News Archive
July 2013
- Schneider’s £3.4bn takeover of Invensys goes ahead 31 July, 2013
- Siemens CEO is ousted and succeeded by CFO 31 July, 2013
- Evans succeeds Hartigan as MD of Schaeffler UK 31 July, 2013
- ABB buys ring motor business to boost its gearless mill drives 30 July, 2013
- Q2 robot sales came close to the total for 2011 26 July, 2013
- High-inertia motors have longer stall than start times 26 July, 2013
- Motion controller links third-party controls to servos 26 July, 2013
- One third of manufacturing SMEs make pay rises 26 July, 2013
- Integrated servomotors incorporate EtherCat ports 26 July, 2013
- Two-motor powertrain ‘can raise EV efficiencies by 15%’ 25 July, 2013
- Modular inverter system offers flexibility 24 July, 2013
- Low-I/O controllers include a colour touchscreen option 24 July, 2013
- Power transmission manufacturer adds a new site 23 July, 2013
- Project aims to develop lightweight motors using plastics 23 July, 2013
- IET moves in with the IMechE – for two years 22 July, 2013
- Sales of MV and HV motors expand in South-East Asia 22 July, 2013
- Integrating electronics with motors could halve power-to-weight ratios 18 July, 2013
- Automated tester puts the squeeze on tennis balls 18 July, 2013
- Rugged modular HMIs support plug-in protocol conversion 17 July, 2013
- Pharma software improves automation-layer integration 16 July, 2013
- Software system brings safety to small applications 16 July, 2013
- Non-round current sensor fits on rectangular busbar 16 July, 2013
- Shale gas boom propels North American drives market 15 July, 2013
- Tiny current sensors could lead to smaller, more efficient VSDs 15 July, 2013
- Schneider Electric makes $5bn bid to buy Invensys 12 July, 2013
- LED HMIs are ‘the world’s thinnest’ 12 July, 2013
- Single-board PCs are ‘first’ to extend lives through upgrading 12 July, 2013
- Smart motor control centres eliminate the usual wiring 10 July, 2013
- Software generates ST programs for Omron PLCs 10 July, 2013
- Linear actuator withstands tough conditions 10 July, 2013
- Extreme-temperature bearings operate at 350°C without relubrication 10 July, 2013
- Brushless servomotors cope with demanding applications 10 July, 2013
- EtherCat semiconductor profile ‘could lead to dramatic developments’ 10 July, 2013
- Electric vehicle motor sales will hit $2.8bn by 2020 10 July, 2013
- Falling HMI prices led to a shrinking market during 2012 10 July, 2013
- Single-tooth motors could bite into the EV market 09 July, 2013
- $34m contract will take electromagnetic railgun closer to firing 09 July, 2013
- US bearings-maker acquires German ceramics specialist 09 July, 2013
- Rescued power transmission firm moves to new site 08 July, 2013
- Integrated DC motors offer a choice of control systems 08 July, 2013
- Automation software aims to cut costs and time-to-market 08 July, 2013
- Temperature controllers talk to HMIs and PLCs 08 July, 2013
- Safety light curtains offer more choices 08 July, 2013
- Control Techniques plans new £1.5m development centre 08 July, 2013
- Government ‘must boost banking competition to ensure recovery’ 08 July, 2013
- 26 tonnes of fake bearings are destroyed in Germany 05 July, 2013
- NI expands motion controls tie-up with Kollmorgen 05 July, 2013
- Singapore trains will be retrofitted with PM synchronous motors 05 July, 2013
- Etch-a-sketch artwork is up to scratch 04 July, 2013
- FF aims to make digital buses easier to use than analogue 04 July, 2013
- Thames Water could spend €60m on automation in new framework agreement 03 July, 2013
- Motor-maker invests £1m to expand production 03 July, 2013
- High-speed distance sensor is one of the lightest 02 July, 2013
- Energy efficiency of motor-driven systems 02 July, 2013
- How to migrate from a legacy DCS 02 July, 2013
- Functional integration can save time and boost efficiency 02 July, 2013
- Time-saving connectors handle currents up to 30A 02 July, 2013
- IPC can act like two Profinet devices 02 July, 2013
- Servodrive strips out STO to cut costs 02 July, 2013
- Global sales of robots dipped slightly during 2012 01 July, 2013
- UK manufacturing hit a 25-month high in June 01 July, 2013