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Frequency inverters cut building running costs

Technical background article Adapting building services management to individual needs can significantly reduce energy consumption and running costs, as David Randall of Lenze explains Brochure available

News from Lenze ( 6 September 2000)

Meiden drive in fascinating Science Museum exhibit

User application article Making the Modern World, a new exhibition at the Science Museum, has a working version of the world's first continuous weft, automated textile loom, now electrically driven by a Meiden drive

News from Meiden Europe (24 August 2000)

How packaging printers can change jobs on-the-fly

The technology used by Indramat to revolutionise newsprint machines, is now being widely applied to flexographic and gravure packaging print machines.

News from Bosch Rexroth Electric Drives and Controls (22 August 2000)

Transdrive is Sprint's Distributor of the Year

Sprint Electric has named Transdrive, one of the UK's leading independent specialist distributors of Sprint Electric variable speed drives, as its 'Distributor of the Year'.

News from Sprint Electric (22 August 2000)

Dedicated PLC works together with drive

Lenze's new Drive PLC is the ideal control unit for smaller machines - it is designed to work with an inverter and a number of basic functions are built in for Drive PLC/inverter communication. Brochure available

News from Lenze (17 August 2000)

Warpdrive offers flexibility in single package

Long-established drives supplier Superior Electric, have launched Warpdrive, their latest micro-stepping positioner, targeted at small OEM's and stand-alone applications

News from Micromech (17 August 2000)

Complex positioning job solved for Parker

User application article Micromech Systems felt quite confident when Parker Chomerics came to them with a requirement to produce reels of thin copper gaskets for the EMC industry...

News from Micromech (17 August 2000)

New partners for Omron and Yaskawa

Micromech and Goodwin Electronics have become Omron Electronics Engineering partners to add to their current status of Business Partners to Yaskawa Electric

News from Yaskawa Electric UK (17 August 2000)

Fastest ever set-up for drives

Cutler-Hammer has launched its new range of SV9000 adjustable frequency drives, offering more choices, options and accessories, and setting a new benchmark in installation speed.

News from Cutler-Hammer (14 August 2000)

Single drive package helps pet product manufacture

User application article Thomas's Europe, one of the UK's largest manufacturers of pet snacks and treats, has purchased a state-of-the-art servo motor/drive package from Control Techniques Dynamics

News from Control Techniques Dynamics (11 August 2000)

ProfiBus interfaces available for vector drives

ProfiBus process field bus interface cards are now being offered as standard options by Meiden Europe for its range of VT230S multi-mode vector drives.

News from Meiden Europe (11 August 2000)

Choosing and Using Soft Starters

Technical background article Due to the improved operating characteristics they give to the equipment they control, electronic motor soft starters are increasingly widely applied. Peter Costello of Siemens explains

News from Siemens Automation and Drives ( 9 August 2000)

Motor management finds new uses in water industry

Many of the UK water companies are recognising that the advanced features of the latest protection and control devices like SIMOCODE can offer benefits for them too.

News from Siemens Automation and Drives ( 9 August 2000)

Compact starter installs easily and reliably

Rockwell Automation announces the Allen-Bradley 190S Compact Starter, a range of combination starters comprising a 140M motor protection circuit breaker and 100C contactor

News from Rockwell Automation ( 7 August 2000)

ABB Automation joins Gambica

ABB Automation has joined Gambica, the UK trade association for the instrumentation, control and automation industry.

News from ABB Automation Technologies (Drives and Motors) ( 3 August 2000)

ACP and D to supply Vacon CX drives

ACP and D have announced a partnership agreement with Vacon Drives under which they will be able to supply the Vacon CX range of AC variable speed drives to control motors from 1.5 kW to 1500 kW.

News from ACPandD ( 3 August 2000)

New guidelines for variable speed drives + motors

Technical background article While the connection between motor and inverter supply is usually straightforward, there are still a number of issues which need to be carefully considered, as this article explains

News from Siemens Automation and Drives (28 July 2000)

Classifying motors according to energy efficiency

Technical background article From 2000 onwards, electric motors will be classified according to efficiency and will be appropriately marked, so it will be easier for customers in Europe to select energy saving motors

News from Siemens Automation and Drives (28 July 2000)

Sercans puts Sercos servo interface under control

In order to enable control manufacturers to link up to Sercos more simply, Indramat have developed the Sercans master card offering all the benefits of the digital intelligent drive with Sercos