Control Techniques co-founder Trevor Wheatley dies at 79
4 July 2022 Trevor Wheatley, the co-founder and former chairman of Control Techniques, and a pioneer in the variable-speed drives industry, has died at the age of 79. Read More
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Drives-maker tackles component lead times of up to two years
24 May 2021 As the world starts to emerge from the Covid-19 pandemic, manufacturers around the world are having to cope with a new series of problems including… Read More
Control Techniques rebrand aims to end confusion
23 October 2020 The Welsh drives-maker Control Techniques has launched a new identity aimed at clearing “confusion” in the marketplace about the company. CT, which is owned by… Read More
AI-based defect detection works like human inspectors
20 July 2020 Omron has announced a “defect detection” machine vision system which, it claims, is the first that can identify defects without learning samples. The system uses… Read More
Control Techniques extends drives warranties to 5 years
23 September 2019 The drives-maker Control Techniques has announced a free five-year warranty on its Commander range of general-purpose drives. Anyone who buys one of these drives will… Read More
New CT VSDs revive Commander name and green colour
5 November 2018 Control Techniques has revived the Commander name and green colour for a new family of general-purpose variable-speed drives (VSDs) that will make their debut at… Read More
Control Techniques names Pickering as its new president
13 December 2017 Control Techniques has appointed drives industry stalwart Tony Pickering as its new president. He joins the Welsh-based drives-maker almost a year after it was acquired… Read More
Jones leads drive to boost CT and Leroy-Somer in the UK
18 October 2017 Gareth Jones, previously global vice-president of strategic marketing for Control Techniques, has been appointed UK and Ireland country leader of the ACIM (appliance, commercial and… Read More
3D printing could produce lighter, more powerful motors
25 September 2017 German researchers are using a multi-material 3D printing technology to create parts for electric motors which, they predict, will lead to lighter motors with increased… Read More
Nidec completes $1.2bn takeover of Emerson units
1 February 2017 UPDATED: The Japanese motor manufacturer Nidec has completed its $1.2bn purchase of Emerson Electric’s motors, drives and power generation businesses – principally, the Welsh drives-maker… Read More
