Mitsubishi Electric’s new FX3S creates a new PLC category as it completes the market-leading FX3 compact PLC range with their most powerful micro PLC yet. Using the power and flexibility of the existing FX3G & FX3U premium compact PLCs in a micro format Mitsubishi have created a new PLC category of Premium Micro PLC. […]
With most plants & factories using Ethernet as their standard network topology these days it makes sense to use the same technology to link automation products together. The new FX3GE CPU from Mitsubishi Electric UK now has an Ethernet interface built-in as standard, making it possible to share data at up to 10/100mbps with […]
UK Trade Association GAMBICA has created this VSD Energy Saving Calculator to demonstrate typical savings that can be obtained by using Variable Speed Drives to control pump and fan applications. The calculator is intended as a first-pass indication tool to help decide if a VSD will bring energy savings to your application and what type of […]
Faced with the challenge of doubling the throughput of a film coating line for a transfer printing operation, the Mitsubishi’s FR-A700-A1 inverter’s winder function proved to be an excellent control solution requiring only simple parameter settings. Jim O’Neill runs a bespoke machinery design-and-build company, Jim O’Neill Engineering, and was developing a coating line […]
Mitsubishi Electric UK has launched a new next generation of energy efficient Melservo MR-J4 servos amplifiers, complete with associated positioning units. The easy to use motion modules and high-end integrated motion control systems enable machine builders and end users to improve productivity and reduce energy costs. One touch auto-tune The series features […]