Ulrich Spiesshofer succeeds Joe Hogan as ABB’s CEO
ABB has announced that Ulrich Spiesshofer, currently head of its Discrete Automation and Motion (DM) division,...
►Traction motor industry faces ‘a very nasty surprise’
►Relays sales shrank in 2012, but will recover in 2013
►Vacon drives ‘saved a day of global electricity output in 2012’
Rexroth enters off-the-shelf drives market
Bosch Rexroth is entering the market for off-the-shelf variable frequency drives for the first time in the UK,...
►ABB buys Dynamotive to expand its services offering
►Hybrid van maker expands into motor manufacturing
►Rexroth appoints new MD and spins off pneumatics
Hybrid aircraft drive ‘could scale up to 100-passenger planes’
An aircraft powered by a serial-hybrid electric drive system has been shown at the Le Bourget air show in Paris,...
►Sensor is ‘first’ to monitor grease in running bearings
►Inductive coupler carries IO-Link signals and power through the air
►Magnetic bearings are on a roll
Safety controllers integrate with standard I/O and motion
Omron in Japan has released more information about the NX range of safety controllers that integrate with its...
►Kickstarter project funds automation card for $35 Raspberry PI computer
►Rail-mounting Web I/O modules offer many options
►Rotary piezomotor has built-in encoder
How to avoid machine vision’s blind spots
Martin Gadsby, director of Optimal Industrial Automation, looks at some of the challenges in “difficult” machine...
►Electric actuators can cut energy bills by 90%
►Solving the problems of long-stroke motion
►Dutch match-maker links controls firms with EU partners
15MW PM motor will stress-test wind turbines
A 15MW direct-drive permanent magnet motor weighing around 300 tonnes is being installed at a UK facility to...
►Water-cooled MV motors drive 'largest' heat pump system
►3MW test rig puts tidal power systems through their paces
►Switched reluctance motors power electric Land Rovers
A standard that saves energy, saves money
ISO 50001 offers a framework and strategy for systematic management of energy use. Steve Brambley, Gambica’s...
►Get ready for a bumpy future
►Think before you buy energy-saving equipment
►There’s never been a better time to invest in energy saving
Initiative aims to boost Ethernet in the process sector
ODVA has announced a White Paper outlining its vision for process automation. The organisation has launched...
►Re-shoring using flexible automation
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►Digging deeper into energy management












