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An inside view of international standards
Within the context of a diminishing role for national standards, Jon Severn discusses the influence of international standardisation with Ronnie Amit, the general secretary and chief executive officer of the International Electrotechnical Commission.
PC shipments rise to 69.9m units
Intel adds momentum; AMD makes long-term gains in Q1 microprocessor market, according to iSuppli Corp
Surging demand for valves and actuators
Rising demand from diverse process industries supports steady growth in global valves and actuators market
Electric motors and gearboxes may never look the same again
Jon Severn meets Justin Levine, the managing director of Parvalux Electric Motors,  the man for whom design is a mainstay of his strategy to rejuvenate the company
Bi-stable displays gain momentum
Despite LCD dominance, opportunities remain for emerging display technologies
Airlines assess carbon costs
Only around 40 per cent of the 20 carriers surveyed currently monitor and report emissions data, Pricewaterhouse Coopers
JVL Industri Elektronik launching another new expansion module (MACOO-FS1) for its integrated MAC AC servo motors.
 
Allegro Microsystems is announcing a new DMOS full-bridge motor driver to complement the company’s existing parallel-input dc motor driver family.
 
Mitsubishi Electric is expanding its F700 series of variable speed drives for electric motors with 15 larger sizes up to 530kW.
 
Micro Plastics International’s new 3/8-16-in threaded toilet seat nuts and bolt are moulded in a corrosion resistant plastic to prevent damage from cleaning substances.
 
To simplify the design phase, cut costs and increase user safety, the new Vacon NXP has an integrated safe disable function.
 
Ondrives Ltd is collaborating with film maker Martin Dohrn. Martin is responsible for designing, building and funding pieces of kit that support camera and video equipment through his company Ammonite Ltd.
 
Leo Annala looks at a newly launched portfolio of low power drives for machine builders.
 
Astrosyn International Technology has delivered the first of an advanced design of permanent magnet dc motor designed for operating at very high efficiency.
 
Electric motors are such an integral part of the world in which we live that it is not surprising that continual efforts are made to improve their performance
 
The new Vacon NXP drive incorporates a wealth of new and enhanced features.
 
Rino Industries Ltd has launched of a new range of rod ends into its 2005 catalogue.
 
Converting the rotary motion of a stepping motor into linear motion can be accomplished by several mechanical means, including rack and pinion, belts and pulleys and other mechanical linkages.
 
When scientists wanted a way of measuring the performance of vertical axis
turbines sited in the North East of England, they used Sensor Technology’s
TorqSense rotary torque transducer.
 
In the past, developments in machine safety have added to machine complexity
and cost, but drive-based safety – which is an extension of the concept of
drive-based automation – can actually reduce costs. Frank Lorch explains.
 
Baldor is extending its Microflex family of low-cost digital servo drives
with the launch of a new model for use with brushless rotary ac servomotors
utilising resolver feedback.
 
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