The ACS180 is a compact, robust, and adaptable variable speed drive (VSD) for applications up to 22 kW. This easy-to-use compact VSD offers excellent performance and quality at superior value with all essential machinery application features embedded. And as a member of ABB’s all-compatible drives portfolio, it shares the same architecture and user interfaces for ease of use.
May 8, 2023 The ABB #Buildthefuture Roadshow returns for a second year with its hands-on, in-person events across Ontario and Quebec from April to June 2023. The 400 square foot showroom on wheels demos the breadth of ABB’s offering. The showroom showcases how ABB’s innovative technology helps industries safely reduce their carbon footprint while limiting…
April 16, 2024 Sustainable Drinking Water Solutions A world in which everyone has access to clean and safe water – that is BOSAQ’s mission. The Belgian company offers sustainable drinking water solutions in shipping containers, called a “Q-Drop” for short, to help thousands of people in remote areas. BOSAQ relies on the WAGO Cloud, among…
Limitations on the electrical power system make it important for the customer to reduce harmonics in their system to avoid voltage disruption and overheating of the mechanical and electrical components within the industrial plant. There are several ways to reduce harmonics, each with its costs and benefits. Drives & Control Solutions had the opportunity to hear from Martin Royer, local Division Manager for System Drives at ABB Canada, to discuss why Ultra-Low Harmonic Drives (ULH) with an active front-end are a preferred choice for businesses and utility owners.
Food safety compliance demands equipment that can face the challenges of the food and beverage industry.
April 22, 2025 Panduit, a global leader in electrical and network infrastructure solutions, thrives on ingenuity and enterprise. They focus on solving problems and achieving success through their comprehensive portfolios, helping organizations navigate digital, electrical, and workforce transformations for sustainable growth. Customer needs are at the core of their strategy, ensuring their R&D investments lead…
The vertical gearmotor-VGM, is a highly efficient drive package for low-speed vertical pumping applications with high power requirements. The VGM is built on a standard low pole count motor platform, utilizing proven, highly efficient Dodge planetary gear technology. Compared with common pump drive technologies, which can be large, expensive and inefficent, the VGM offers significant benefits.
Weidmüller’s scalable engineering software, u-control 2000, adapts individually to your requirements. And, the u-control is powerful, compact and fully compatible with Weidmüller’s I/O system u-remote. This article looks at what makes u-control the heart of your automation.
Programmable logic controllers (PLCs) are one of the main components of any automated system. A typical control system has inputs, outputs, controllers (i.e., PLCs), and some type of human interaction with the system, a human machine interface (HMI), for example.
March 16, 2026 By David Doria, Director of Engineering, Automated Driving, Magna Electronics, March 16, 2026 For years, progress in advanced driver assistance systems (ADAS) were driven by improving individual sensors. Higher resolution cameras. Longer-range radars. More precise lidars. Each step delivered incremental gains. But optimizing sensors in isolation only goes so far. As ADAS Read More…
March 9, 2026 By Krystie Johnston Vention accelerates democratization of automation with new funding and GRIIPTM, sets sites on Enterprise clients, reaches more industries and geographies Vention is on a journey to democratize automation, and they are picking up speed. Already, in Q1 of 2026, they have made two announcements that will accelerate their trajectory Read More…
