Machine Building

IP65 SMV inverter minimises wind tunnel downtime

Modern Drives & Controls, a Lenze StockDrives partner, has supplied and installed a 0.75kW, IP65 SMV inverter drive for a wind tunnel operated by Coventry University.

25th January 2010

Beer flows thanks to IP65 frequency inverters

Microdat uses Lenze SMV inverters on its cask-filling equipment, which saves money because the IP65 ingress protection on the inverters avoids the need to install them inside enclosures. Furthermore, the frame-mounted inverters give the operators easy access to the control keypad.

5th January 2010

IP65 inverter mounts on beer pump for filling casks

Microdat uses Lenze SMV inverters on its entry-level keg/cask filling equipment, which saves money because there is no need to install the inverter in an enclosure.

5th January 2010

TorqSense torque sensor characterises cutting tools

A TorqSense non-contact torque sensor is being used by researchers to determine the operating characters of diamond cutting tools.

11th December 2009

HeliNav-LoadMaster system measures load and location

Sensor Technology has developed a smart load sensor that provides commercial helicopter operators with the information they need to optimise efficiency and increase profitability.

11th December 2009

Non-contact torque sensor assesses motor-generator

A TorqSense non-contact torque sensor has helped to map the torque-current characteristics of a combined motor-generator developed for a hybrid car designed by Lotus.

11th December 2009

Universal Robot is cost-effective for tending CNC turning centre

Linatex is using a six-axis Universal Robot to tend a CNC turning centre and the company estimates that the payback period could be as short as four months.

8th December 2009

Universal Robot boosts efficiency in glass manufacturing

A large manufacturer of glass has invested in a six-axis Universal Robot that can be moved between tasks as required; the company is anticipating that the robot will pay for itself in six to twelve months.

7th December 2009

Electric actuators operate reliably in foundry environment

Power Jacks supplies Omega Foundry Machinery with actuators that provide the clamping action in manipulators for handling flasks and flaskless moulds within foundries.

7th December 2009

Mechatronics approach boosts throughput and cuts scrap

Rockwell Automation has applied its mechatronics approach to a deep drawing machine, helping the customer to double the throughput and reduce the scrap rate.

6th December 2009