Corporate Acquisition (www.industrial-production.de)
Danfoss Acquires Alfagomma and Strengthens Its Industrial Business
The Danish technology group Danfoss is acquiring the Italian hose and fittings manufacturer Alfagomma.
read more...Power electronics (www.computer-automation.de)
Semikron and Danfoss merge
Semikron and Danfoss Silicon Power merge to form Semikron Danfoss. Claus A. Petersen becomes CEO of the newly founded company.
read more...Danfoss (www.computer-automation.de)
New management for Danfoss
Ole Møller-Jensen, Managing Director of Danfoss and President of the Central Europe region, is retiring at the end of 2020 after around 42 years at Danfoss. His successor will be Stefan König.
read more...Review (www.computer-automation.de)
The top articles in August
Summer slump my ass: in August, the industry offered all kinds of news and headlines. The focus was on technological trends, potential in production and current trade fair events. The most-read articles of the past month for you.
read more..."Three questions for..." - the July edition (www.computer-automation.de)
The paths of drive technology
Comprehensive networking opens up new possibilities for automation technology. In our online series "Three questions for..." we asked automation industry experts about the potential of the Industrial IoT for drive technology.
read more...Drive technology (www.computer-automation.de)
Danfoss wants to take over UQM Technologies
The Danish Danfoss Group is planning to purchase the US company UQM Technologies via its subsidiary Danfoss Power Solutions. The purchase price is 100 million US dollars. UQM is a manufacturer of electric motors, generators, power electronics and fuel cell compressors.
read more...Digital integration (www.industrial-production.de)
Drives in automation systems
At SPS IPC Drives, Danfoss Drives presented new solutions and concepts for easy integration of its drives into all types of automation systems.
read more...Danfoss (www.computer-automation.de)
Ready for 'DC industry'
The partners in the 'DC Industry' project are pursuing the medium-term goal of supplying power to industrial systems via an open DC grid. With its FlexMotion and FlexConcept Advanced drive concepts, Danfoss believes it is already equipped for this.
read more...Danfoss (www.computer-automation.de)
Servo technology in focus
Danfoss Drives took its first step towards servo technology in 2015 with an integrated motion controller for the VLT AutomationDrive frequency inverter. Now the Danes want to significantly strengthen their activities in this area with the new FlexMotion concept.
read more...Drive technology (www.computer-automation.de)
Kim Fausing is the new CEO of Danfoss
At the beginning of July, Kim Fausing took over as the new President and CEO of Danfoss. In this role, he will focus on the company's digitalization strategy, among other things.
read more...Current products (www.computer-automation.de)
Innovations from the Control & Drives division
Control & Drives - i.e. controllers and intelligent drives - are the core components of automation technology. Computer&AUTOMATION shows an excerpt of current products from these areas in a picture gallery.
read more...Drive technology (www.computer-automation.de)
Modular inverter concept put to the test
The testing of drive systems is one of the most important tasks in the development process of an automobile and demands maximum dynamics and flexibility from the test benches used for this purpose. The use of modular frequency inverters creates the basis for this.
read more...Drive technology / power electronics (www.computer-automation.de)
Danfoss cooperates with General Electric
The Flensburg-based company Danfoss Silicon Power wants to establish itself in the USA and will therefore cooperate with the American industrial giant and silicon carbide chip manufacturer General Electric (GE) as part of a strategic partnership.
read more...Danfoss (www.computer-automation.de)
Aiming for medium voltage
Danfoss came to Nuremberg with a real heavyweight - the Vacon 3000 - with which it intends to tap into a new market in the future: the medium-voltage inverter business. Product Marketing Director Hans Carlsson explains the background.
read more...Drives (www.computer-automation.de)
Dual port Ethernet option
In addition to the previously available single-port option, there is now also a dual-port option for the 'Vacon' product families from Danfoss as a multi-protocol solution for Modbus TCP, Profinet and Ethernet/IP.
read more...Product picture gallery (www.computer-automation.de)
News from building automation
Intelligent building automation opens up great potential for the industry to reduce energy costs. Computer&AUTOMATION presents the latest product innovations in this segment in a series of pictures.
read more...Actuator (www.computer-automation.de)
Combining hydraulics and building automation
The Novocon digital actuator from Danfoss is a 4-in-1 solution, as it is also a bus communication unit, flow indicator and data logger. This allows heating and cooling systems in commercial buildings to be controlled via the building automation system.
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