DRIVES, MOTORS & CONTROLS

Steve Brambley, director of GAMBICA - the national organisation representing the interests of companies in the instrumentation, control, automation and laboratory technology sectors in the UK, answers the variable speed drive (VSD) questions that mat

With so many automation technologies now regarded as commodities, barely distinguishable even in price, are there any real differentiators any more? Mitsubishi Electric's John Browett argues that astute buyers need to consider a new factor: stability

Motors are everywhere in industry and business, powering everything from pumps and fans to compressors. They are also major energy users and offer enormous potential for energy saving. PWE looks at the issue of energy efficiency for motors and whet

Graham Mackrell, UK sales manager of Harmonic Drive UK, discusses how harmonic drive gear technology can offer an effective replacement for conventional high ratio or two stage planetary gearboxes in plant applications.