Chinese automation giant pushes into Europe
27 February 2024 The Chinese automation giant Inovance is continuing to push into the European market and at SPS demonstrated a selection of its technologies including AC drives,… Read More
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27 February 2024 
LV AC drives sales hit $14bn in 2023, but growth is slowing
6 February 2024 More than 20 million low-voltage AC drives, worth more than $14bn, were shipped globally during 2023 as the market continued to expand, new data from… Read More
Low-cost servodrives will create “a small revolution”
30 January 2024 Aerotech has launched a series of slimline single- and multi-axis digital PWM servodrives for use with its Automation1 motion control platform, at a lower cost… Read More
US firm developing tech to recycle drives wins $30,000 prize
29 January 2024 A US company, Molg, which is developing robotic microfactories that can autonomously assemble and disassemble complex electronic products such as variable-speed drives, is one of… Read More
Elevator drives eliminate the need for contactors
19 January 2024 The Brazilian motors and drives manufacturer WEG has announced a new series of lift drives that, it says, “redefine elevator technology”. The ADL500 drives use… Read More
UK start-up says it can boost drive efficiencies
21 December 2023 A UK power semiconductor developer is one of two winners of a competition organised by ABB to find start-up companies that are pushing the boundaries… Read More
Yaskawa moves UK HQ to EV hotspot in Sunderland
11 December 2023 Yaskawa, the Japanese manufacturer of drives, motion controls and robotics, is moving to a new 35,000ft2 (3,250m2) UK headquarters and manufacturing facility in Sunderland. The… Read More
Safety is a priority for contactor-free elevator drives
28 November 2023 The Taiwanese automation supplier Delta Electronics has announced a new generation of elevator drives with safety as a top priority, offering built-in safe torque off… Read More
Siemens simplifies motion engineering to tackle skills crisis
18 November 2023 At the recent SPS exhibition in Germany Siemens announced several software and hardware developments designed to make motion programming easier and thus to tackle the… Read More
UK-developed elevator drive ‘will change the industry’
25 October 2023 The Welsh drives-maker, Invertek has developed a product that, it believes, will redefine elevator motor controls. It describes its new Optidrive Elevator Core variable-speed drive… Read More
