Drives and Control Solutions' Bimonthly Digest is distributed on the first and third Wednesday of each month.
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2018 - 2022 Drives and Control Solutions Issues
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Monthly Product Issue – June 2022 |
June 29, 2022 |
Efficient Solutions for Industry / Product News |
June 15, 2022 |
Complete Drive Systems / Product News |
June 1, 2022 |
Functional Safety / Industrial Innovations / Product News |
May 18, 2022 |
Industrial Connections / Efficiency / Product News |
May 4, 2022 |
Keeping Industry Turning Efficiently / Product News |
April 20, 2022 |
Driving Industry Success / Product News |
April 6, 2022 |
Monthly Product Issue - March 2022 |
March 30, 2022 |
Solutions for Drives and Controls / Product News |
March 16, 2022 |
Driving Industries Forward / Product News |
March 2, 2022 |
Monthly Product Issue |
February 22, 2022 |
Driving Motion / Product News |
February 16, 2022 |
Industrial Motor Insights/Product News |
February 2, 2022 |
Monthly Product Issue |
January 27, 2022 |
Ready for Manufacturing/Product News |
January 19, 2022 |
Progressing Forward/New Products |
January 5, 2022 |
Featured Products of 2021 |
December 28, 2021 |
Featured Articles of 2021 |
December 15, 2021 |
Monthly Product Issue |
December 2, 2021 |
Servo Considerations / Product News |
December 1, 2021 |
Smart Solutions / Drive Programming |
November, 17, 2021 |
Spartan Controls and Mechanical Advantage Announce New Agreement / Product News |
November, 3, 2021 |
Monthly Product Round-Up |
October 29, 2021 |
VFD's Reduce Cavitation Risks / Product News |
October 6, 2021 |
Motor Upgrades / Machine Safety |
September, 15, 2021 |
Control Systems/ AC Motors |
September, 1, 2021 |
Monthly Product Round-Up |
August 30, 2021 |
Siemens 2-Pole Electric Motor / Condition Monitoring |
August, 18, 2021 |
New Partnerships/ Product News |
August 4, 2021 |
Monthly Product Round-Up |
July 29, 2021 |
Made in Canada/ Powertrain Considerations |
July 7, 2021 |
Monthly Product Round-Up |
June 29, 2021 |
Motor Operation & Technical Review / Reducing Emissions |
June 16, 2021 |
Energy Efficiency/ Performance |
June 2, 2021 |
Special Product Issue – May 2021 |
May 28, 2021 |
Condition Monitoring/ Legacy Upgrades |
May 19, 2021 |
Connection Challenge/ IT-OT/ Motor FAQ |
May 5, 2021 |
Special Monthly Product Issue |
April 27, 2021 |
VFD Cables/Modularity/Canadian Shifts |
April 21, 2021 |
Motor Maintenance/ HVAC and IT/ Product News |
April 7, 2021 |
Special Monthly Product Issue |
March 26, 2021 |
Proper Motor Selection/ A Look Into a Rewinding Shop/ Product News |
March 17, 2021 |
Winch Control/ Unplanned Downtime/ Product News |
March 3, 2021 |
Special Product Issue |
February 25, 2021 |
Predictive Maintenance/ Motor Maintenance Video/ Product News |
February 17, 2021 |
Bearing Considerations/ Machine Safety/ Product News |
February 3, 2021 |
Special Product Issue |
January 28, 2021 |
Adapted Connectivity/ Machine Safety/ Product Focus |
January 20, 2021 |
Motor & Drive Systems 2021/ Upcoming Events/ Product News |
January 6, 2021 |
Special Product Issue |
December 30, 2020 |
Year in Review |
December 28, 2020 |
Special Product Issue |
December 23, 2020 |
Evolving Industry Considerations/ Siemens New Look MCC SIVACON S8/ Integrated Motor Drive |
December 16, 2020 |
Integrated Solution/ Advancing Motor Tech/ AC Microdrive |
December 2, 2020 |
Drives & Control Systems November Special Product Issue |
November 27, 2020 |
Importance of Bearing Selection/ Implications of Subpar Oil & Lubricant |
November 18, 2020 |
New Case Study from Mohawk/ Facts Worth Knowing about AC Drives/ VFDs for High-Speed |
November 4, 2020 |
Drive & Control Systems October Special Product Issue |
October 29, 2020 |
ctrlX Automation/ Smarter Path to Servo Press Optimization |
October 21, 2020 |
VFD Maintenance/ Designing MCC's/ Drive Mounting
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October 7, 2020 |
Special Product Issue
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October 1, 2020 |
AC Drive Facts/ MCC Corrosion Prevention/ Gear Motors
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September 16, 2020 |
IIoT Sensors & Condition Monitoring/ Servo Motor Systems Webinar/ Cleaning Cycle Times
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September 2, 2020 |
Drives & Control Solutions August Special Product Issue
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August 27, 2020 |
Pumping Solutions/ AC Drive Facts Series/ Motor & Drives 2021
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August 19, 2020 |
AC Drive Facts Series/ Selecting Braking Resistors/ All About Servo Motors
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August 5, 2020 |
AC Drive Facts Cont’d/ Industrial Transformation/ Cybersecurity
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July 15, 2020 |
AC Drive Facts Series/ Functional Safety/ Motor Applications
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July 1, 2020 |
VFD's in Aeration/ Innovation Talks/ A New World of Automation
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June 17, 2020 |
