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Silverteam and Frontier Pitts develop Terragate
Silverteam has revealed how it worked with Frontier Pitts to develop the Terragate, a heavy duty gate capable of sliding shut in seconds.
News from Engineeringtalk, 25 September 2008
Refrigeration drives save cold hard cash
Refrigeration and electrical engineers designed a condenser control system that would work the condenser coil much more effectively than a conventional control unit.
News from Engineeringtalk, 22 August 2008
Drives deal provides increased support
Silverteam has appointed seven-branch Bearing Traders (BTL) as a distributor for Hitachi Drives and automation equipment across the northern Home Counties, the North East and North Wales.
News from Engineeringtalk, 26 March 2008
Small drive offers multipoint positioning
The SJ700 offers multipoint positioning and near servo performance from a standard induction motor.
News from Engineeringtalk, 6 March 2008
Transforming efficiency
Amorphous core transformers are proved to save energy: so why are users in Europe and the USA so slow to specify them asks Stuart Harvey of Silverteam.
News from Engineeringtalk, 27 February 2008
Drives save on energy costs
Within days of completing the installation, energy meters strategically located around the system were confirming that considerable savings were being made.
News from Engineeringtalk, 24 October 2007
Test rig wins company new contracts
Last year's change of premises gave Technidrive room for a new demo rig.
News from Engineeringtalk, 8 August 2007
PLC offer an 80% speed boost
The EHV series is available in a range of sizes and up to 66 modules can be built up into a bespoke controller for any given application.
News from Engineeringtalk, 3 August 2007
Soft starts reduce damage for recycler
Soft start technology helps Axion Polymers maintain demanding processing 24x7.
News from Engineeringtalk, 25 July 2007
Variable speed drive offers near servo performance
The SJ700 is a sensorless vector drive, with 150% torque at zero speed and near total immunity to motor constants problems.
News from Engineeringtalk, 13 July 2007
Variable speed drive covers 0.2 to 7.5kW range
The X200 variable speed drive from Hitachi has many safety and protection features including low motor current for indication of dry running pump systems or mechanical drive or belt breakages.
News from Engineeringtalk, 9 July 2007
Scada system extends beyond the plant floor
Wizcon Supervisor delivers all the software tools needed to build a complete and powerful automation solution.
News from Engineeringtalk, 18 October 2006
Vector controlled drives overcome challenges
Many of the key challenges of vector controlled drives technology have been overcome by an intelligent sensorless development incorporated into the new Hitachi iSLV range.
News from Engineeringtalk, 26 September 2006
Servos slash motor cogging torque
The new AD Series servo is particularly suitable for use in applications where high precision positioning and low running speeds are required.
News from Engineeringtalk, 25 April 2005
Soft starters avoid by-passing and stay in-line
Soft starters, as their name implies, allow electric motors to start up smoothly over a period of a second or two.
News from Engineeringtalk, 30 March 2005
Inverter takes web controller onboard
The latest development from Silverteam is the release of Hitachi's range of IP54 drives with built-in email functionality.
News from Engineeringtalk, 1 March 2005
Train technology owes more to NASA than Brunel
Relief may be at hand for Britain's rail travellers, after what seems like decades of declining service and broken promises to improve the system.
News from Engineeringtalk, 20 January 2005
Drive boasts improved vector control
The SJ200 series is the first drive to feature Hitachi's new iSLV (intelligent sensorless vector control) technology for dramatically improved performance.
News from Engineeringtalk, 22 November 2004
Matrix filters promise harmonic solutions
With mains-borne harmonic corruption increasing year on year, filter technology needs to develop significantly from its current level.
News from Engineeringtalk, 16 November 2004
Inverter solutions are ready to run out of the box
A new range of IP54 sealed drives with integrated Class B EMC filters provides an out-of-the-box inverter solution for a wide range of industrial applications.
News from Engineeringtalk, 27 October 2004
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