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    <title>Drives, motors and power transmission, couplings, clutches latest news on Manufacturingtalk</title>
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    <pubDate>Thu, 15 May 2008 08:00:00 UT</pubDate>
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      <title>Versatile conveyor drives have protection devices</title>
      <description> Manufacturer of conveyors found a supplier of versatile drives and control panels, including contactors and individual motor protection devices with trip indicators for every motor.</description>
      <pubDate>Thu, 15 May 2008 08:00:00 UT</pubDate>
      <category>Vacon</category>
      <link>http://www.manufacturingtalk.com/news/vaf/vaf100.html</link>
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      <title>Gearbox mounts directly onto shaft</title>
      <description>Richard Alan has introduced the Yilmaz D gearboxes, which can be mounted directly onto driven shafts, without having to use a coupling, chain drive or reducer.</description>
      <pubDate>Tue, 13 May 2008 08:00:00 UT</pubDate>
      <category>Richard Alan Group</category>
      <link>http://www.manufacturingtalk.com/news/rig/rig103.html</link>
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      <title>Huco air motors start/stop at low speeds</title>
      <description>Huco Dynatork piston air motors for low speed start/stop applications under load have the pneumatic porting as an internal feature making them far more robust.</description>
      <pubDate>Mon, 12 May 2008 08:00:00 UT</pubDate>
      <category>Huco Dynatork</category>
      <link>http://www.manufacturingtalk.com/news/huc/huc137.html</link>
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      <title>Stepping motors listed on Web site</title>
      <description>TMS manufactures and supplies motion control equipment, and produces in the UK one of the largest ranges of CE marked industrial DC stepping motors in the world.</description>
      <pubDate>Mon, 12 May 2008 08:00:00 UT</pubDate>
      <category>Total Motion Systems</category>
      <link>http://www.manufacturingtalk.com/news/tlm/tlm100.html</link>
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      <title>Reducer gearbox simplifies conveyors integration</title>
      <description>A Baldor reducer gearbox that features a planetary gear stage that reduces its size, when compared with helical or bevel gearing and simplifies bulk conveyor system integration.</description>
      <pubDate>Fri, 09 May 2008 08:00:00 UT</pubDate>
      <category>Baldor UK</category>
      <link>http://www.manufacturingtalk.com/news/bal/bal214.html</link>
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      <title>Modular drive systems technical data catalogued</title>
      <description>R A Rodriguez has issued a catalogue describing the Framo Morat range of modular drive systems, which include compact slip-on geared motors, linear actuators and push-pull linear chains.</description>
      <pubDate>Wed, 07 May 2008 08:00:00 UT</pubDate>
      <category>Rodriguez (UK)</category>
      <link>http://www.manufacturingtalk.com/news/rod/rod185.html</link>
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      <title>Smallest servo motor controller gets CAN option</title>
      <description>QuickSilver Controls has added to its smallest most cost effective servo motor controller a CAN option, which can be configured for peer-to-peer, master or slave.</description>
      <pubDate>Tue, 29 Apr 2008 08:00:00 UT</pubDate>
      <category>QuickSilver Controls</category>
      <link>http://www.manufacturingtalk.com/news/qks/qks119.html</link>
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      <title>Wizard reduces servo motor wiring costs</title>
      <description>Using a motor integration Wizard, Inmoco's range of SMLC servo controllers are being more readily and quickly wired to other makes of servo motors.</description>
      <pubDate>Mon, 28 Apr 2008 08:00:00 UT</pubDate>
      <category>Inmoco</category>
      <link>http://www.manufacturingtalk.com/news/inm/inm153.html</link>
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      <title>Rexnord gear couplings literature released</title>
      <description>Gear couplings, described in Rexnord's latest literature, are available in various designs - standard flanged sleeve, continuous sleeve, large flanged sleeve and shrouded bolt.</description>
      <pubDate>Fri, 25 Apr 2008 08:00:00 UT</pubDate>
      <category>Rexnord NV UK</category>
      <link>http://www.manufacturingtalk.com/news/reu/reu108.html</link>
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      <title>Moog drives package is multi-axis</title>
      <description>Moog has introduced an advanced multi-axis motion control and servo drive package, which combines ndividual MSD servo drives with an MSD motion controller for up to 30 axes.</description>
      <pubDate>Fri, 25 Apr 2008 08:00:00 UT</pubDate>
      <category>Moog Controls</category>
      <link>http://www.manufacturingtalk.com/news/mqn/mqn109.html</link>
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      <title>Baldor unveils VS1MX drive range</title>
      <description>Baldor launches a family of frequency inverter drives for AC motors that has the ability to reduce total cost of ownership substantially for common process automation equipment</description>
      <pubDate>Wed, 23 Apr 2008 08:00:00 UT</pubDate>
      <category>Baldor UK</category>
      <link>http://www.manufacturingtalk.com/news/bal/bal212.html</link>
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      <title>Elastic belt raises portable compressor power</title>
      <description>Hutchinson said that its elastic belt working with a brush-type motor enables portable piston compressors of 1-5HP operating at 6-14 bar to be made 'oil-free'.</description>
      <pubDate>Mon, 21 Apr 2008 08:00:00 UT</pubDate>
      <category>Hutchinson Transmission</category>
      <link>http://www.manufacturingtalk.com/news/huq/huq101.html</link>
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      <title>Servo drives have intelligence and feedback</title>
      <description>A range of 1.1kW to 132kW servo-drives is claimed by Control Techniques to have unprecedented connectivity, feedback options, intelligence and functionality.</description>
      <pubDate>Thu, 17 Apr 2008 08:00:00 UT</pubDate>
