13th May 2016
ATV320 drive extends Schneider’s Altivar machine range The Schneider Electric Altivar 320 is the latest drive to extend the new Altivar Machine range, and suits simple and complex machine applications from 0.18 kW to 15 kW. The Altivar 320 variable speed drives are available in both compact and book form factors, conform […]
Read more11th May 2016
How can an ABB 4kW ACS355 inverter drive can do all this? By installing an ACS355 inverter drive to a 4kW sewage aerator improved reliability, reduced energy consumption, cut ammonia levels and reduced maintenance. The aerator was on an unmanned site, operated by Anglian Water, where the vertical rotor of the […]
Read more9th May 2016
Mitsubishi Automation delivers big savings for Irish food producer. Progressive Irish mushroom producer Codd Mushrooms is one of the largest mushroom producers in Ireland, and achieved this position by integrating its focusing on produce quality, sustainability and production automation. A recent initiative to save energy within its factory chilled water system, resulted […]
Read more6th May 2016
Mitsubishi Electric recently showed a tubular bag machine to demonstrate how using its expert software tools for packaging machine expertise based on its iQ Automation platform gets them to market faster. Predefined and certified function blocks The system uses a series of predefined function blocks for packaging machines offering faster setup of control systems […]
Read more4th May 2016
Industrial Ethernet is fastest growing network for 2016. Sales of new Industrial Ethernet nodes are growing faster than before, and now account for 38% of the market. In terms of global sales, EtherNet/IP is in first place followed by PROFINET. Traditional fieldbuses are still dominating the market for industrial networks with a 58% share […]
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