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Energy-efficient motors help reduce losses while increasing profits
By upgrading to a higher, more energy-efficient motor, facility managers can improve their equipment reliability, increase productivity and reduce downtime and repair costs. Individuals involved in the specification, design, selection…
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Global motion control shipments contract in first quarter of 2013
Global shipments for motion control products fell by 7.7 per cent in first quarter 2013, according to new statistics released by the Motion Control Association (MCA), the industry'’s trade group.…
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New sensors help control robots for improved productivity
Complex tasks such as assembling, deburring and polishing can now be undertaken by robots, which traditionally were manually done in the past. Sensors are playing key roles in many manual…
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Space constraints are no issue for new drive technology
SAF Drives, Inc., based in Kitchener, Ont., had a problem. The space constraints of a naval ship for one of their customers required a smaller footprint contactor than what SAF…
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Couplings synchronize motion in automated loading system
Pines Technology’s newest CNC bender is a powerful automatic precision system for fast, repeatable bending of tube and pipe up to 10-inch diameter. Providing fast set-up and changeover advantages, this…
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Globalization fuels AC drives market growth, study finds
The medium voltage AC variable frequency drive (VFD) market experienced robust growth in 2011 after a relatively flat market during the previous three years, according to a new report from…
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Increased demand for industrial automation to boost European electric drives market: Report
The demand for industrial automation, rising energy costs and improved understanding of the advantages of electric drives will encourage their uptake across Eastern Europe, Russia and Commonwealth of Independent States…
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Energy efficient bearings prove their worth at textile plant
Along with the rest of Indonesian industry, Leuwijaya Utama textile company (Leuwitex) was confronted with a government-enforced increase in electricity costs. For a company with 300 textile weaving machines and…
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  • Latest Products

    • Harmonic drive gearhead series
      Harmonic drive gearhead series Using new lightweight materials and an optimized design, Harmonic Drive has developed the SHD-2UH-LW Lightweight Series, available through Electromate. These axially compact gear units feature a large hollow input shaft…
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    • Shaft locking bushings
      Shaft locking bushings The ETP Hyloc from Zero-Max is designed to provide the robust hub-shaft connection, providing excellent concentricity despite high torque and radial loading. Each roll forming wheel in the system shapes…
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    • Motion control and digital I/O modules
      Motion control and digital I/O modules Advantech has launched the new AMAX-1000 series. The AMAX-1220 and AMAX-1240 are open frame type with either two or four axis AMONet motion slave modules. The AMAX-1752, AMAX-1754 and AMAX-1756…
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