ABB’s new drives are all-compatible, but what does that mean?

   ABB’s new drives are all-compatible, but what does that mean?   When ABB introduced the ACS880 and the ACS580 to their UK low voltage AC drives portfolio, they called them all-compatible drives, but what do they mean?   ABB means the drives are compatible with different types of users, processes and businesses. They improve […]

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Schneider MachineStruxure improves time to market for OEMs

  Four ways to boost competitiveness with intuitive machine automation   Getting new machines to market faster can provide any machine builder with a competitive advantage in the marketplace. The solution lies in successfully executing the control strategy.   Schneider Electric answers the challenge with the next generation of MachineStruxure solutions. MachineStruxure helps design integrated, […]

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Mitsubishi Electric offers simple low cost gantry control

Mitsubishi Electric offers simple low cost gantry control   Mitsubishi Electric UK‘s simple motion LD77MS when used as a gantry controller provides integrators with optical fibre network with plug and play connectivity to provide 100% mechanical noise elimination; setup times reduced by up to 80% and reduces the risk of configuration errors during setup.   […]

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Omron looks at the ‘must-have’ features for UK machine builders

      The ramping up of the low wage economies in the machine building sector means that OEMs often feel they are working under the shadow of the threat of cheap imports. In the first of a series of articles from Omron, Robert Brooks and Karl Walker look at the ‘must-have’ features that will […]

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Schneider Electric improving power availability at water treatment plants

    Schneider Electric improving power availability at water treatment plants   Water and energy are inextricably linked and equally important to preserve for future generations. As world population grows, and water scarcity increases, the world is faced with a twin challenges: producing more water with less water and distributing clean water to more people […]

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