Emerging technologies offer new prospects for motion controls
Dec 23, 2024 · Emerging technologies such as smart conveyors and machine-integrated robots could open up new markets for suppliers of motion control equipment. Samantha Mou, a China-based research analyst with Interact Analysis, examines the possibilities. Due to high interest rates, excessive inventories and sluggish demand, …
Doughnut motor could power everything from drones to robots
Nov 25, 2024 · Oruga is using the Donut Labs’ motors to power its all-terrain vehicles that combine the characteristics of a snowmobile and a motorcycle. A Finnish company has come up with a modular kit of parts that it says can be used to create almost any form of electrically powered transport, from drones and motorbikes to buses and boats, rapidly and at low cost.
Removing guesswork from commissioning, virtually
Dec 23, 2024 · Digital twins create a replica of an object or system in a digital version of its environment. Liam Blackshaw, ABB’s UK product manager for LV drives, explains how they can be used to save time, reduce errors, and streamline on-site drive commissioning. When commissioning a drive on a complex project, it’s rare that
UK-Indian JV will produce 100,000 electric motors
Dec 17, 2024 · DG Innovate (DGI), a UK R&D company that develops mobility and energy storage technologies, has formed a joint venture with an Indian EV manufacturer and automotive technology company, EVage Automotive, to manufacture and supply drivetrains based on its motor technology. They expect to manufacture up to …
Beckhoff unveils next-gen PLCs, VSDs, servodrives and I/Os at SPS
Nov 12, 2024 · At the SPS exhibition in Germany, Beckhoff has unveiled a new generation of its TwinCat PLC technology that speeds up both engineering and runtime operations, and can execute control code up to 1.5 times faster than before. Beckhoff describes the new TwinCat PLC++ controllers as “a real leap in automation technology performance”, speeding up everything
Drives-based platform will allow users to create custom …
Nov 14, 2024 · ABB’s Crealizer platform will allow drives users to users to create customised control and analysis applications. ABB has unveiled an open software platform that is integrated into its drives’ operating systems, allowing users to create, validate and implement customised control and analysis applications in programming environments such as Matlab/Simulink or C++.
Danfoss and Innomotics form drives and motors partnership
Dec 5, 2024 · Danfoss Drives and Innomotics have formed a strategic partnership. Danfoss Drives is entering into a cooperative agreement with Innomotics, the motors and medium-voltage drives specialist that was spun out of Siemens in 2023 and was acquired by KPS Capital Partners in 2024 for €3.5bn.By combining their strengths, the two companies are aiming to increase competitiveness and provide their ...
Industry stands at a pivotal juncture - Drives&Controls
Dec 23, 2024 · At the start of a new year, it is time to take stock of the state of manufacturing in the UK. Nikesh Mistry*, Gambica’s sector head for automation, argues that industry needs to take advantage of the latest technologies if it is to operate sustainably, attract new talent and remain globally competitive. As we
Our drives make your drives - Drives&Controls
Dec 23, 2024 · Nidec Drives’ new conveyor system is controlled using its own drives products. Nidec Drives has a policy of using its own products in its production facilities, wherever possible. So when it needed it automate the previously manual process of moving raw materials around its site in Newtown in Wales, it turned to its own Control Techniques VSDs and servodrives.
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1 day ago · Motion controls sales fell by 6.9% in 2024 in ‘rough year’ Revenues in the global motion controls market slumped by 6.9% during 2024, representing a drop of more than…