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New trends in electric motors: Efficiency, power density, torque

March 4, 2015 By Miles Budimir Leave a Comment

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If there’s one trend that’s prevalent in motors of all kinds, it’s the theme of increasing performance, more specifically a trio of highers: higher efficiency, higher power density and higher torque density. These are incremental improvements in motor performance that are at least partly driven by the Department of Energy (DOE) energy efficiency requirements, said […]

Filed Under: DC Motors, Linear Motors, Motors, Servo Motors, Stepper Motors Tagged With: ABB, AMETEK, Groschopp, Incremotion, Kollmorgen, LinMot, pittman, Pittman Motors of AMETEK, Portescap, Schneider Electric

Motion Control Simplifies Modular Printing Machinery

February 20, 2014 By Leslie Langnau Leave a Comment

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Edited by: Leslie Langnau, Managing Editor An economic multi-axis motion controller and software is helping Rollem – a leading specialist print machinery manufacturer rapidly evolve its modular finishing system. The motion architecture made it easy to add another peripheral to the company’s print finishing equipment range, a stacking unit that collects and groups products such […]

Filed Under: Controls, Motors, Servo Motors, Stepper Motors Tagged With: ABB

ABB launches well-equipped MicroFlex e150 Ethernet Servo Drives

September 28, 2012 By Stacy Combest Leave a Comment

ABB Inc. has unveiled a servomotor drive line-up with lots of features for the booming Ethernet-based machine automation market — the MicroFlex e150 Ethernet Servo Drives. The Ethernet Servo Drives are compatible with many industrial Ethernet protocols and provide local motion control programming, an integrated functional safety capability and a universal-encoder interfacing capability. This wide […]

Filed Under: Servo Drives Tagged With: ABB

ABB equips AC500 PLCs with remote control protocol

May 16, 2012 By Motion Control Tips Editor Leave a Comment

The Scalable AC500 PLCs from ABB Australia (www.abbaustralia.com.au) provides full functionality in a single unit as it is equipped with IEC 60 870-5-104 remote control protocol. The web server integrated range includes ‘Extreme Conditions’ PLCs that can operate even at high temperatures and high altitudes in wet conditions. They also offer greater tolerance to hazardous […]

Filed Under: Controls, PLCs + PACs Tagged With: ABB

ABB Ethernet servo drive ideal for OEM machine builders

February 1, 2012 By Motion Control Tips Editor Leave a Comment

ABB (www.abb.com) has released its latest range of servomotor drive that features a universal encoder interfacing capability, integrated functional safety capability and local motion control programming. Compatible with various Ethernet protocols, the MicroFlex e150 Ethernet servo drive series comes with single phase options providing up to 9A output power. The feature-rich MicroFlex e150 drive is […]

Filed Under: Drives + Supplies, Motors, Servo Drives, Servo Motors Tagged With: ABB

ABB drives deliver precise textile control

April 8, 2011 By Motion Control Tips Editor Leave a Comment

Tatham (www.tatham-uk.com), a textile machinery company, has entered into a joint venture with ABB (www.abb.com) to develop a technology that will offer increased production speeds with optimized product weight distribution for cross-lapper control. The cross-lapper uses a light weight fiber web, which it accepted from the carding machine, to build a heavier web in layers. […]

Filed Under: Drives + Supplies, Motors, Servo Drives, Servo Motors Tagged With: ABB

ABB Drives unveils FECA-01 EtherCAT Adapter

February 23, 2011 By Motion Control Tips Editor Leave a Comment

ABB Low Voltage Drives (www.abb.com), the world’s leading producer of electric drives and motors, has proudly announced the launch of the FECA-01 EtherCAT Adapter, which supports CANopen protocol over EtherCAT (CoE) protocol. “Combining this feature-rich industrial fieldbus adapter with the ACS355 and ACS850 drives will make available a great drive solution for OEM’s or system […]

Filed Under: Controls, Drives + Supplies, Fieldbuses, Networking + IoT, PLCs + PACs Tagged With: ABB

ABB to acquire Baldor Electric Company

November 30, 2010 By Motion Control Tips Editor Leave a Comment

ABB (NYSE: ABB), a leading power and automation technology group, and Baldor Electric Company (NYSE: BEZ), a North American leader in industrial motors, have agreed that ABB will acquire Baldor in an all-cash transaction valued at approximately $4.2 billion, including $1.1 billion of net debt. The transaction closes a gap in ABB’s automation portfolio in […]

Filed Under: Motors Tagged With: ABB, Baldor of ABB

ABB introduces new generation of process controller and indicator instruments

May 26, 2010 By Motion Control Tips Editor Leave a Comment

ABB (www.abb.com), a world leader in power and automation technologies, is proud to announce its new generation of process controller and indicator instrumentation, ControlMaster. The latest line-up includes four new models which are highly powerful and intuitive and is very east to operate. Its comprehensive portfolio of capabilities makes it ideal for a wide spectrum […]

Filed Under: Controls Tagged With: ABB

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