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Drive keeps peas flowing

User application article Drive controlled by safety relay eliminates the need for individual output contactors, saving cost and panel space on high speed pea canning line.

News from Danfoss Motion Controls ( 7 March 2006)

Drive keeps them dancing in Copenhagen

User application article Drive powers cooling unit in hotel party room and this keeps power consumption and noise down, and, due to the drive's smart logic controller, there is no need for an external PLC control unit.

News from Danfoss Motion Controls ( 7 March 2006)

Drive cuts costs and saves energy at dairy

User application article Following the installation of a variable speed drive on an 11kW boiler forced draft fan, a dairy has achieved energy savings of 47,000kWh a year and reduced carbon emissions by 5.52 tonnes per year.

News from Danfoss Motion Controls ( 7 March 2006)

Drives are a diamond's best friend

User application article Drives on a diamond-cutting machine automate the process to achieve the largest possible diamond from the rough original. Brochure available

News from AC Technology International ( 7 March 2006)

Expanded role for Pickering

Tony Pickering, Danfoss Motion Controls UK Sales Director, has been appointed to head up sales across Northern Europe.

News from Danfoss Motion Controls ( 7 March 2006)

PLC enables point-to-point positioning

Position control unit provides position, speed and torque commands to 16 axes of servo, making it suitable for filling, capping, mechanical handling and general linear or rotary positioning roles. Brochure available

News from Omron Electronics ( 2 March 2006)

Two drives improve transport at steel works

User application article Drives let firm accurately position two coil shuttle cars ahead of the hot dipping production lines, so the company can reduce road haulage, providing a more efficient steel coil delivery system.

News from ABB Automation Tech (Drives and Motors) (22 February 2006)

UK catching up in automotive ESP installations

Installation rate for ESP systems on new cars sold in the UK continues to climb and now one in every three new cars sold in Britain is fitted with this technology.

News from Bosch Automotive OE Division (16 February 2006)

High power drives shrink to half size

A new high power platform is designed for VLT 5000 Series, VLT 4000 Series, VLT 6000 HVAC Series and VLT 8000 Aqua Series variable frequency drives.

News from Danfoss Drives (14 February 2006)

Bipolar chopper drive is easy to set up

Bipolar chopper drive provides all basic motor controls including full or half stepping of bipolar steppers, directional control and output enable control.

News from Servotechnic (14 February 2006)

Safety block added to 800kW drive

Safety option uses redundant signals to remove power from the output IGBT power transistors, disabling the motor and hence the driven machine's ability to move, until it is deemed safe to do so.

News from Rockwell Automation (13 February 2006)

Drive parameters downloaded in seconds

Hand-held device can select and set parameters and copy configurations between drives, streamlining the configuration process so users can download parameters in two seconds.

News from ABB Automation Tech (Drives and Motors) ( 9 February 2006)

Switches pass glow wire test

Miniature unsealed switches with glow wire test for use in household appliances such as vacuum cleaners, washing machines, dishwashers, refrigerators and tumble dryers. Brochure available

News from Omron Electronics ( 9 February 2006)

Drive keeps water flowing in Nebraska

User application article Variable speed drive controlled pump system lets Nebraska City Utilities provide reliable water pressure throughout the area even when the water tower is out of service for maintenance.

News from Danfoss Motion Controls ( 7 February 2006)

Drive technology cuts voltage stresses on motors

Technical background article The Allen-Bradley PowerFlex 7000 medium-voltage AC drive was developed to eliminate the disadvantages associated with using a drive isolation transformer.

News from Rockwell Automation ( 6 February 2006)

Variable speed drives transform spray paint line

User application article Variable speed drives refurbish enamel spray paint line and save oven manufacturer thousands of pounds on replacement motors and a larger sum on reduced downtime and improved production quality.

News from Danfoss Motion Controls ( 6 February 2006)

Drives are re-approved for capital allowances

A number of Lenze?s drives have been re-approved and updated on the Carbon Trust's Enhanced Capital Allowances (ECAs) listing. Brochure available

News from Lenze ( 1 February 2006)

Soft starters prevent floods in Cornwall

User application article Soft starters chosen by the Environment Agency for flood prevention scheme on the River Polmorla in Wadebridge, Cornwall.

News from Fairford Electronics ( 1 February 2006)

Controller synchronises axes by the score

Up to 20 axes can be synchronised when unit is used as a standalone controller, or up to 61 controllers can be networked together to let more than 100 axes be controlled.