Skydivers develop their acrobatic routines indoors. The Airkix skydiving centre in Basingstoke is equipped with a state-of-the-art 14-foot diameter vertical wind tunnel that suspends its flyers in the airflow, emulating the feeling of freefall. Experienced skydivers can develop their acrobatic routines, while others use such facilities for training. Organizations book them for […]
Mitsubishi’s Simple Motions reduces cutter control costs. The MELSEC-L Series Simple Motion module LD77MS enables advanced motion control functions such as positioning, speed control, torque control, cam control, synchronous control and mark detection to be realised easily with just simple parameter settings, and ideal for reducing cutter control costs. Rotary knife […]
Energy efficiencies from variable speed motor control in pumps, fans and compressors A large proportion of the electricity produced around the world is used to raise, move or pressurise liquids and gases with machines such as pumps, fans and compressors. With energy consumption awareness, attention must be paid to machine operation and the […]
ABB AC drives extend rock crusher life and save energy ABB AC variable speed drives (VSDs) are widely used in mineral processing and cement making, where consistent raw material quality and continuous material flow are essential. To obtain the correct particle size raw material, different types of crushers are available, and selection depends […]
Mitsubishi Electric has introduced C-Connector, a PLC module that delivers data from plant-wide automation system directly to a user’s SAP system in real-time. The C Connector PLC module simplifies the linking of the plant’s automation systems to higher level databases, ERP applications and MES applications like SAP. Production data can be easily monitored and recorded, […]