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Omron engineering halves label company’s machine build times

07/03/2017

When leaflet-label converting equipment producer Fix-a-Form International wanted to combine its lamination, folding and fixing module with die-cutting, the solution from Omron Electronics not only efficiently coupled the machines with multiple servo drives, inverters, human-machine interfaces (HMIs) and its all-important safety system, but it also cut machine build times by 50 percent or more.

The future of inverter drives in the water industry

07/03/2017

The challenges facing the water industry include climate change, rising energy costs, tightening legislation, population growth and increasing usage per head.

Costs reduced for exporters of top brand apparel

07/03/2017

Since first opening in 2007, Sri Lanka’s MAS Fabric Park has been firmly committed to maximising an environmentally friendly culture and reducing any impact operations have on its surroundings.

Why the reluctance?

02/02/2017

The synchronous reluctance motor (SynRM) has been around for nearly a century, and yet it is only in recent decades with improvements in rotor design, power converters and control technologies that it has become commercially viable as a high efficiency alternative to the induction motor.

WEG motors drive safe jackup operations in the North Sea

21/12/2016

Reliability is key to ensuring the success of ‘jackup’ operations in the oil & gas industry. With this in mind, leading provider of offshore drilling units Paragon Offshore turned to WEG to replace the electric motors driving its B391 jackup rig in the North Sea.

Drives Motors Features

Omron engineering halves label company’s machine build times

The future of inverter drives in the water industry

Costs reduced for exporters of top brand apparel

Why the reluctance?

WEG motors drive safe jackup operations in the North Sea