Linear motors with magnet-free tracks cut costs
26 July 2022 UK-based Motion Control Products (MCP) has announced what it claims are the first linear motors that do not have any magnets in their tracks, thus… Read More
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Investment in PP Control puts it on track to hit £40m
3 July 2018 PP Control & Automation, the UK company that specialises in manufacturing outsourcing, has received a “significant” investment from the Canadian corporate investor, Ardenton Capital Corporation,… Read More
Software helps OEMs to track, monitor and fix machines remotely
22 June 2018 Schneider Electric has announced a software platform that lets OEM machine-builders track, monitor and fix their machines remotely, and pass on the benefits to their… Read More
Hepco and Beckhoff collaborate on linear transport system
16 October 2015 The British linear motion specialist HepcoMotion has joined forces with the German automation giant Beckhoff to offer a version of Beckhoff’s linear-motor-based Extended Transport System… Read More
Global project uses Internet to pinpoint and manage tools
27 February 2015 Three companies, located on different continents, are collaborating on a project that is using the industrial Internet to track the presence of items on factory… Read More
Algorithms target linear motor track systems
24 February 2015 The Israeli motion control specialist ACS has developed a series of algorithms specifically to control closed-track transportation systems driven by linear motors. It says that… Read More
Driven track system boosts efficiency and throughput
18 February 2015 HepcoMotion has launched a scroll-driven track system to cater for high-speed production line applications needing large driving forces. Typical uses for the DTS2 system include… Read More
New track shapes open up production line options
6 January 2015 By adding new track shapes to its linear-motor-based XTS (eXtended Transport System), Beckhoff says it has opened up many new potential applications for transporting items… Read More
Track-mountable breaker comes with worldwide approvals
10 October 2014 E-T-A Circuit Breakers claims to have produced the first track-mountable electronic circuit-breaker with physical isolation that comes with worldwide approvals. The ESS31-T mechatronic breaker provides… Read More
Rockwell and Beckhoff settle linear motor patent dispute
25 August 2014 A legal dispute between Rockwell Automation and Beckhoff Automation over linear motor patents has been settled “amicably”, with Rockwell granting Beckhoff licences to more than… Read More
