Visitors to Nottingham Industrial Museum can now see firsthand how a diesel engine, used on a historic bus, operates following the donation of an ABB variable speed drive by Inverter Drive Systems (IDS). The 100-year-old diesel engine features cutaway sections that show visitors its internal (more...)

An ABB drive installed to get a customer out of a tight spot is bringing a host of additional benefits, including more consistent end-product quality and enhanced fault finding. Framptons, a contract packing company, processes around 1.5 million litres of fruit juices and milk-based drinks each (more...)

In a multi-company collaboration with student design office FF Maschinen GmbH, mechanical transmissions manufacturer Stober has supplied components for use in the production of manually operated mobile ventilators in the battle against coronavirus. Following increased demand for ventilators, (more...)

In a multi-company collaboration with student design office FF Maschinen GmbH, mechanical transmissions manufacturer Stober has supplied components for use in the production of manually operated mobile ventilators in the battle against coronavirus. Following increased demand for ventilators, (more...)

Invertek Drives, one of the leading innovators and manufacturers of variable frequency drives, has been acquired by Tokyo-based Sumitomo Heavy Industries (SHI). The deal will lead to significant investment in the growth and development of Invertek in Mid Wales. Sumitomo Heavy Industries has acquired (more...)

Control Techniques has launched a free, five-year warranty for its Commander range of general-purpose drives. Anyone who purchases a drive from the Commander range will now be able to register to extend the products’ warranty from two years to five, at no extra cost. The new offer relates to (more...)

Intelligent Motion Control (INMOCO) has announced an update to the MotionDesk programming environment for the ORION motion controller from Ormec. The update to version 3.6 introduces a number of new features, but perhaps importantly brings support for Windows 10, enabling users to take advantage of (more...)

Today, as one of the UK’s leading specialist manufacturers and producers of specialist power screws, the company continues to build on a strong foundation of skill, innovation and expertise. Backed by a focus of continuous investment and advanced technology over the years, Kingston (more...)

Users of low voltage variable speed drives (VSD) can now keep processes running, test new applications or prove predicted energy savings before purchase, through a leasing program provided by the ABB authorised value provider network. ABB has invested significantly in the rollout of a variable (more...)

After launching its comprehensive DrivePro family of life cycle support services, Danfoss Drives has now announced the appointment of the first two approved DrivePro partner companies PnP Motion Controls of Mossley, Greater Manchester and Varicon 3D Drives of Malvern in Worcestershire. Both (more...)