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Motor bearing current phenomenon
3rd Quarter 2011, Electrical switching & drive systems & components
Yaskawa application note.       Introduction Since the introduction of PWM inverters, it has been recognised that PWM inverters introduce motor shaft voltages and bearing currents. The bearing damage in ...

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Motion control life saver
2nd Quarter 2011, Electrical switching & drive systems & components
Precision flying in emergency and rescue situations is a crucial factor in saving lives. What makes today’s professional flight training so effective is the ability of training simulators to create the ...

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Rollin' Justin the robot
4th Quarter 2010, Beckhoff Automation, Robotics & Mechatronics
EtherCAT is the basis for a uniform communication platform for mobile service robots of the future. The development of humanoid robots has made significant progress in recent years. Rollin’ Justin, developed ...

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Lubrication guidelines for rotary vane compressors
Third Quarter 2008, Other technologies
Arthur Rushmer Engineering has compiled a 17-page document on this subject and has given Motion Control permission to host the guide on its website so that readers can access it in its entirety. The ...

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End of the line for bent axis pumps and motors
First Quarter 2008, Other technologies
Linde developed technology to overcome limitations which restricted swash plate piston pump and motor design for more than three decades. The company claims that the breakthroughs have enabled the swash ...

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New ways to measure torque
First Quarter 2008, Other technologies
New ways of mounting, installing, sensing, controlling, actuating, collecting data and reporting data abound. And, if you have not upgraded your torque measuring and controlling apparatus recently, be ...

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Shrink wrapper's renaissance
Fourth Quarter 2007, Beckhoff Automation, Electrical switching & drive systems & components
Located in Germantown, Wisconsin, shrink wrapping machine builder Conflex has been undergoing what Joe Morrissey, product manager at the company, refers to as a renaissance. In 2005 Conflex began the ...

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State-of-the-art packaging automation
Fourth Quarter 2007, SEW-EURODRIVE, Electrical switching & drive systems & components
Michael Kurz is manager of the design and development department at INDAG GmbH & Co. Betriebs-KG, a subsidiary of WILD, the world’s leading private supplier of natural flavour ingredients for the food ...

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