1st February 2016
Altivar Active Front End (AFE) for ATV61 and ATV71 An increasing number of AC drives are controlled by inverters. This, combined with the other electronic control technologies can make harmonics a major issue for industrial customers. An Active Front End from Schneider Electric is used to reduce the mains current harmonics as […]
Read more29th January 2016
Replacing a mechanical conveyor with an ABB machinery drive based electronic control system doubled throughput from 40 to an average of 80 packs per minute. A plant specialising in the growing of tomatoes was considering replacing its mechanical tomato handling conveyor system, which used inefficient chains and sprockets. The customer was looking […]
Read more27th January 2016
Transparent infrastructure planned for CC-Link IE and Profinet CC-Link Partner Association (CLPA) and Profibus International (PI) announced that both organisations are developing a specification that will allow Industrial Ethernets CC-Link IE and PROFINET networks to operate seamlessly together. The work is being driven by market demand from end-users and machine builders in […]
Read more22nd January 2016
UK manufacturers’ organisation EEF says 2016 will be a year of tough decision. According to this year’s annual EEF/Aldermore Executive Survey, UK manufacturers expect 2016 to be a year of tough decisions and more prominent risks. This adds up to another year of concern for manufacturers, with four in ten expecting global economic […]
Read more20th January 2016
New ACS380 extends ABB all compatible drive series. Part of ABB’s all-compatible drives portfolio, the new ACS380 extends ABB all compatible machinery drive delivers the consistent and predictable performance machine builders require for their machines. Drive usability is enhanced with the built-in icon based user interface and other optional control panels. Common […]
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