Drives and Controls Product News http://drives.co.uk/prodfeed.asp The Latest Drives & Controls Product news <![CDATA[Linear encoders can be installed in `half the time`]]> http://www.drives.co.uk/fullstory.asp?id=2422 http://www.drives.co.uk/fullstory.asp?id=2422

Newall Measurement Systems, based in Leicester, UK, has unveiled a second generation of its magnetic linear encoder technology which, it claims, will cut the cost of ownership significantly compared to the first generation, while being 30–50% quicker to install than encoders based on traditional technologies.

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The sensor specialist MTS has announced a non-contact position sensing technology that can measure up to 30 positions along an axis using a single sensor. The Temposonics magnetostrictive technology is said to offer considerable savings over conventional displacement sensors or rotary encoders.

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Shell Lubricants has developed a hydraulic oil which, it claims, can cut energy consumption in hydraulic machinery by up to 8%. The Tellus EE fluid contains a patented additive and has undergone extensive tests and field trials which have demonstrated its ability to help improve energy efficiency.

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Festo has launched a family of electromechanical axes based on a new profile said to provide unprecedented rigidity, and "exceptional" feed force, speed, acceleration and torque resistance. Festo predicts that the EGC axes – which include models with feed forces up to 3kN, speeds up to 5m/s, and stroke lengths up to 8.5 m – will open up new applications for high-performance single- and multi-axis motion control.

]]> <![CDATA[PACs expand integrated architecture capabilities]]> http://www.drives.co.uk/fullstory.asp?id=2420 http://www.drives.co.uk/fullstory.asp?id=2420

Rockwell Automation has introduced three programmable automation controllers (PACs) and added more than 30 capabilities and to its Integrated Architecture (IA) production control and information system.

]]> <![CDATA[Linear motor XY base competes with ballscrews and belts]]> http://www.drives.co.uk/fullstory.asp?id=2417 http://www.drives.co.uk/fullstory.asp?id=2417

Baldor has launched a range of XY positioning bases incorporating linear stepper motors that, it claims, can compete on cost with traditional technologies such as rotary motors and ballscrews or belts. The bases are formed from a honeycomb-structured composite material that cuts costs dramatically, allowing starting prices of around $7,000.

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Schneider Electric has announced a new generation of MCCBs (moulded-case circuit breakers) which, it says, allow both energy consumption and power to be monitored at the device for the first time. The Compact NSX breakers can accommodate special electronic control modules with built-in current sensors, including motor protection devices.

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The Scunthorpe, UK–based maintenance consultancy CP Automation has teamed up with a German electrotechnology specialist, Eltroplan Revcon, to offer a product that returns energy to the electricity network when a motor slows down.

]]> <![CDATA[Programmable absolute encoder replaces potentiometers]]> http://www.drives.co.uk/fullstory.asp?id=2378 http://www.drives.co.uk/fullstory.asp?id=2378

Following the recent announcement of a range of programmable incremental encoders from Sick, another German encoder manufacturer, Megatron, has come up with a programmable absolute magnetic encoder. The start and end angle positions as well as the direction of rotation of the MAB36A P encoder can be specified by the user.

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Festo has launched a range of high-performance servomotors and controllers that, it says, can be configured and commissioned in minutes. The EMMS-AS servomotors and CMMP-AS controllers support closed-loop control of speed, position, current and torque, using absolute encoders.

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