8th February 2017
The recently introduced Altivar ATV340 inverter drives series from Schneider Electric complements the ATV320. Both are three phase drives and enable machine builders to give customers improved quality and performance while simplifying installation and reducing cost. The ATV320 is for general purpose applications with synchronous and asynchronous motors from 0.18 to 15 kW, whilst […]
Read more6th February 2017
Simple Motion is a software alternative to mechanical gears and cams for small machines. Mitsubishi Electric has introduced two new expansion modules to expand the motion control capabilities of its iQ-F compact PLC line. The FX5-40SSC-S Simple Motion module controls up to 4-axes and the FX5-80SSC-S up to 8-axes. It can be […]
Read more3rd February 2017
ABB’s new ACS480 general purpose and pump drive. At the 2016 SPS Fair in Germany, ABB launched their new ACS480 general purpose all-compatible drive to meet the energy-efficiency needs of a variety of light industries, including food & beverage, logistics & warehousing, and water & wastewater. Complementing the existing all-compatible ACS580 drive […]
Read more1st February 2017
Overall Equipment Effectiveness (OEE) identifies how effectively a manufacturing operation is utilised, but Omron argues that it is not routinely discussed with an organisations machinery suppliers, with the focus instead tending to be on areas such as baseline speed, cycle times and overall performance. By consider their customers’ OEE during machine design, machine builders […]
Read more30th January 2017
In a move that simplifies connectivity between Industrial Ethernet and TCP/IP, the CC-Link Partner Association has announced an addition to its CC-Link IE Gigabit Industrial Ethernet. Called CC-Link IE Field Network Basic Mode, it enables device vendors to easily add CC-Link IE compatibility to any product with a 100Mbit Ethernet port. As more companies […]
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