Drive Studio PC software helps ABB drives users’ improve lifetime operation

    For use with high performance ABB UK drives including ACQ810 water industry drives and ACS850 machinery drives, DriveStudio is an easy to use software tool designed for use throughout a drive’s life cycle.  DriveStudio configuration wizards simplify drive use from commissioning and configuration to monitoring, to performance tuning.   DriveStudio makes drive commissioning easier and […]

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3D SCADA from Mitsubishi Electric

Mitsubishi Electric Japan has announced plans to release an advanced SCADA (Supervisory Control and Data Acquisition) software called MC Works64 from October 2012.  The software features 64-bit 3D graphics and is capable of displaying plant system configurations in 360-degree perspectives.   MC Works64 will be a component of Mitsubishi’s MELViz iQ PlantSuite, an integrated SCADA […]

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My Mitsubishi: make Mitsubishi Electric work for you

Mitsubishi Electric Europe’s industrial automation business offers a web based information support system called MyMitsubishi.  By registering for the MyMitsubishi service you get free premium access to special content on their website.  This includes downloads such as Demo Software, CAD, GSD, ESD files, product certificates and far more.   You also get free access to […]

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Mitsubishi Electric Freqrol inverter drive online selector

Selecting the right Mitsubishi Electric ac variable speed drive is simple with their online selection tool.  The advantage of online tools is they are regularly updated by the manufacturer for model and specification changes. Mitsubishi Electric offers four ranges of Freqrol inverters from  the FR-D700 micro drive to high torque high problem solving drives like […]

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Smart maintenance with Omron NS Series HMIs

        Preventative maintenance is important for the continued operation of most ac variable speed inverter drives, where the most vulnerable parts are the cooling fans and electrolytic capacitors.   To avoid unnecessary maintenance Omron NS series HMIs make use of Smart Active Parts (SAP) to save you time when configuring, commissioning and […]

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