Solid-state breakers could open up novel DC applications
27 November 2023 The use of DC (direct current) in industry promises new ways to simplify the integration of renewable energy and battery technologies, and to increase energy… Read More
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27 November 2023 
Consortium aims to speed progress on smart field devices
28 November 2022 A group of automation, semiconductor and Web companies – including Schneider Electric, B&R Industrial Automation, Amazon Web Services (AWS), Analog Devices, Arm, Texas Instruments and… Read More
War in Ukraine could hit prices of electric motors and drives
24 March 2022 The conflict between Russia and Ukraine is likely to push up prices of electric motors and variable-speed drives, according to the analyst, Interact Analysis. Russia… Read More
Component and transport woes raise VSD prices by 2–5%
6 July 2021 Prices of variable-speed drives (VSDs) have risen by 2–5% as drives manufacturers continue to battle component shortages, rising materials costs and transportation problems. The latest… Read More
Resolver-based stepper motors ‘open up new applications’
12 December 2019 Two Japanese companies – the stepper motor manufacturer MinebeaMitsumi and the semiconductor specialist Renesas Electronics – have collaborated to develop a new type of resolver-based stepping… Read More
‘World’s smallest’ optical distance sensor uses IO-Link
18 December 2018 The German sensor-maker SensoPart claims to have developed the world’s smallest optical distance sensor – a sugarcube-sized digital device that weighs about 10g and incorporates… Read More
MEMS-based force sensor is ‘world’s smallest’
12 August 2015 The Japanese sensor-maker Alps Electric has developed what it claims is the world’s smallest force sensor, with potential applications for position control in industrial equipment… Read More
Rebounding motion control market heads for a new peak
17 December 2014 After declining for two years, global revenues from motion-control products have bounced back, growing by more than 6% in 2014 to reach $12.2bn, according to… Read More
$240m Chinese IGBT plant uses UK technology
10 July 2014 A Chinese semiconductor manufacturer, Zhuzhou CSR Times Electric Co, has inaugurated a $240m IGBT (insulated gate bipolar transistor) production plant – said to be the… Read More
Motion control sales will rebound in 2014 after a poor 2013
9 January 2014 Global sales of motion control equipment recovered slightly last year to hit a total of $12.2bn, but the growth was too weak to overcome the… Read More
