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Analogue to digital DC drives

01/07/2019

In the late 1980’s and early 1990’s if you wanted to vary the speed of an industrial motor the only way to do this was with a DC motor and a DC drive. It was the industry norm. But at the same time this technology was analogue. Even when the first AC inverters came along the setup was analogue. So, what do we mean by analogue?

KEB supports e-mobility and the vehicle drive of the future

01/07/2019

Engineers of the future have built an electrically driven racing car for Formula Student. For the "Speeding Scientists Siegen" Racing Team (S3) KEB Automation is supporting the vehicle drive of the future: e-mobility in an endurance test. But how does this relate to auxiliary power drives for buses?

Electrifying the aerospace industry

01/07/2019

The electrification of transport industries is not a new development. In fact, automotive manufacturers have spent the last decade investing in the development of electric powertrains. Aerospace companies, however, have not been so quick to follow suit. Here, Graham Mackrell, Managing Director of Harmonic Drive UK, explains the design challenges for electrifying aviation.

Using variable speed drives with standby generators

19/06/2019

Many industries, utilities and public service buildings have a critical requirement for continuity of power supplied to them to ensure that their operation is not compromised in the case of a supply failure.

Keyhole surgery using robots

03/06/2019

The Bristol Robotics Laboratory are incorporating maxon products as part of a project to develop Robot Assisted Minimally Invasive Surgery (RAMIS).

Drives Motors Features

Analogue to digital DC drives

KEB supports e-mobility and the vehicle drive of the future

Electrifying the aerospace industry

Using variable speed drives with standby generators

Keyhole surgery using robots