Original article date: October 1999
Fewer and simpler components in the company’s vacuum pumps is the result of ASF Thomas’ foray into DFMA design principles. Alan Quinn reports
Going back to first principles and looking at pump design from the ground up using DFMA (design for manufacture and assembly) was the starting point for ASF Thomas in [...]
Original article date: May 1999
A fluid amplification technique from the oil and gas industry could soon be cleaning your lounge carpet. Alan Quinn reports on the latest Hoover development.
No bags to buy…no replacement filters to buy…that’s the proposition offered by the Hoover Vortex vacuum cleaner available this month to the electrical trade.
The Hoover triple Vortex [...]
Original article date: June 2000
Pilz’s Pipanel Touch is now used at Triumph to calculate shim sizes required, specific to each engine against default sizes.
Thunderbird, Daytona and Tiger… To any discerning motorcycle enthusiast, these names conjure up a unique image of highly desirable, technologically advanced motorcycles. In a word, Triumph.
With its sophisticated engine systems, combined with [...]
Original article date: October 1999
An innovative positioning unit has the motor and drive close-coupled. WAYNE BROWN finds out the implications
On the face of it the Icla positioning drives look like a motor of some sort, having a shaft, a body and a cable entry. But take a closer look and you will see that SIG [...]
Original article date: April 2000
A new drive server has been launched promising to save programming and commissioning time for drive systems. Tommy Miller reports
Imagine a situation where there is an inverter drive, a machine interface and a PC linked to the drive so that data can be collected for analysis in, say, Microsoft Excel. The [...]
Original article date: October 1999
By only having to control one axis at a time, this new controller benefits from exceptional performance, as David Norris has been finding out
Some clever technology has gone into the new PM600 digiloop motion controller which Mclennan Servo Supplies is launching. In particular, a new development of Mclennan’s control algorithm enables [...]
Original article date: June 2000
Need a specialist bearing, but don’t know where to turn? Tommy Miller looks at a new range that seems to fulfil most unusual needs
Specialist bearings have traditionally come from a variety of sources, depending on whether the need is for resistance to high temperatures, corrosive fluids, vacuum, super-clean conditions, nuclear, non-magnetic [...]
Original article date: October 1999
We heard about an intriguing terminal box inverter that does not have to be mounted on the motor. Tommy Miller investigated further
Simplatroll believes that a typical application of the Lenze 8200 Motec terminal box inverter will have a payback period of under two years. There are several compelling reasons why this [...]
Original article date: September 1999
Developing a concept originally aimed at sealing liquids Feodor Burgmann has introduced a version of the CSR aerodynamic clearance seal for gases and gases containing solids.
The CSR type aerodynamic clearance seal consists of a split carbon graphite restricting ring that is held together by a tension spring around its circumference. Pockets [...]
Original article date: October 1999
Hoerbiger-Origa has come up with a novel pneumatic valve that promises improved control and miniaturisation. Tommy Miller has been finding out
Following pioneering developments in piezo technology for pneumatic control, Hoerbiger-Origa (Interface) has made further advances in electro-pneumatic control. The new Megamic interface brings the benefits of silicon technology to the field [...]