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Dear Reader,
This month we are getting ready for another venue - SPS/IPC/DRIVES in Nuremberg , Germany . From 27 - 29 November 2007, more than 1,200 exhibitors will present their products there. Our publication will be represented there as well. Come to meet us in hall 2, stand 415.
In November edition of IEN Europe, we have a special focus on Vision and Imaging. In the intro article, you can find out how multi-core systems accelerate industrial image processing. Our second section this month covers Motors and Drives. There you can read about drives that control pumps, fans, conveyors and feeders at the iron ore mine in Sweden. In addition, there are another nine Technology in Action articles that link to more extensive information on our website. As usual, IEN Europe brings you the latest products and solutions available in the market. Please read the issue online or visit www.ien.eu to search for products or manufacturers that interest you. |
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Industry News
Siemens opens new plant for large gears…
Siemens Automation and Drives (A&D) has expanded assembly capacity for large gears at its Friedrichsfeld site. Gears for marine drives and the cement industry, and extruder gears for the plastics industry will be manufactured here in future in an area covering approximately 6,900m². Following completion, roller grinding mills will be produced here for the cement or minerals industry with rated load torques up to 4,500,000 Nm. The plant will also produce twin-shaft extruder gears with shaft clearances of approx. 300mm and a performance of up to 20,000 kW. In addition to these gears, twin-motor drives for the marine sector with 16,000 kW transmitted power per drive shaft will also be produced in the new hall at Friedrichsfeld.
Other news:
…while Harting new facility in China
SCS for the first time in Lyon
SPS/IPC/DRIVES as usual in Nuremberg
Sartorius sells bearings business to Smiths
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Product Highlights
1. Infrared Thermometers
offer continuous temperature monitoring
RAYTEK
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Three-phase Motors
with permanently attached FCs
RUHRGETRIEBE
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3. Colour E-paper Display
offers high resolution and improved brightness
NEMOPTIC
4. Connector System
allows installation within seconds
MTS SENSOR TECHNOLOGY
5. Wireless Sensing Solution
in IP67 enclosures, with four discrete I/Os
BANNER ENGINEERING
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Technology in Action
1. Robot accelerates medical bulbs production
The company Zorn, in Stockach in the South of Germany is producing precision light bulbs for the medical sector since more than 50 years. In order to fulfil all demanding specifications of those products, own systems for the manufacturing process needed to be designed and built, including semi-automated as well as fully automated production cells and lines, using Epson SCARA robot...
2. Burner automation turns into the safety system
HIMA automated an existing combustion plant at the Ludwigshafen production site belonging to BASF. In their solution, the entire automation system for the burner is integrated into the safety system. The standardised BMS application (BMS = Burner Management System) incorporating TÜV-approved function blocks simplifies the programming of the system and makes it easier for the chemical...
3. Sensors protect satellites during test
Anyone who has watched a satellite launch live or on TV will realise that everything on board the launch vehicle is exposed to heavy vibration. To make sure European Space Agency (ESA) satellites and components can survive the extreme loads experienced during the launch phase. From the beginning, Kistler has been a major supplier of force sensors used to monitor and control the shaker systems...
4. Sluice gate jacks improve water management
Small area water regulation makes a valuable contribution to the prevention of damage, whether it is caused by excess water or a lack of water. Sluice gate jacks from Power Jacks are the suitable solution for this. They are used on streams and rivers, in sluices and power stations to regulate the water level and turbine capacity and to drain and flush reservoirs. In open water near...
5. Software helps meet market demands
The global naval, defence and commercial markets demand super-efficient working practices and the very best in technology from their suppliers. Aish Technologies specialises in the design and manufacture of multi-function and dual display consoles. The company's sheet metal department is the cornerstone of its manufacturing ability - and the use of Radbend CNC from Radan has been key to...
6. High-tech shredder uses high voltage motor
Followed up its success in supplying a special 6,865KW high voltage electric motor for the world's largest industrial shredder, at Newport in Wales , WEG received major recycling order. This time for a 4,476kW 12-pole high voltage machine installed on a new Lynx shredder, owned and operated by recyclers H Williams and Sons Ltd. at Hitchin in Hertfordshire...
7. Huge screw down gears squeezing hot steel Renold Gears has manufactured the heaviest pair of wormwheel gearboxes in the company's history. With a combined weight approaching 25 tons, these huge gearboxes are destined for a steel mill on the other side of the world. Designed and manufactured to be installed in an existing steel mill in Asia , the gear units are to be fitted as the main drives of a screw down...
8. 5-micron accuracy in metalworking hydraulics Moog hydraulic valves are adding brain to muscle at metalworking company Bronx Manufacturing, which builds specialist mechanical equipment for a diverse range of industries, from automotive to construction and from security to mining. The company, which has particular experience in metal forming and finishing within the steel industry, is fitting Moog's Digital Interface Valve...
9. Automated coil centring relies on double-act
The HepcoMotion profile
driven unit (PDU2) belt
driven linear transmission
was introduced as a high
performance, cost efficient
package and one
example where the double-
acting version of the
system is demonstrating
these characteristics is in
an aluminium coil manufacturing
plant in Conwy.
Dolgarrog Aluminium
is an independent and
fully integrated rolling
mill that prides itself...
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