Many control methods have been developed for three-phase motors, for which there are numerous terms. In order to bring clarity to the variety of terms and abbreviations, this article highlights basic properties using the Movi-C frequency inverter as an example.

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All issues of THE OFFICIAL DAILY, the official trade fair newspaper for SPS, at a glance. The issues of all three publication days, packed with news and trends from the automation industry, are available as an e-paper with additional interactive features.

B&R Industrie-Elektronik has relocated its German headquarters from Bad Homburg to Friedberg in Hesse, where ABB's Robotics Division in Germany is based.

Wittenstein introduces the precision-oriented 'Galaxie accuracy line' product family to the market. The kinematics, bearings, gear ratios and even larger hollow shaft diameters of the gearboxes have been specially designed to meet the requirements of high-precision applications.

The 'SOL 704' sensor-operated LED light from Häwa is used to illuminate switch cabinets. It is suitable for Häwa floor-standing enclosures and third-party products with 25 mm grid perforations from a width of 600 mm.

Sabo Mobile IT relies on 'Large Language Models' - LLM for short - for its Sabot voice control system. Thomas Sykora talks about the technology behind it and data protection in an industrial environment.

At SPS 2023, Synapticon presented the completely new 'Somanet Integro' product line for the first time, which marks the company's entry into a new market segment: general mechanical engineering.

Switch cabinets for the 24 V (DC) supply require a lot of space due to the components installed and the space required to cool the modules. E-T-A therefore offers a space-saving solution for power supply, overcurrent protection and power distribution.

The first step in IIoT projects is usually the digital connection and subsequent configuration of the devices - for example with IO-Link devices and the 'moneo configure' software from ifm. This is now available free of charge.

Cobots also help small and medium-sized companies with sorting, picking and moving - with the help of cameras, suction cups and gripper systems. Igus has developed a finger gripper that can also perform humanoid tasks.

Despite the rail strike on the last day, SPS is approaching its pre-corona size again: Over the three days of the trade fair, 50,081 trade visitors made their way to Nuremberg.

Lenze has fundamentally revised its controller portfolio. With the new controller generation, machine builders can scale the performance in their automation landscape.

Rafi presents the 'KIS.ME' plug & play system for the uncomplicated digital WLAN connection of previously unconnected work, logistics and production areas.

"An I/O system as versatile as our customers," is how Sigmatek Managing Director Alexander Melkus describes the 'ready to use' I/O system 'X-DIAS' from Sigmatek, which celebrated its premiere at the trade fair.

According to Siemens, revenue and order intake increased by 10% and 6% respectively on a comparable basis in the fourth quarter of 2023. In the Industrial Business, Siemens recorded its highest earnings and profitability figures ever.

With 'Movimot performance ELV', SEW-Eurodrive is expanding its range of decentralized compact low-voltage drives with 48 V (DC) supply to include network-compatible versions.

Following Beckhoff and B&R, Bosch Rexroth now also offers a planar system with 'ctrlX Flow6D'. Product Manager Hansjörg Sannwald explains the differences.

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B&R has been integrating the 'Acopos 6D' planar system into its automation system for several years. Global Product Manager Derrick Stacey explains the role of the software in the system.

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How does data get from production to IT? Balluff presented a software-as-a-service solution called Asset Data Provider (ADP) in Nuremberg. Artur Nonnenmacher, Product Manager at Balluff, reveals the details.

Visitors to the Schmersal stand can discover an exemplary IIoT application. Volker Heinzer, Product Manager Programmable Electronic Systems and Industry 4.0/ IIoT, explains what it's all about.