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Traction motor industry faces ‘a very nasty surprise’
A new market study has condemned manufacturers of electric traction motors as being “an industry structured...
►Relays sales shrank in 2012, but will recover in 2013
►Vacon drives ‘saved a day of global electricity output in 2012’
►Ethernet use in process automation will double in five years
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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
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Sensor is ‘first’ to monitor grease in running bearings
Schaeffler has developed a technology that, for the first time, analyses lubricating grease in rolling bearings...
►Inductive coupler carries IO-Link signals and power through the air
►Magnetic bearings are on a roll
►Compact rival to cable drums has a novel twist
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Ethernet switch solves the incompatible IP address problem
Rockwell Automation claims to have solved the problem of integrating machines into plant networks when an OEM's...
►Inline helical planetary gears out-perform spur gears
►Petrochemical drives offer PTC monitoring for Ex motors
►Low-cost redundant controls open up smaller applications
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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
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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
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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
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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
►What’s new in multitouch technology?
►Digging deeper into energy management
