14th June 2017
As one of Mitsubishi Electric’s FR-A800 Plus Series the FR-A800-R2R inverter drive provides stable winding/unwinding control independently. Due to embedded functions like “automatic winding diameter calculation”, “automatic dancer speed control”, and “sensorless torque control for perfect tension”, the FR-A800-R2R is perfect to reduce PLC costs in winding applications. Printing, slitting, coating, and twisting […]
Read more12th June 2017
For 2017, ABB has updated its checklist for building services consultants. When specifying VSDs, ABB Drives urges consultants to review their requirements and ensure the selected drives meet them. According to ABB, initial purchasing represents only about 20% of total cost of ownership of an HVAC system the balance being the operating and running […]
Read more9th June 2017
Schneider’s new Profit Advisor uses IIoT to manage real-time decision making. Schneider Electric, has introduced new software suite that utilises IIoT data to enable industrial customers to measure and control the profitability of their operations in real time. Called EcoStruxure Profit Advisor, it uses control and automation systems data to control real-time profit performance […]
Read more7th June 2017
The benefits of a reducing the number of suppliers are widely recognized across manufacturing and industry, with savings including lower development costs and faster time-to-market for new products. Mitsubishi Electric argues the same benefits can be realised by machine builders of all sizes. Typically, the overall cost of design, programming, development, assembly and testing […]
Read more5th June 2017
New integrated and intelligent industrial PC platform for manufacturing. Omron Automation has introduced a new Industrial PC Platform (IPC) that delivers “integrated” and “intelligent” automation to production sites and equipment. The powerful and robust automation platform integrates motion, sequencing, safety, networking and vision inspection, and a new software (Sysmac Studio). It includes […]
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