]


Keeping it simple with Lenze Smart Motor

Maximum standardisation, greatest possible ease of use and a high degree of energy-efficiency. Rather than using a large number of different variations to facilitate economic operations, the new Lenze Smart Motor is […]


Lenze FAST – the more efficient standard software modules

With its Application Template and ready-made standard software modules – called Lenze FAST – the specialist in Motion Centric Automation is supporting machine builders in efficiently creating modular control software. Indeed, programmers […]


More productive and reliable mechatronic drive solutions by Lenze

The basis of this drive solution is provided by the new, finely graduated g500 range of gearboxes, which have been specially designed to convert motor speed into torque as intelligently and precisely […]


Faulhaber introduces the new 3890 CR DC-Motors series

The development of the new 3890…CR series is based on the successful motor concept of the CR DC‐Micromotors series with Graphite Commutation from FAULHABER. A very powerful neodymium magnet and particularly high […]


NORD DRIVESYSTEMS introduced consistent drive concept for baggage handling systems

An SK 200E inverter with a directly wired motor encoder, an integrated positioning function, and brake management (via a 180 V DC output) was employed for lifting, lowering, and positioning. Models from […]


AMK is transitioning to hybrid automation solutions

The company from Kirchheim is focusing on hybrid automation solutions in which  transitioning to flexible automation technology and the combinability of various system architectures. The trend toward modular machines shows no sign […]


Uhing’s first mechatronics study reveals under water linear drive nut RS with electronic drive

Uhing presents the first mechatronics study ever: linear drive nut RS with electronic drive under water. For the first time ever, Joachim Uhing GmbH & Co. KG has implemented a combination of […]


Sonceboz releases new smart slimline actuator for electrically controlled thermostat

SONCEBOZ’s new smart slimline stepper 5810 offers a lightweight, flat, and compact design for easy mechanical integration. Despite its small size  – only 25 mm tall –  it easily provides a torque of […]


KOLLMORGEN Showcases Servo Drive Technology For Tomorrow’s Machine Design

What tomorrow’s machine design can look like and what part servo drive technology will play in it, will be the main focus of Kollmorgen’s presentation at the SPS/IPC/Drives exhibition on 26—28 November […]


LINAK presents the new version of the LA37, the strongest TECHLINE® actuator ever

The actuator LA37 from TECHLINE has existed for some time now. The current version was developed primarily for solar applications, but now TECHLINE presents the new version of the LA37, an even […]