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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...Siemens Gamesa plans to launch a 10 MW turbine with direct drive on the market in 2022. Compared to the previous model, the offshore turbine is expected to increase annual energy production by 30 %. Each rotor blade is approximately the length of a soccer pitch.
read more...The drive specialist Maxon Motor is acquiring the UK-based motor manufacturer Parvalux Electric Motors, thereby continuing its growth strategy. Parvalux produces and develops brushed DC motors, AC motors and gearboxes.
read more...The ABB Group intends to focus its portfolio on digital industries in future and is selling its power grids business to Hitachi as part of this. A new corporate structure will also take effect from April 2019.
read more..."The forecast production growth in the German mechanical engineering sector of 5% to a record EUR 228 billion in 2018 is ambitious, but achievable," said Carl Martin Welcker, President of the VDMA, at the association's annual press conference in Frankfurt.
read more...'All about automation' is the motto at Messe Friedrichshafen on March 12 and 13, 2019. The trade fair spectrum includes core automation products as well as solutions and advice on Industry 4.0 / digitalization. The organizer expects over 200 exhibitors.
read more...From November 27 to 29, 2018, the Nuremberg exhibition grounds were once again all about electric automation. The Computer&AUTOMATION team captured everything there was to see on site with its camera.
read more...Final figures for SPS IPC Drives 2018
The 29th SPS IPC Drives has come to an end. A total of 65,700 visitors flocked to Nuremberg to find out about the latest products and solutions from the automation industry. The trade fair thus exceeded the visitor level of the comparable year 2016.
read more...Digital engineering in particular still suffers from a lack of end-to-end tools in mechanical engineering - according to Lenze's findings. Accordingly, the automation technology specialist from Hamelin is addressing the topic of 'brainware' in particular at SPS IPC Drives 2018.
read more...Known as a technology supplier for robot manufacturers, Synapticon now also wants to offer targeted solutions for machine and special machine construction. The 'Actilink' drive systems and a quick-start package for the production of small robots mark the beginning.
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