Protecting human safety is a huge undertaking when it comes to operating a mine. With regulations in place, safeguards on machinery and in-depth training, we put a major emphasis on keeping workers safe, but is it enough? Is there more than can be done?
The market for safety sensors and switches in ASEAN countries is likely to grow by more than 8%, yearly, in 2019.
The explosion in craft beer popularity had one company – Sleeman Breweries – bursting at its production seams. The third-largest brewer in Canada, Sleeman brews and distributes popular beers from lagers to pale ales.
The metric system of units was introduced for the first time in 1793 during the French Revolution and is used even today in almost all countries worldwide. The metric round plug connectors are also based on this system of units and are a known standard in raw industrial applications.
The threat posed by cyber-attacks is highly problematic in the face of old systems and their data connections which lack their own protection mechanisms. This is where HARTING comes in with its MICA Edge Computer.
When Dansk Træemballage A/S (DTE) looked at how to increase the precision and productivity of its sawmill one of the major challenges was to establish the right automation control network.
As many know the annual Hannover Messe trade fair was held in Germany at the beginning of April. Each year this immense fair provides the latest trends and product insights in the fields of integrated automation, control, drives and energy. This year Drives & Control Solutions was privileged to attend the fair with Rittal.
As modern pneumatic components become more complex knowing what to look for in plant becomes more critical. Identifying costs savings and issues that can be remedied before they become major system issues can save thousands of dollars in downtime and rebuild.
It can be a scary moment on the plant floor: A machine starts shrieking and shaking so violently, you think it might break. This incident can result from mechanical resonances caused by a load attached to a motor. Many design factors attribute to the resonances such as physical size, material selection, and instillation procedures. And while workers can usually make a control adjustment to resume production, resonance issues have lasting consequences on your machines and your business.
The speed / torque gradient is an indicator of a motor’s performance. The smaller the value, the more powerful the motor and consequently the less motor speed varies with load variations. It is based on the quotient of ideal no-load speed and ideal stall torque.
A material handling application is generating about $1,500 per year in electrical savings rather than dissipating the regenerative energy as heat. Additional equipment life cycle savings are also anticipated as a result of the simplified electrical and mechanical designs. These benefits are realized because of the application of the U1000 Industrial Matrix Drive.
Turbines have traditionally been used to drive processing machines, but here we focus primarily on the concerns regarding turbine use for driving centrifugal compressors for pipeline compressions. In Canada pipeline discussion is a common topic among the industry and the public, and a common concern is often the low efficiency levels and high emissions that are associated with this operation. In 2016 Canada had 73,000km’s of pipeline and thus ensuring efficient compression over such distances is critical to maintaining a cost-effective operation and ensuring environmental concerns are accounted for.
Dr. Ulf Lehmann, Head of Business Unit Linear Motion Technology at Bosch Rexroth AG: “Machine manufacturers are currently experiencing a profound generation change.”
Before specifying torque ripple for a servo system, the mode of operation for the system should be determined: closed torque or closed velocity loop. If the servo system is used as a tensioning device (ie. film, web drives) it will be used in a torque control servo loop with no velocity feedback.
New air cushioning solution for pneumatic actuators automatically adjusts the amount of air cushioning depending on the impact energy (speed, load), thus increasing overall productivity and reducing maintenance costs.
State-of-the-art pneumatic technology is not just for industry. It plays a much wider role improving our lives
This project is funded [in part] by the Government of Canada.
Ce projet est financé [en partie] par le gouvernement du Canada.