ABB to Upgrade Pulp Mill in Quebec/ Danfoss Series: AC Drives Part-1/ Talking Motion Control
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June 3, 2020 |
Special Product Issue - Featured Products of May
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June 1, 2020 |
Facts about AC Drives Part 2/ VFD's vs. Soft Starters/ Machine Safety in Canada
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May 20, 2020 |
AC Drive Facts/ Motor Duty Cycles/ Mining Considerations
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May 6, 2020 |
Special Product Issue
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April 30, 2020 |
Power Quality/ VFD Upgrade Tips/ Using the Right VFD
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April 15, 2020 |
Mining Control, Robust Connectors/ Product News
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April 1, 2020 |
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March 18, 2020 |
Servo Drives/ Safety/ New Products
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March 4, 2020 |
Motor Duty Cycles/ Smart Manufacturing/ Safety Tips for 2020
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February 19, 2020 |
Yaskawa Assembly Facility/ Safe Control/ Hazardous Powertrain Monitoring
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February 5, 2020 |
Maintenance/Autonomous Drilling/ Peer Profile
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January 15, 2020 |
Featured Products of 2019
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January 1, 2020 |
2019 Holiday Issue: Articles and Products of 2019
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December 18, 2019 |
Convention centre VFD retrofit/ Automation Fair/ Proper Labelling
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December 4, 2019 |
A New Age of OEM Value/Open Source Automation/Servo Drives
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November 20, 2019 |
Motion Controllers/ Plant Safety/ Answering Your Questions
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November 6, 2019 |
Motor Controller Adds Safety/ Preventative vs. Predictive Maintenance/ What happens if you don’t grease your motor
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October 16, 2019 |
Powertrain for the future/ Improving Equipment/ Safety Becomes Standard
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October 2, 2019 |
Powertrain and Drivetrain Operations/Machine Safety/Downtime Prevention
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September 18, 2019 |
Cost Saving with VFDs/ Rolling Motion Industries/ Low-Voltage Motors and Drives
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September 4, 2019 |
Discussing Automation/ Potash Mining/ Low-Harmonic Drives
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August 21, 2019 |
Machine Gears/ Safety/ Advanced Motion Technology
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August 7, 2019 |
Savings with VFD's/ Looking Back at Electric Motor Use/ Global Motion Industries Market
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July 17, 2019 |
New Direction/ Industry 4.0 Hydraulics/ SEW-Eurodrive Pushes Boundaries
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July 3, 2019 |
Industry Insights/ Process Standardization/ Market Report
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June 19, 2019 |
Industry Insights/ Simple Motor Control/ Ring Drives
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June 5, 2019 |
Industry Insights/ Rotary Indexers/ Eramosa Engineering
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May 15, 2019 |
Improving Beer Production/ Cicular Connectors/ Stopping Distances
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May 1, 2019 |
Yaskawa Case Study/Cost Reducing Pneumatics/Bridging The Skills Gap
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April 17, 2019 |
Yaskawa Matrix Drives/ Why Sizing Matters/ Stellar Power & Control Solutions
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April 3, 2019 |
Turbines or Drives/Linear Motion Technology/ABB Introduces ACQ580 VFD
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March 20, 2019 |
Servo Motor Torque Ripple Explained/ Pneumatic Valves/ Cabinet-Free Drive Technology
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March 6, 2019 |
Pneumatic Air Cushioning/ JMP Solutions/ Advanced Certification from Fanuc |
February 20, 2019 |
Mulit-tasking motion/ CSA webinar/ VFD's use in greenhouses |
February 6, 2019
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Efficiency and Connectivity/ Partnerships/ Hazardous Locations |
January 16, 2019 |
2018 Product Review
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January 2, 2019 |
Maximizing Throughput/ Learning from Nature, Holiday Gift Guide |
December 19, 2018 |
Products and Trends from SPS IPC Drives 2018/ Automation and Education/ Festo videos |
December 6, 2018 |
Product Efficiencies/ Multi-tasking/ Schneider Demo Trailer |
November 21, 2018 |
Drive Efficiency/ Waste Water Facility Upgrade/ New ProductsDrive Efficiency/ Waste Water Facility Upgrade/ New Products |
November 7, 2018 |
Editor's Pick: Featured Video
May 18, 2022
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