Fluid power specialist expands into automation sector
1 March 2023 The UK compressed air and fluid power specialist Thorite has expanded into the industrial automation sector with launch of a dedicated electronic automation team at… Read More
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Dedicated pump drive includes energy-saving functions
30 October 2020 Control Techniques has announced an easy-to-install dedicated pump drive with built-in functions designed to achieve optimum pumping performance out-of-the-box. The F600 drive forms part of… Read More
VSDs with motion controls simplify machine-building
4 February 2019 ABB has added positioning control capabilities to its ACS880 variable-speed drives, avoiding the need for dedicated external motion controllers that require specific tools, user interfaces… Read More
Sercos master is made available as free, open-source software
21 August 2017 A software-based Sercos industrial Ethernet master that can be implemented on industrial automation controllers instead of needing dedicated hardware, is now available as free, open-source… Read More
IO-Link spawns a safety version
10 May 2017 The IO-Link Community has announced a safety version of its technology, which is fieldbus and system-independent. The new IO-Link Safety achieves this by converting the… Read More
System drives use new technology to boost performance
9 November 2016 At its annual Automation Fair in the US, Rockwell Automation has announced a family of modular system drives that use a new field-oriented control technology… Read More
Magazine will be the UK’s first dedicated to smart manufacturing
8 August 2016 DFA Media, the publisher of Drives & Controls, is launching the UK’s first magazine dedicated to the fourth industrial revolution (Industry 4.0), the Industrial Internet… Read More
