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Three-phase drives are Ethernet-compatible

Baldor's new three-phase Motiflex AC drives are compatible with both the TCP/IP standard and Ethernet Powerlink

All-in-one DAQ, control and visualisation

Eurotherm's new Eycon series of visual supervisors provide multi-function control, data acquisition and visualisation functions

Displacement sensor offers micron accuracy

Sick's latest OD Max displacement sensor offers a level of accuracy that is an order of magnitude better than previous models

Nitrogen generators aid track success

Enable racing team to fill tyres with nitrogen within demanding timescales, improving control over performance on the track

Mathcad 14.0 offered in more languages

With Mathcad 14.0, PTC is making the maths software package available in a wider range of languages, including Italian and Spanish

Inverters gain regenerative power modules

Siemens is now offering two regenerative power modules for use with its Sinamics G120 range of frequency inverters

'Image' drives protective equipment

Appealing to image conscious employees will be as important as appealing to the buyer’s purse, says report

Europe ‘pre-eminent in renewables’

Europe best placed to take advantage of buoyant levels of investment in alternative energy, Ernst & Young predicts

Nanotechnology ‘key to energy efficiency’

Nanotechnology and nano-bio-info converging technologies will be the key enabling technology for renewable energy market during next 20 years

Turbine modernisation project

Project represents an investment of £100m and is part of power station’s moves to reduce emission of carbon dioxide by 5 per cent

Siemens supply coal-fired power plants to US

The US is moving towards the Holy Grail of clean power generation with a new coal-fired power station in West Virginia

Moisture in oil measurement

The proofed capacitive sensor element ensures long term stability, highest accuracy and very good resistance against chemical pollutants

Turn drawings into process simulation models

Users can import business and technical drawings created in diagramming program and turn them into process simulation models

Compact optical sensors offer high precision

Micro-Epsilon's new miniature optoNCDT 2402 confocal displacement sensors have a resolution of 0.06um at a range of 1.5mm

Modular drives are easy to order and configure

Leroy Somer is introducing the versatile Powerdrive range of variable speed drives with power ratings in the range 45-675kW

More power from the wind

Wind power generation in the US will grow 26 per cent in 2007, says the American Wind Energy Association

High definition heads for mobile phones

OMAP3430 processor also offers the first DVD-quality camcorder capability in a phone, claims Texas Instruments

Servo and axis control in a single unit

Moog Controls is launching the M3000 programmable, high-performance, multi-axis servo controller with built-in PLC functionality

Flexible nozzles clean and dry delicate objects

Air Control Industries' new flexible nozzles use the company's airknife technology to clean and dry objects on conveyors without causing damage

Motor driver handles up to four motors

Allegro Microsystems is introducing the A3988 quad DMOS full-bridge motor driver IC for driving up to two stepper motors or four dc motors

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