Industrial Plant & Equipment

Torque transducers

New from HBM is a comprehensive
range of customised torque
transducers with both rotating and
non-rotating designs and nominal
torques of up to 1.5MNm, designed
to ensure the latest generation of
wind turbine plants ach

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Sensing a need for savings

Passive infrared ( PIR ) sensors offer a cost effective motion
sensing solution for a wide range of applications and can be
used to provide energy savings, for example, in the
operation of lighting or power in areas such a

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Jaguar quickly claws back co

Since the installation of two Quantima compressors from
CompAir, Jaguar Land Rover’s (Jaguar) Castle Bromwich
plant is on target to achieve annual electricity savings in the
region of 3 million kWh, with payback on investm

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Larger frame size

SEM has extended its range of
Synchronous AC servomotors with
the addition of the HJ260 motor that
delivers higher torque and power.

The new HJ260 AC synchronous
servomotor is based on a 260mm
square frame size with I

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High efficiency

Represented in the UK by Alldrives
& Controls, WEG has developed a
range of high efficiency 4 pole threephase
motors in the 50 to 370W
power range.

The company believes them to be
the first sub-750W
energy-saving
mo

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Cheaper to replace than repair

When a large gearbox manufactured
in 1967 broke down at brick
producer,Wienerberger, SEW
Eurodrive’s quotation to supply and
install a new unit was 40% less than
had been quoted for a repair.

Despite the extent of the

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PTC thermistors

ATC Semitec has added 165°C rated
PTCs to its motor-protection series
for MOD applications. The PTCs
have 200mm long 26AWG PTFE leads
as standard and these are now readily
available from stock as singles. Triples
and ot

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Performs without an external PLC

For functionally complex and
dynamic drive applications, NORD
Drivesystems has added a new
model to the SK 500E line of
control cabinet inverters.

The intelligent SK 540E
inverter supports convenient
and free program

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Taking control: AC or DC drives?

Every production line has a control system and every
control system has the potential to cause problems.Here,
Dr Adrian West of Optima Control Solutions gives his
opinion on problematic areas of two popular controllers –

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DC Offline servo drive for extreme environments

Now available from Motion
Control Products is Panther,
a recently introduced Elmo
digital servo drive. Panther joins
Elmo’s ExtrIQ product suite for
sinusoidal, trapezoidal and DC motors
that are designed to operate und

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