All kinds of machinery require aligning formats, end stops or feed by shaft positioning. Manual operations are still common practice, since fully automated solutions by networked drive are only cost-effective with frequent format realignments
A 6,865KW electric motor is being used to drive the world's largest industrial shredder - capable of reducing 450 end-of-life vehicles into tiny pieces every hour
Modular brakes are providing up to 35MNm of total braking torque on two 8-metre ball mills, which are part of South Africa's - and probably the world's - biggest platinum concentrator
Miniature drive prevents pressure reflections in hydraulic systems test rig
The focus on energy saving was started by government policies and environmental concerns, the current recession introduced an even more compulsive requirement to cut costs and take energy saving measures
The Porsche Panamera's dual clutch transmission for rear-axle and all-wheel drives effectively translates engine power into propulsion. Furthermore the transmission offers a start/stop function.
Tyco Electronics required a feed system with which at least six differently shaped control unit covers can be flexibly and correctly fed to the downstream assembly station even in small batch sizes
One issue that kept many chain manufacturers busy over the past years is that of how to lenghten the lifespan of a chain
Modernizing the lift of the tower of the Duisburger Stadwerke proved to be a challenge. The motor and the converter needed to be connected by a 220m cable while retaining the original DC motor
"The claw", a 30 metre high stage construction on four legs, gives spectators an unobstructured view of the band. A hydraulic lift system raises the modular construction to its impressive height
The South African company, Xstrata Alloys, producer of ferrochrome vanadium has achieved considerable savings by avoiding downtime, using split roller bearings as a temporary solution
By investing in an intelligent lubrication system for vibrating screen bearings, a crushed rock producer in Austria saves up to 450,000 Euros per year in maintenance costs and production downtime
The selection of the materials used in automobile manufacturing is as great today as the expectations of the automobile purchasers
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Beneath the former Kakola regional prison in Turku, Finnland, an innovative water treatment plant has been built into the rock. AC drives control pumps and aeration compressors which handle waste water of 280,000 people.
The implementation of the EU’s new eco-design directive 2005/32/EC is to be welcomed as it imposes mandatory minimum efficiencies for three-phase, low voltage electric motors for the first time
Shanghai Mitsubishi Elevators developed a high load, high speed, elevator drive design, switching from a geared motor to a gearless direct drive design. Sealed spherical roller bearing helped in this change
Cable-extension position transducers are a primary component for the telescopic floodlighting installed at the Brit Oval and Lord’s cricket grounds for the 2009 ICC World Twenty20 Cricket Championships.
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