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Visitor numbers soar by 40% at the Drives Show
The cluster of engineering exhibitions led by the Drives & Controls Show attracted more than 10,000 visitors to the Birmingham NEC in April – an increase of more than 40% on the previous event in 2006.
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Haydon buys Kerk Motion Products
Haydon Linear Motors has bought another US linear motion specialist, Kerk Motion Products, whose portfolio includes non-ball leadscrew assemblies, splines, slides, linear rails, and actuators. The terms of the deal have not been disclosed.
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Tool-free connectors are `50% faster than screws`
The Italian connector specialist, Ilme has developed a new type of tool-free connector which, it claims, is 50% quicker to wire than screw connectors and 20% faster than spring connectors. Called Squich, the patented connector can secure wires with cross-sections up to 2.5mm2, with or without ferrules.
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High-efficiency motors cut losses by up to 40%
At the recent Drives & Controls Show, the Brazilian motor-maker WEG unveiled the first models in a new series of high-efficiency induction motors that, it says, will also offer low noise and vibration levels, high reliability, easy maintenance and long service lives. The W22 motors, spanning ratings from 0.1–400kW, are being launched in three phases with the largest models (frame sizes 132–200) being released first, to be followed by frame sizes 132–200 in early 2009, and 63–112 a few months later.
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