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Expert Advice: The Role of Soft Starters in Motor Protection, Control and Optimization for Industrial and Commercial Applications

 

On this episode of the Allied Expert Advice podcast, Carlos Riano, Senior Offer Manager, Drive Solutions, at Schneider Electric, digs into motor control and protection, and the role soft starters play in preserving electric motor life, providing precise motor control and preventing catastrophic failures in industrial and commercial applications.  We’re also highlighting some best practices for selecting the right soft starter, what the future holds for these critical components and what capabilities might be on the horizon.

 

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Advanced Micro Controls Inc. Sales Rep Territory Expands Through Midwest

 

Advanced Micro Controls Inc. (AMCI) has realized growth throughout the Midwest United States, and recently expanded their local sales representation across four additional states to better service these markets. AMCI’s local sales representatives have a deep knowledge base of AMCI products and provide assistance with product selection and support. AMCI sales reps help customers and OEM’s find the best solution for their application.

 

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Ballard Teams Up with Caterpillar & Microsoft to Demonstrate Megawatt-Scale Hydrogen Fuel Cell Backup Generator System for Datacenters

 

Ballard Power Systems recently announced that the company has launched a three-year project through a collaboration with Caterpillar Inc. and Microsoft to demonstrate a power system incorporating large-format hydrogen fuel cells to produce reliable and sustainable backup power for data centers. The project is supported and partially funded by the U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) under the H2@Scale initiative and backed by the National Renewable Energy Lab (NREL).

 

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Bearing & Power Transmission Buyers & Suppliers’ Meetings 2022 Brought to You By iMotion Events

 

In an effort to support the PT/MC buyers and suppliers worldwide, BearingNews, Motion+Drives magazines and BearingExpo have joined their forces to offer a unique all-year event format – iMotion Events. The first event will be the Bearing & Power Transmission Meetings starting on 21 March, followed by five more events during 2022, where the attendees will have the same options to meet and connect with the PT/MC community and procurement professionals from the Agriculture, Mining, Food & Beverage, Manufacturing, Marine & Offshore and Steel industries. 

 

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Emerson Expands Cylinder Manufacturing Capacity in Canada to Better Serve Automation Customers

 

Emerson, a U.S.-headquartered global technology and engineering company, has expanded the manufacturing capacity of its Brantford, Ontario, facility to better serve Canada’s immediate-demand automation market. Emerson has added production of its complete range of AVENTICS™ Series PRA Profile Cylinders, Series TRB Tie Rod Cylinders and Series TaskMaster® TM5 NFPA Profile Cylinders. The company’s investment in local cylinder production will give Canadian automation customers shorter lead times for customized cylinders, estimated at just one to five business days, as well as after-market service. Receiving critical components so quickly can help customers across all industry segments get their products to market faster and minimize end users’ downtime.

 

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Training Schedule for Yaskawa Drives and Motion Control

 

Training schedule for Yaskawa Drives and Motion Control in-person and “Live Online” product classes and webinars. The Full Class List provides information for all training classes even those not currently scheduled. Additional classes may be available based on your partner login settings. To check for all offerings, be sure to log in first. Classes include GA800 Drive, HV600 Drive,MPiec Series, Sigma-7, and IQpump 1000.

 

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Omron’s New R&D Centre Focused on Developing High-Performance Machine Control Solutions

 

Omron Automation Americas, an industry-leading automation solution provider, continues to demonstrate its commitment to research and development by opening the new Omron Advanced Motion Research and Development Center. This state-of-the-art facility enables top-talent engineers, led by Curt Wilson, Senior Director Engineering, Advanced Motion, to continue the innovative work pioneered by Delta Tau Data Systems. The center delivers to customers world-leading industrial motion control solutions that address the most computationally and complexly-demanding applications.

 

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PILZ’s New Training Programme for 2022 – Now Even More Digital!

 

PILZ offers a comprehensive range of continuing training around machinery safety and automation. Because anyone dealing with plant and machinery should have one thing above all: up-to-date information on machinery safety. Capitalise on PILZ’s expertise and customise your individual training program. They would be happy to advise you personally at any time about the planning of your individual further training.

 

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Parker Chomerics Presents Webinar “2022 Thermal Interface Material Innovations for Consumer Electronics”

 

Parker Chomerics have been busy developing new, next generation thermal interface materials specifically to help aid in thermal cooling of consumer electronics devices. This includes application in products like smart home devices such as control and connectivity, smart appliances, security systems, home entertainment, comfort and lighting and energy management. Successful thermal management of high-power electronic components (single chips, multi-chip modules, integrated circuits, etc.) with high heat dissipation ratings requires careful design engineering. In this seminar, Parker Chomerics will take you through how to apply these next-generation thermal materials in your application and how they can help solve the design and engineering issues facing the ever-connected consumer electronics devices. February 23, 2022 02:00 PM in Eastern Time (US and Canada)

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Welcome to Drives AND Controls 2022: 5-7 APRIL 2022 NEC Birmingham

 

Drives & Controls Exhibition (NEC Birmingham, 5 – 7 April 2022) is the UK’s leading event for drives, power transmission and motion control. The show brings together key suppliers of state-of-the-art equipment representing the multi-tasking culture of today’s design engineer, covering critical areas such as energy efficiency, machine safety, drives, motion control, robotics and automation plus much more all under one roof. With the advent of the smart factory, Drives & Controls Exhibition is an essential source of technological and engineering information and is fully supported by GAMBICA and the EPTDA.

 

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Season 8 of ABB Formula E Fully Charged for Excitement Driven by Sustainable Technology

 

Season 8 of the ABB FIA Formula E World Championship opens much as the series has since 2018, with fierce duels set to unfold on the historic city streets of Diriyah, Saudi Arabia. Still, the Saudi double-header is anything but a replay of previous years, with an array of new developments that sharpen the performance of the fully electric racecars and bring a healthy measure of intrigue to the quest for the 2021/22 Championship.

 

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Omron Launches Proof of Concept Centre in Metro Detroit

 

Omron Automation Americas, an industry-leading automation solutions provider, has opened a new Proof of Concept Center (PoCC) in Novi, Michigan, where customers can collaborate with application engineers and have access to the latest technologies to develop innovative automation solutions. The PoCC is a connected lab environment that offers real world, hands-on application development, testing and technical training.

 

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VIA Rail Delivers New Levels of Comfort, Accessibility, and Sustainability with Its New Corridor Fleet

 

VIA Rail Canada (VIA Rail) marked a historic milestone recently with the unveiling of the first trainset of its state-of-the-art new fleet that will serve the Québec City – Windsor corridor. With the new test train parked on the platform of the LEED certified Ottawa station behind them, VIA Rail President and Chief Executive Officer, Cynthia Garneau and the Chairperson of the Board of Directors, Françoise Bertrand, introduced Canadians to the first of 32 new trains in VIA Rail’s new Corridor fleet  – a building block of VIA Rail’s modernization program which will help to create the VIA Rail of tomorrow.  

 

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HANNOVER MESSE Will be Postponed | New Date 30 May – 2 June 2022

 

Deutsche Messe AG, in close cooperation with the HANNOVER MESSE exhibitor advisory board and partner associations VDMA (Association of German Mechanical and Plant Engineering) and ZVEI (Central Association of German Electrical Engineering and Digital Industry), has rescheduled HANNOVER MESSE 2022 for 30 May–2 June. The show was originally planned for April. Experience shows that summer is best for face-to-face events, so the new date offers all participants the greatest possible safety and planning security. Taking into account the current concentration of events in the summer months, as well as vacation and travel times, HANNOVER MESSE will be carried out once as a four-day event.