For our cover story, ABB offers us an exclusive insight into the development of its new ACS180 variable speed drive (VSD). This easy-to-use and compact drive brings reliability and performance to machinery builders. Delve into the drive’s core exciting capabilities and benefits (p. 8).
Ordering a taxi or an Uber via your smartphone is a relatively simple task, but calling a train to you whenever you need it is surely impossible? A new project aims to demonstrate that this is, in fact, not as unlikely as it seems... Is this the public transport of the future? (p. 26).
But that’s not all! We have many more vital insights to share with you, including:
• How simulation can protect us from heart conditions (p. 14)
• Control technology: The key to solving the UK productivity challenge? (p. 28)
• Video of the Month: Better connected with Murrelektronik (p. 37)
• Composites send drones to the skies (p. 6)
• Solar pump sustainability: Don’t ‘wine’ about it! (p. 24)
• Make way for “multi-everything" (p. 22)
I hope you have a lovely Christmas break and I look forward to seeing you in the New Year with our upcoming January issue!
Until then, be sure to check out your free digital issue here.
Do let me know what you think, and if you think there are any specific topics we should be covering. Email me at sophia.bell@imlgroup.co.uk.