Electric motors without magnets Third Quarter 2021, Electrical switching & drive systems & components Permanent magnets, though, come with their own baggage. 97% of the world’s rare earth metal supply comes out of China and state control over such a crucial resource across a number of high-tech industries ...
A very smart material Second Quarter 2021, Electrical switching & drive systems & components Shape memory materials (SMMs) are strong, lightweight materials that have the ability to recover their original shape after being deformed if a stimulus is applied. They can be programmed to remember ...
The benefits of collaborative robots Second Quarter 2021, SMC Corporation South Africa, SMC Corporation South Africa, Robotics & Mechatronics While robotics led the way for the rapid growth of automation, cobots are the democratisation of robotics technology. They eliminate the cost and complex programming that robots usually require while providing much greater flexibility.
Fast, safe transport on the factory floor Second Quarter 2021, Omron Electronics The Philips site in Klagenfurt produces over 23 million linear cutting elements for hair and beard trimmers each year. These beard trimmers use lift-and-trim technology: the beard hair is first lifted ...
SKF bearings help Mars Rover collect rock Second Quarter 2021, SKF South Africa, Shaft power components Enabling the Mars Rover’s core operations in the harsh environment on Mars are Kaydon RealiSlim thin-section ball bearings, designed and manufactured by SKF at the company’s global thin-section bearing ...
Hacking for a difference Second Quarter 2021, RS South Africa, News & events
The annual Geekulcha Hackathon recently saw more than 100 coders, developers and programmers challenge each other in an online contest.The event has become a highlight in the African developer world. ...
Energy efficiency in the chemical industry Second Quarter 2021
Danfoss has widespread experience and expertise in refrigeration and in controlling the speed of AC motors in all main chemicals sectors: petrochemicals, basic inorganics, polymers, specialty and ...
Mars helicopter makes history Second Quarter 2021, DNH Technologies This is the first time in the history of powered, unmanned spaceflight that a device has flown in a controlled manner on another planet – with the help of DC motors from maxon motor. The helicopter flew ...
Land Cruiser wet brakes for mining First Quarter 2021, Axiom Hydraulics, Hydraulic systems & components Unfortunately, the vehicle’s OEM brakes are not built for mining; they compromise safety while suffering frequent and expensive maintenance. Simply put, the brakes were never designed for use in the highly ...
PC-based control technology for next-generation telescope First Quarter 2021, Beckhoff Automation, Electrical switching & drive systems & components
Key factors were the advantages of EtherCAT for site-wide real-time communication connecting all telescope functions. Various embedded PCs and AM8000 servomotors were also tested and specified, among ...
Surfing back to Earth First Quarter 2021, Horne Technologies, Electrical switching & drive systems & components How did life actually form on Earth? Even today this question still has not been definitively answered. There are, however, signs that asteroids or comets played an important role. In the search for additional ...
Treading in the footsteps of the space pioneers First Quarter 2021, Siemens South Africa, Electrical switching & drive systems & components The adventure park Euro Space Centre in Transinne in Belgium is home to a number of different simulators, including the original NASA multi-axis chair dating back to the 1960s which was used to familiarise ...
Miniature DC motors drive tattoo machine design forwards First Quarter 2021, Electrical switching & drive systems & components All of this places stringent requirements on the motor – the prime mover in the tattoo machine and perhaps the most critical element of the machine design – as Vishal Sapale, assistant manager – design ...
The future of automation First Quarter 2021, SEW-EURODRIVE, Electrical switching & drive systems & components MOVI-C comprises four components: MOVISUITE engineering software, MOVI-C Controller control technology, MOVIDRIVE inverter technology, and MOVIGEAR, MOVIMOT decentralised drive technology comprising the ...
IoT communication without batteries First Quarter 2021, Other technologies When we talk about IoT, we often gloss over the fact that all these interconnected things need batteries and electronics to carry out the job of collecting and processing data while they’re communicating ...
From the editor's desk: Life after coal Fourth Quarter 2020, Technews Publishing Renewable energy has been around for a while. But as attractive as the concept might have been, the hard reality was always that it just did not make economic sense. I remember not so many years ago doing ...
maxon drives are heading to the Red Planet 17 September 2020, DNH Technologies NASA is sending its fifth rover to Mars. Its main mission is to collect soil samples that will be analysed on Earth at a later time. The rover will also carry a helicopter that will perform the first flights on the Red Planet. maxon’s precision DC and BLDC motors will be used for numerous mission-critical tasks.
The new mobility: how sensors control the cobots of the future 17 September 2020, SICK Automation Southern Africa The ongoing development of small, powerful and flexibly positionable robots that can collaborate with humans is progressing in leaps and bounds. Sensors from SICK Automation are an important component. ...
Innovative mobile robots 17 September 2020, Omron Electronics Tailor-made mobile robotics revolutionise human-machine collaboration in the automotive industry.
From the editor's desk: The future is calling Third Quarter 2020, Technews Publishing The move to level 2 has brought a feeling of renewal. At last we can start thinking ahead and contemplating the future in this new digital world. SAFPA for one has taken the leap, and has engaged an association ...
