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Energy-efficient motors help reduce losses while increasing profits
Written by The Copper Development Association Friday, 17 May 2013 12:28
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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New sensors help control robots for improved productivity
Written by Schunk Friday, 19 April 2013 09:18
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
Written by Special to Manufacturing AUTOMATION Friday, 08 March 2013 09:30
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
Written by Special to Manufacturing AUTOMATION Friday, 22 February 2013 09:24
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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Energy efficient bearings prove their worth at textile plant
Written by Special to Manufacturing AUTOMATION Friday, 07 December 2012 12:09
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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Efficient gear system helps Canadian OEM find the right conveying solution
Written by Emerson Industrial Automation Friday, 17 August 2012 09:47
Motion Industries' two new Canadian facilities might not have an actual bottling line, but that didn't stop the company from adopting a conveyor solution widely used in the bottling industry,…
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WHITE PAPER: Evolution in motion - The Machine Automation Controller
Written by Omron Industrial Automation Tuesday, 07 February 2012 14:59
During the past 50 years, there has been a powerful and dramatic development of controllers: Distributed Control Systems (DCS), Programmable Logic Controllers (PLC), Industrial PCs (IPC) and Programmable Automation Controllers…
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A motor's best friend: Cement maker goes green with bearing protection ring
Written by Electro Static Technology Monday, 14 February 2011 13:10
It seemed as though nothing could stop the squealing. Not that the Monarch Cement Company's huge ball mill wasn't already loud. Powered by a 5,000-HP motor, it pulverizes 100 tons…
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Forming the future: Packaging machines boost high-speed performance with automation updates
Written by Mary Del Ciancio Wednesday, 21 July 2010 14:48
G.N. Plastics is a leader in the design, development and manufacture of thermoforming machines and tools. After moving to Chester, N.S., from Austria in 1968, the company now produces plastic…
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New motion controller helps manufacturer cut out complex processes
Written by Mary Del Ciancio Friday, 16 July 2010 09:35
An all-in-one machine and motion controller is helping an innovative machine builder set new levels of performance in the stone cutting sector. Farnese Australia has been manufacturing stone cutting and…
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