A.C variable speed drives have been around for many years, but they are still breaking new ground and finding new uses throughout all sectors of industry.  According to Matt Handley, Mitsubishi Electric’s Product Manager for Drives, in addition to optimising the energy saving capabilities of their models, the leading manufacturers are improving integration, safety and […]

  Faced with the challenge of doubling the throughput of a film coating line for a transfer printing operation, the Mitsubishi’s FR-A700-A1 inverter’s winder function proved to be an excellent control solution requiring only simple parameter settings.   Jim O’Neill runs a bespoke machinery design-and-build company, Jim O’Neill Engineering, and was developing a coating line […]

   The FR-A700 high performance frequency inverters from Mitsubishi Electric UK combine innovative functions and reliable technology with maximum power, economy and flexibility. The FR-A700 is particularly well suited to demanding applications like cranes and lifting gear, high-bay warehousing systems, extruders, centrifuges and winding machines.   Precision without encoders Even without encoders the FR-A700 continuously […]