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Servosoft ECM determines energy costs
Servosoft now includes an Energy Cost Model (ECM), which calculates annual and lifetime energy cost, and provides a benefit analysis of adding more capacitance or switching to a regenerative drive.
News from Engineeringtalk, 20 November 2009
Software has five new language options
Servosoft servo design software has added new language options - French, Italian, Spanish, Turkish and Chinese - for a total of seven languages, including English and German.
News from Engineeringtalk, 22 July 2009
Servosoft expands gearbox capabilities
Working closely with Stober's head office in Germany, Servosoft has expanded its gearbox capabilities by adding gear motors and support for Stober's full range of gearbox sizing requirements.
News from Engineeringtalk, 22 July 2009
Servo sizing software is customised for vendors
Software runs in multiple Windows Terminal Server sessions allowing multiple remote users to connect via a remote desktop connection.
News from Engineeringtalk, 26 May 2008
Expanded database for servo design software
Latest release also includes a number of enhancements including significant improvements to the sequence export and import ASCII text file functions.
News from Engineeringtalk, 26 February 2008
Software upgrade provides boosted database
The ServoSoft v2.8 release includes a design aid titled, "Guidelines for Sizing Cables, Filters and Fuses".
News from Engineeringtalk, 15 November 2007
Inertia calculator receives new tools
IMCalc creates a table of elements and calculates the total inertia and mass of all elements in the table.
News from Engineeringtalk, 25 June 2007
Servo design software expands coverage
Updated software allows users to design systems that include Bosch Rexroth IndraDrive and Siemens Sinamics products.
News from Engineeringtalk, 18 June 2007
Servo sizing software adds braking resistors
A wide range of Koch resistor modules is included to satisfy virtually any braking application.
News from Engineeringtalk, 1 May 2007
Database expanded and support increased
Couplings are the newest expansion to the ServoSoft database, along with added support for a centrally shared network database, allowing all users to work from the same database file.
News from Engineeringtalk, 19 March 2007
Wizard helps with servo sizing process
ServoSoft models the simplest and most complex servo system designs, from motion profile and mechanical performance to power flow throughout the entire electrical and mechanical system.
News from Engineeringtalk, 14 November 2006
Maths software masters mass and inertia
The latest version of IMCalc incorporates offset radius capabilities, allowing V1.3 to calculate the mass and inertia of virtually any combination of shapes around any point in space.
News from Engineeringtalk, 29 August 2006
Charting software works with Visual Studio
A NET WinForm control integrates into Visual Studio NET 2003 and 2005 applications, reducing time to market, while providing powerful x-y line and scatter charts for presentation and analysis.
News from Engineeringtalk, 3 July 2006
Servo software is tailored for Baumueller
SizemaXX is a custom version of ServoSoft that includes all Baumueller products including rotary and linear motors, drives, infeed, bleeder and capacitor modules.
News from Engineeringtalk, 11 May 2006
Software models complex servo systems
Software models the simplest and most complex servo system designs, from motion profile and mechanical performance to power flow throughout the entire electrical and mechanical system.
News from Engineeringtalk, 7 April 2006
Servo system sizing tool gains new options
ServoSoft v2.2 features a winder and unwinder centre and surface driven mechanisms with spooler option.
News from Engineeringtalk, 3 October 2005
Free software calculates mass and inertia
A new freeware package calculates the mass and inertia of various shapes including a cylinder, block, cone, sphere, as well as generic inputs where the mass and inertia are manually entered.
News from Engineeringtalk, 21 July 2005
Servo system design tool claims complete coverage
ControlEng is continuing its development of ServoSoft to be the most complete servo system design tool for drives, bleeders, capacitors, rotary and linear motors and gearboxes.
News from Engineeringtalk, 15 June 2005
Forward-thinking solutions for servo system sizing
Christian Vardin argues that anyone who routinely oversizes servo systems on the grounds of simplicity or safety should think again.
News from Engineeringtalk, 10 March 2005
ActiveX software takes control of data
XY Chart is an ActiveX control that integrates seamlessly into Visual Basic 5 and 6 and MS Excel VBA applications.
News from Engineeringtalk, 21 January 2005
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