Film flashback
The SPS IPC Drives 2016 is already over. What technical highlights awaited the more than 63,300 visitors this year in the 14 exhibition halls? Look at this film by Computer&AUTOMATION to find out.
read more...Drives
read more...Inventors of the year 2016 have been announced
Siemens has now named ten particularly resourceful researchers "Inventors of the Year 2016". The scientists from Germany, Austria, the USA and Denmark are responsible for 558 registered inventions and 597 individual patents.
read more...News from drive technology
Without drive technology - in the truest sense of the word - nothing would turn in most machines and systems. Computer&AUTOMATION presents the latest innovations in this automation discipline in a series of pictures.
read more...'Smart Carriages' for linear transport systems
Mitsubishi Electric and its partner APT Automation have developed a transport system that uses 'smart' trolleys to intelligently control the flow of goods within a single machine or an entire production plant.
read more...Line-up for a generation change
SEW-Eurodrive gave visitors to the show a glimpse of the future in hall 3: Starting with the launch of its new Movi-C electronic generation the Bruchsal-based company is ringing in a generation change in technology.
read more...Industry 1.0 meets Industry 4.0
What does a lathe from the year 1887 have to do with a high-tech industrial automation show like SPS IPC Drives? The Bosch Rexroth booth presented the answer.
read more...Small servomotors with integrated spindle
Wittenstein cyber motor has succeeded in integrating the spindle into its new small servomotors. The screw drive has found a place in the actuator housing - servo motor, spindle drive, linear guide and encoder system form a closed and ready-to-install unit.
read more...Startup without specialist expertise
The current generation of frequency changers from Yaskawa combines functionality, flexibility and simplicity. Starting the series comes the GA700 model.
read more...Drive electronics - generation change announced
SEW-Eurodrive gave visitors to SPS IPC Drives 2016 a glimpse into the future: starting with the introduction of its new 'Movi-C' generation of electronics, the Bruchsal-based company is heralding a generational change in technology.
read more...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...Mechanical and plant engineering
New president at VDMA
The VDMA has a new president: family entrepreneur Carl Martin Welcker. He replaces Dr. Reinhold Festge, who was elected President in 2013.
read more...Customizable for specific users
The SM series servomotors with low torque ripple are suitable for applications where precision and smooth running are required.
read more...Three-phase soft start control
Integrated bypass contactor
The SSW900 soft starter, which will replace the previous 'SSW07' starter series from WEG, was developed for industrial and commercial use and covers output currents from 10 A to 412 A in the 220 to 575 V wide voltage range.
read more...Built-in security
The DCS880 series power converters are based on ABB's common drive architecture. If a user is familiar with the operation of a power converter, he can switch between the different drive types - power converter or frequency converter.
read more...Only 45 mm width
The SI6 drive controller from Stöber in modular technology has a width of just 45 mm. It can be used to save on redundant power supply units.
read more...Körber wants to take over Fargo
The Hamburg-based technology group Körber is planning to acquire Fargo Automation, a company based in Fargo, North Dakota (USA). Fargo specializes in packaging systems for the pharmaceutical and medical industries.
read more...Growth despite lack of market impetus
The Lenze Group has announced its figures for the 2015/2016 financial year. Despite difficult economic conditions, the company was once again able to increase the previous year's record revenue.
read more...Use under heavy-duty conditions
The 'Inveor' drive controller platform from Kostal can also be used in heavy-duty applications. Here, the function must be ensured under very high or very low temperatures as well as under very strong vibration.
read more...Change values via smartphone and tablet
Igus has developed the intuitive dryve control system for the maintenance-free 'drylin E' linear axes. No software or app is required to enter the data - everything is integrated directly on the motor controller.
read more...Fast thanks to 1.3 GHz processor
With PMCprimo MC, Pilz offers a scalable stand-alone motion controller solution with a 1.3 GHz processor.
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