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Reducing hydraulic power pack energy consumption with variable drives

ABB’s variable-speed drives are being designed into Trelleborg Sealing Solutions’ hydraulic systems to reduce energy costs.

12/08/2010
ABB Technology Roadshow 2010

THE ABB 2010 technology roadshow will showcase automation and robotics, variable speed drives, and motor protection and control solutions in Australia’s capital cities.

22/07/2010
Bonfiglioli provides Unimin with custom unit in a week

BONFIGLIOLI says the local assembly of its HD heavy industrial drives has enabled it to replace a customer’s broken down gearbox with a custom unit within a week.

21/07/2010
Schneider Electric Connects to see product launch and automation expertise

SCHNEIDER Electric is holding its inaugural user conference, called Schneider Electric Connects, from 11 to 14 May 2010, at Sheraton on the Park, Sydney.

14/04/2010
New sales manager for Bonfiglioli Transmissions Queensland

BONFIGLIOLI Transmissions’ new State Sales Manager for Queensland will be responsible for the industrial engineering, mining, and materials handling industries.

13/04/2010
ABB Australia commissions world’s largest HPGR drive system at Boddington

ABB Australia has commissioned the world’s largest high pressure grinding roll drive system for the Boddington Gold Mine Expansion project in WA.

09/03/2010

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Products

Baldor MotiFlex e100 drive now with HMS Anybus

BALDOR Motors & Drives has upgraded its range of smart drives with HMS Anybus, allowing them to communicate with a PLC.
Rockwell Automation expands PowerFlex 755 AC drives

ROCKWELL Automation has expanded the power range of its Allen-Bradley PowerFlex 755 AC drives to 450kW.
maxon motor releases EPOS2 70/10 motor controller

MAXON motor has introduced the EPOS2 70/10, which matches with DC brush motors with encoder or brushless EC motors with Hall sensors and encoder up to 700W.
Omron announces 3G3MX2 AC drives with built-in safety inputs

OMRON Industrial Automation has announced the safety certification for its 3G3MX2 AC Drives.
Siemens releases Simatic CPU 317TF-2DP controller for motion control

SIEMENS has released the Simatic CPU 317TF-2DP controller which implements motion control, safety and standard tasks.
Hard drives for surveillance

WESTERN Digital has introduced the AV-25 2.5 inch SATA hard drives engineered for AV/DVR and surveillance applications.
Parker Origa expands pneumatic linear drives range with OSP-L series

PARKER Origa has released the OSP-L series of pneumatic linear drives, designed with a polyurethane inner sealing band for high tightness.
Baldor Electric fits drives with automation technology

BALDOR Electric has launched a new generation of smart drives for single-axis automation applications, featuring an Ethernet interface compatible with Powerlink.
Westek releases Avtron dynamic braking resistors for harsh environments

WESTEK has introduced the Avtron dynamic braking resistors for stressful, corrosive atmosphere environments, including outdoors and marine applications.
Alignment-free drives

BONFIGLIOLI has released a series of HD Alignment-Free Drives which integrate motor and gearbox.
HVAC AC drives

FANTECH has released the Vacon range of HVAC AC drives in Australia, which are said to enhance motor performance with lower starting currents.
Optimised crane drive control

SIEMENS has launched the ECO-RTG control which it claims can improve the energy efficiency and control of diesel-electric hybrid drives in rubber-tired gantry cranes.
Extended range from merged companies

MOTION Technologies says it is now distributing the products of both Haydon Switch and Kerk Motion in Australia.
Power analyser

POWER Parameters has released the Hioki 3390 power analyser suited for inverters, motor drives and on-board vehicle studies.
Drive power packs

BONFIGLIOLI has released HD drive power packs with a new modular design, incorporating its new generation HD helical drives.
Calliper brake

TWIFLEX, distributed by Warner Electric Australia, has released the VCS mk 4 spring applied, hydraulically released calliper brake.
A step into HMI

TURCK has released the VT250 series of HMIs, in the company’s first foray into the product line.
High efficiency electric motors

TOSHIBA International has released a new series of High Efficiency heavy duty electric motors up to 150kW.
Simple AC drives

PARKER Hannifin has released the AC650S series of simple AC drives for permanent-magnet motors up to 7kW.
Simple AC drives

PARKER Hannifin has released the AC650S series of simple AC drives for permanent-magnet motors up to 7kW.

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