11 October 2021 Novanta, the US-based industrial conglomerate whose businesses include Celera Motion and ATI Industrial Automation, has bought US-based Schneider Electric Motion for $115m in cash and… Read More
17 December 2018 A Dutch start-up has developed an alternative speed-reducing technology to gears which, it claims, can deliver higher precision, stiffness, torque densities and efficiencies, at a… Read More
12 May 2016 Rexroth has developed a robust linear measuring system that reads absolute positions inductively to an accuracy of ±4µm – similar to that of glass scales. Read More
29 March 2016 German researchers are developing intelligent motor systems that can monitor their own operation without needing any extra sensors. By transforming the motor itself into a… Read More
18 September 2013 Sales of motors with built-in electronic controls will increase by 40% by 2017, according to a new report from IMS Research, now part of IHS. Read More
27 August 2013 Standard-efficiency IE1 motors still represent a significant portion of revenues in low-voltage (LV) motor markets that are meant to be moving to to higher efficiencies… Read More
20 August 2013 Sales of low-voltage AC and DC motor drives in Latin America will expand from $420m in 2012 to $595m in 2017 – with a CAGR… Read More
8 August 2013 The Asia-Pacific region spends more on industrial automation products than anywhere else in the world, with 46% of global expenditure in 2012 – equivalent to… Read More
10 July 2013 The global market for operator terminals shrank by 3.3% during 2012, to a total value of $2.2bn. The decline, following two years of strong double-digit… Read More
21 June 2013 The global market for industrial automation equipment (IAE) will expand by 6.2% this year to reach around $170bn, helped in part by a manufacturing recovery… Read More
