Common in most industrial settings, electric motors are broadly grouped as those driven by alternating current (AC) or direct current (DC). The two types of motors, each suited for different applications, have advantages and disadvantages.
Combining expertise and innovation, WEG´s main goal is to continually provide top quality products and efficient solutions for the customers. That is why WEG stands out as an ideal partner for construction companies.
The Industrial Digital Twin Association (IDTA) officially kicked off its activities at the beginning of March. With 23 founding members, including Endress+Hauser, the group’s goal is to optimally develop the digital twin as a market-ready, manufacturer-independent core technology for Industry 4.0.
Sensing technology has a major presence in manufacturing machinery. It provides the foundation for maintaining consistent quality and detecting any lapses in machine performance. If subtle changes in the physical properties of a machine can cause it to fail, then the sensors responsible for detecting those changes can save manufacturers lengthy downtime and repair costs.
New woodlands are being created in the UK with the help of Mid Wales-based Invertek Drives through the Forest Carbon project to offset its carbon footprint.
In both the Process and Discrete industries, unplanned downtime is a serious issue for many companies and not limited to company size or Industry. Downtime can lead to millions of dollars in lost revenue, wasted product and stand still of production lines. Many companies use a reactive approach rather than a proactive solution to dealing with the unscheduled downtime.
In a new whitepaper published recently, ABB reveals potential for significant energy efficiency improvements in industry and infrastructure enabled by the latest and most high-efficiency motors and variable speed drives.
When it comes to the possibility of someone accidentally restarting a piece of equipment that another employee is working on, the only device that is protecting the employee is their lockout lock.
Diverse Electronics is pleased to announce it is now authorized to distribute Ideal-tek, a leading Swiss manufacturer of high-precision hand tools for the electronics, semiconductor, microscopy, laboratory, medical device, watchmaking and jewellery markets.
It was winter 2009, and Samuel Bouchard was on a mission to sell his startup’s first product, a robotic gripper, to the automotive manufacturers of Michigan.
In the next ten years, more and more people around the world will be working with robots. Automation is becoming mainstream and is finding its way into more and more areas. Easy access to robotics:
Hawboldt Industries has installed an ABB winch drive with unique inbuilt active heave compensation (AHC) software at the heart of a new winch and offshore crane for the Research Vessel Kilo Moana.
“Innovative automation with a system.” For HandlingTech Automations-Systeme GmbH, the slogan says it all. Founded in 1994 as an automation newcomer in his parents’ basement turned parts business, Managing Director Jörg Hutzel’s family-owned company has developed into a veritable robotics player.
Speed and service are key to exceeding customer expectations, requiring more integrated practices, accessible intelligence and automated operations than ever before.
In the absence of a predictive maintenance strategy, manufacturers must take care of their equipment with regularly scheduled preventive maintenance. According to Plant Engineering, manufacturers spend an average of 19 hours per week maintaining their equipment.
ABB has recently been awarded a major turnkey contract by Statkraft, Europe’s largest generator of renewable energy, to design, manufacture and install two high-inertia synchronous condenser systems for the Lister Drive Greener Grid project at Liverpool in Northwest England.
