In a recent survey into discrete machine safety components, international market research company IHS Markit identifies growing demand for intelligent safety PLC solutions at the expense of safety I/O in European markets. According to the report Discrete Machine-Safety Components Annual Service, revenues from safety I/O are projected to grow faster than those from standard […]
In a recent blog, Schneider Electric’s Jean Marc Tixador considers how machine builders and OEMs will gain competitive advantage by offering Machines as a Service (MaaS), in a similar way that software producers offer Software as a Service (SaaS). In the industrial sector, end users running factories and OEMs providing machines are part of […]
Magelis SCU: HMI controller in a pushbutton hole Magelis SCU from Schneider Electric represents a new generation of small HMI controllers for process and machine controller applications. The innovatively designed HMI saves up to 30% in installation and ownership costs throughout machine life cycle. Magelis SCU substantially reduces wiring and costs […]
The advanced optimum excitation control (AOEC) in Mitsubishi Electric’s FR-F800 series inverter drives continuously adjusts the excitation current to an optimum level providing highest motor efficiency. The newly developed AOEC, provides a large starting torque while maintaining the motor efficiency throughout the speed range. This is done without the troublesome adjustment of acceleration/ […]
In addition to providing variable the speed of motors, inverter drives can also be used to stop them quickly by applying a braking torque to the motor. The energy released during this process is normally absorbed by a braking circuit and dissipated through braking resistors in the form of heat However, regenerative variable […]