Compressor manufacturer uses Altivar ATV31 to improve cost and control

    Historically, gas-driven engines were the norm for compressors used in natural gas extraction. The engines were fuelled by natural gas from a pipeline, but the cost of gas has made it more profitable for the producer to sell the gas than use a portion of it for operations. Working with Schneider Electric a […]

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Heavy duty load sharing application tips for FR-A700 from Mitsubishi UK

  A load-sharing application is one where there are two or more motors mechanically connected to drive the same load. In this application a Mitsubishi FR-A700 sensorless vector drive is controlling a long conveyor belt. In theory, if there are multiple motors that are all supplied by the same frequency, they will all output the same […]

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Schneider ClearSCADA offers telemetry solution for UK water and wastewater

    ClearSCADA from Schneider is designed for telemetry applications commonly found in the water industry such as pump up and pump down control, sewage lift station, tank/level measurement and control, and wireless instrumentation monitoring in the UK.   Telemetry and SCADA systems allow you to monitor and control field operations across a widely dispersed […]

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Mitsubishi Electric L Series PLCs selected for AGV control in engine block plant

    A leading automotive manufacturer has increased production in its engine block assembly area by using Mitsubishi Electric L series modular PLCs to control its automated guided vehicles (AGV). In addition to the L Series PLCs the newly developed AGV line uses Mitsubishi’s GOT series HMIs,   Advanced Materials Handling The plant uses an […]

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