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Motor control: Soft starters and variable frequency drives

Motor control: Soft starters and variable frequency drives

Soft starters and variable frequency drives are used to limit start-up currents and high torque in electric motors, which helps extend the life of the motor and its drive components.

Living in a materials world

Living in a materials world

Plastic plays a practical, often life-enhancing, role in our lives. Lightweight, durable and easy to work with, like many resins today, it could be moulded into an infinite number of shapes.

Materials: Making the right choice

Materials: Making the right choice

Getting the best performance out of a product can often rest on the very first step of the manufacturing process: selecting the right material.

Refurbished drives factory now at full production

Refurbished drives factory now at full production

Last month, I spoke with the Control Techniques (CT) to learn how its Newtown factory in Wales was up and running with social distancing measures in place.

Kawasaki robots raise the roof in quality homebuilding

Kawasaki robots raise the roof in quality homebuilding

Japanese manufacturer Kyushu Sekisui Heim claims to be one of the oldest established manufacturers of new homes using the ‘Unit Construction’ method in Japan, a process by which thousands of housing units of different designs and layouts are made using a modular system.

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