With the help of KEB Automation, the most famous cabaret in the world has modernised its stage technology to suit the new programme ‘Le Lido Spectacle Paris Merveilles’. Founded in 1946 and located in the Avenue des Champs Elysées in Paris, the Lido theatre is using modern (more...)

Paul Streatfield of Bosch Rexroth discusses his top five ways to improve ROI on industrial drive technology. Industry 4.0, smart manufacturing, factory of the future – call it what you will, the evolution of manufacturing is underway, at least for some UK manufacturers. Across the country, (more...)

Picking up on the theme of IT meets OT, Lenze launched a new generation of controllers to cater for the growing demands of Industry 4.0. The heart of the new c500 series is Intel’s most powerful CPU currently available for highly compact designs. These processors redefine the upper performance (more...)

The Arcus Tital-SVH-ETH from LG Motion is a single axis servo motor controller with advanced feedback that is able to drive motor types of servo motor. Along with its advanced servo functions, it also includes a motion ‘edge intelligence’ solution called 2nsSight. With this, titan is (more...)

GA500 Variable Speed Drives from Yaskawa set new standards in performance helping to simplify complex technologies. They combine outstanding reliability, ease-of-use, power and adaptability. From drive selection, design, installation, start-up, or trouble shooting, GA500 Micro Drives are focused on (more...)

Fuji Electric has launched the multi-purpose FRENIC-Ace and FRENIC-Mini Variable Speed Drives (VSD), which are intended for general purpose applications as well as special applications such as solar pumping, heavy duty crane & hoist, HVAC and conveyor. Every AC Drive solution benefiting from (more...)

Control Techniques announced the release of two new variants of its Unidrive M700 and M702 high performance drives. While Control Techniques’ drives have always been multi-protocol in their nature, being able to support Real-Time Motion over Ethernet (RTMoE) simultaneously with Ethernet/IP and (more...)

Leicht Stanzautomation is a designer and manufacturer of systems for winding and unwinding strips and wires. The company’s newest generation ASW series automated multiple winders are characterised by cost-effective productivity, with dramatically increased performance over previous generation (more...)

To ensure the stability and safety of drive assemblies, OEMs and machine builders can choose from a variety of mains- or motor-side suppression accessories – or combinations of the two – to ensure drives comply with specific EMC requirements of the application, says Mark Checkley of KEB (more...)

The Maxon EPOS4 digital positioning controller is the next generation of powerful CANopen controllers. maxon’s EPOS Studio software is used to configure initial parameters and set up drive systems for commissioning. The following is a guide on configuring the EPOS4 to suit your motor and (more...)