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Motor and drive troubleshooting kit gives 15% off

Fluke, the world leader in compact professional tools, has introduced a kit aimed at rapid troubleshooting and preventative maintenance for motors and variable frequency drives  Brochure available  

News from Fluke (UK) ( 7 November 2005)

Vacon AC drives reduce harmonics to non-issue

Vacon offers a new type of AC drive with an active front-end (active input bridge) technology that dramatically reduces the harmonic content in the power supply

News from Vacon ( 1 November 2005)

Heinz raises energy efficiency with ABB drives

 User application article   A new energy centre for a Heinz factory will be 14% more efficient thanks to help from ABB drives on the fans feeding air to the gas fired burners of the Hamworthy boilers

News from ABB Automation Technologies (Drives and Motors) (28 October 2005)

More power to the user, with new Vacon NXP drive

The AC drive manufacturer Vacon has launched a new high-performance Vacon NXP drive to the market, for demanding automation, motion control and machine building applications

News from Vacon (27 October 2005)

Hyundai Heavy Industries signs for Brand labeling

Vacon and Korea-based Hyundai Heavy Industries have entered into a distributor and brand label agreement, where HHI will sell and market Vacon AC drives under its own brand

News from Vacon (26 October 2005)

ABB drive offers built-in harmonic protection

ABB has launched an AC drive aimed at applications where reduced harmonics are a priority, because many drive rectifiers can damage delicate equipment running on the same electrical network

News from ABB Automation Technologies (Drives and Motors) (25 October 2005)

IMDE 23 microstepping driver and encoder

RMS Technologies, the driving force in motion control, has developed the new IMDE 23 integrated motor + driver + encoder

News from RMS Technologies (21 October 2005)

Stainless steel motors ideal for food hose-downs

A comprehensive range of 3-phase IEC metric stainless steel motors suitable for high-pressure hose downs and corrosive environments is now available from Marlin Stainless, part of AEG Electric Motors

News from Marlin Stainless (20 October 2005)

Highest torque-per-unit-volume of similar motors

The PK Series of two-phase stepper motors from Oriental Motor, Japan's largest manufacturer of AC and stepper motors, offers low noise and low vibration

News from Oriental Motor (19 October 2005)

New MCC from Rittal gives fast delivery

 User application article   Close Engineering Services, with 56 years experience in the electricity supply business, chose the new Rittal TS 8 Motor Control Centre system on a recent project, where fast delivery was needed  Brochure available  

News from Rittal (14 October 2005)

Motor driver IC with built-in translator circuitry

The new A3979 from Allegro MicroSystems Europe is a complete microstepping motor driver IC with built-in translator circuitry

News from Allegro MicroSystems Europe (14 October 2005)

Low voltage inverters from Mitsubishi

A Mitsubishi F700 Energy Saving Inverter can help to reduce unnecessary downtime, a feature that differentiates it from the many other low voltage inverters now available  Brochure available  

News from LC Automation ( 3 October 2005)

Pilz acquires Mayr Systems in Germany

With the integration of Mayr Systems, Pilz is rigorously pursuing its strategy of providing complete automation solutions consisting of sensor, control and actuator technologies

News from Pilz Automation Technology (22 September 2005)

xStart portfolio completed with compact contactors

Following the successful launch of its range of its xStart controlgear up to 32A, in October 2004, Moeller has extended the range to include new contactors and overloads up to 150A (75kW)

News from Moeller Electric (21 September 2005)

Open loop operation added to servo controller

To make putting together open loop systems easier, QCI now sells its stepmotors and cabling for open loop operation

News from QuickSilver Controls (12 September 2005)

Strong growth seen in 2004 for Motor Drives

 Technical background article   In a sign of an ebullient worldwide market, high performance drives were the fastest revenue growing motor drives category in 2004, outperforming lower-priced compact and standard AC drives

News from IMS Research ( 7 September 2005)

A new ABB FactFile on motor markings

 Technical background article   Are your motors ATEX approved? To comply with ATEX, motors must be approved, correctly marked and installed in the appropriate area: this FactFile shows how to interpret motor markings

News from ABB Automation Technologies (Drives and Motors) (29 August 2005)

HUCO introduces air motors to the world market

The Dynatork motor defies the notion that air motors have to be fast, loud and inefficient: the unique design provides high torque at low speed, low air pressure, low volume and low noise  Brochure available  

News from Huco Engineering Industries (24 August 2005)

More torque from the same frame size, quietly!

The latest V series AC motor range from Oriental Motor, Japan's largest manufacturer of AC and stepper motors, provides twice the torque of comparable units but runs significantly quieter

News from Oriental Motor (22 August 2005)

The direct hydraulic drive approach to low speeds

Faced with a decision about a low speed drive for industrial plant, most engineers will tend to follow the traditional line of thinking: but there is an alternative using direct hydraulic drive

News from Hagglunds Drives (16 August 2005)

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