10th March 2008 |
Eye Spyraflo, a look at bearing applications...Episode 17: A chilling story of Spyraflo beating the cold |
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Vending machines come in a wide variety of sizes as well as having a multitude of capabilities. The challenge laid down by a specialist company was to help in the design and manufacture of an ice cream vending machine more... |
3rd March 2008 |
Delta Tau tales of motion control....Episode 13: New GEO BRICKS build a useful extension for the family |
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Delta Tau’s Brick range of versatile and powerful stand alone controllers has been extended to include the new Geo Brick LV low voltage model for controlling all types of low voltage servo and stepping motors. The latest product completes a family of motion controls to suit all types of machinery and motion applications. Also released is the latest Brick Controller, a fully programmable motion controller based around a powerful Turbo PMAC platform more... |
25th February 2008 |
Eye Spyraflo, a look at bearing applications....Episode 16: Spyraflo gives a new meaning to ‘menu driven’ signage. |
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When McDONALD’s wanted to roll over their signs after breakfast the sign manufacturers called on our Spyraflo colleagues in America to help provide a quality, durable solution. Every morning, whatever the weather, in thousands of McDonald's restaurants throughout the world the menu changes from an early start breakfast selection to the daytime delicacies more... |
18th February 2008 |
ETHERNET Powerlink a new protocol that is deterministic for real-time industrial applications. |
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Micromech the UK’s largest distributor of Parker’s Electromechanical Automation products, is pleased to announce that a selection of their motion control products are now enabled with ETHERNET Powerlink to increase system performance while decreasing system cost and installation time more... |
11th February 2008 |
The Stage News... ALIO Industries presents: the sub micron precision open centre X-Y stages. |
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These XY solutions have a choice of linear servomotors or ceramic servomotors with Renishaw tape scale, Invar scale and or RLE Laser closed loop position more... |
4th February 2008 |
Meet the Team - Simon Burrows |
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In the 23rd of our Meet the Team series, we introduce our Senior Motion Control Engineer Simon Burrows more... |
28th January 2008 |
Servo drive ARIES adds ethernet |
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ARIES is the star drive of Parker EMD who have now enhanced their family of digital brushless servo drives with the addition of Ethernet PowerLink communications. Micromech their technology partner and leading UK specialist in motion and control products present this powerful drive more... |
21st January 2008 |
New company Energywize is launched to save energy for public buildings and businesses. |
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‘Control equals savings’ is the straightforward promise from Energywize using variable speed drives (VSDs) giving the ability to ensure the pumps and fans that are commonplace throughout industry and service environments use no more energy than is required to do their job. They deliver the kind of efficiency savings that can’t be ignored and that often pay for themselves within 18-24 months more... |
14th January 2008 |
Eye Spyraflo, a look at bearing applications....Episode 15: Stop Press! Spyraflo keeps the presses rolling |
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A press manufacturer with a proven reputation for supplying high quality transport and manipulation systems for handling 10cm, 12cm and 15cm rectangular lithographic printing plates had a bearing problem on their latest design machine more... |
7th January 2008 |
Debunking the myths of conversion from hydraulic to an electric actuator |
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Many manufacturers of equipment have replaced hydraulic cylinders with electric actuators in order to eliminate pumps, hoses and valves, and make equipment smaller, lighter and quieter. They have also taken advantage of the flexibility in interfacing with control systems to provide a wide range of new features and capabilities more... |
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