      <category>Control Techniques</category>
      <link>http://www.manufacturingtalk.com/news/cod/cod116.html</link>
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      <title>Baldor catalogues electric motor products</title>
      <description>In its first catalogue of stocked electric motor products since acquiring Reliance, Baldor has detailed thousands of motor choices for virtually every application area.</description>
      <pubDate>Tue, 15 Apr 2008 08:00:00 UT</pubDate>
      <category>Baldor UK</category>
      <link>http://www.manufacturingtalk.com/news/bal/bal211.html</link>
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      <title>Hutchinson drive belt has longer life</title>
      <description>Hutchinson Transmission's Poly V drive belt uses advanced textile components to increase belt life when used on a wide variety of machinery.</description>
      <pubDate>Thu, 10 Apr 2008 08:00:00 UT</pubDate>
      <category>Hutchinson Transmission</category>
      <link>http://www.manufacturingtalk.com/news/huq/huq100.html</link>
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      <title>Danfoss variable frequency drives have more power</title>
      <description>High power variable frequency drives by Danfoss Drives not only deliver high power performance, they facilitate ease-of-use by sharing a common platform with smaller drives from the same maker.</description>
      <pubDate>Wed, 09 Apr 2008 08:00:00 UT</pubDate>
      <category>Danfoss Drives</category>
      <link>http://www.manufacturingtalk.com/news/dad/dad131.html</link>
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      <title>David Brown geared motors are 20% stronger</title>
      <description>David Brown geared motors up to 110kW and a 20% increase in output have wider gear teeth and heavier and harder wearing bearings give high performance characteristics and instant availability.</description>
      <pubDate>Wed, 09 Apr 2008 08:00:00 UT</pubDate>
      <category>David Brown Engineering</category>
      <link>http://www.manufacturingtalk.com/news/dav/dav122.html</link>
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      <title>QuickSilver servo motor has only one cable</title>
      <description>A QuickSilver servo motor only requires 4.5A, which means a single cable can be used for motor and encoder signals and the servo motor can be driven from a small controller.</description>
      <pubDate>Tue, 08 Apr 2008 08:00:00 UT</pubDate>
      <category>QuickSilver Controls</category>
      <link>http://www.manufacturingtalk.com/news/qks/qks118.html</link>
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      <title>Gefran modular AC inverters perform more</title>
      <description>A range of modular AC inverters by Gefran UK have a wide choice of hardware and software options, a 32-bit microcontroller and will simplify installation and reduce application development time.</description>
      <pubDate>Mon, 07 Apr 2008 08:00:00 UT</pubDate>
      <category>Gefran SIEI UK</category>
      <link>http://www.manufacturingtalk.com/news/ghw/ghw108.html</link>
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      <title>Motion catalog covers servo gear systems</title>
      <description>Easy to use and navigate, a complete catalog from includes the latest technical data, application examples and overview on servo gear drive systems technology.</description>
      <pubDate>Tue, 01 Apr 2008 08:00:00 UT</pubDate>
      <category>Alpha Gear Drives</category>
      <link>http://www.manufacturingtalk.com/news/aph/aph110.html</link>
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      <title>Automated jig control cuts welding time by 50%</title>
      <description>Automated jig control used on rotating manipulators provide up to 360 deg rotation, most often in 45 deg increments, between periods of MAG welding of towbar assemblies.</description>
      <pubDate>Thu, 27 Mar 2008 08:00:00 UT</pubDate>
      <category>Control Techniques</category>
      <link>http://www.manufacturingtalk.com/news/cod/cod115.html</link>
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      <title>Alignment, tensioning of belt drives made easier</title>
      <description>Introducing digital functionality to belt alignment and tensioning instruments has made the devices even more accurate and easier to use.</description>
      <pubDate>Tue, 18 Mar 2008 08:00:00 UT</pubDate>
      <category>Schaeffler (UK)</category>
      <link>http://www.manufacturingtalk.com/news/iod/iod156.html</link>
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      <title>Compact servo drive has Ethernet Powerlink</title>
      <description>Compact digital servo drives are now enabled with Ethernet Powerlink motionbus technology to increase system performance while decreasing overall system cost and installation time.</description>
      <pubDate>Fri, 14 Mar 2008 08:00:00 UT</pubDate>
      <category>Parker Hannifin Electromechanical Automation</category>
      <link>http://www.manufacturingtalk.com/news/phy/phy128.html</link>
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      <title>Catalogue describes drives and motors</title>
      <description>A 44-page drives and motors catalogue provides technical details on low voltage AC drives from 0.18 to 2,800kW and motors from 0.06 to 710kW.</description>
      <pubDate>Wed, 12 Mar 2008 08:00:00 UT</pubDate>
      <category>ABB Automation Tech (Drives and Motors)</category>
      <link>http://www.manufacturingtalk.com/news/abb/abb238.html</link>
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      <title>Intelligent servo drives save on costs</title>
      <description>Intelligent servo drives combine the cost benefits of microstep motors with the dynamic performance of closed loop control.</description>
      <pubDate>Tue, 11 Mar 2008 08:00:00 UT</pubDate>
      <category>Motion Drives and Controls</category>
      <link>http://www.manufacturingtalk.com/news/mlo/mlo108.html</link>
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      <title>AC inverters have field oriented control</title>
      <description>An AC inverter family with field oriented control can be configured for open loop or closed loop speed feedback as well as flux vector or V/f control.</description>
      <pubDate>Tue, 11 Mar 2008 08:00:00 UT</pubDate>
      <category>Gefran SIEI UK</category>
      <link>http://www.manufacturingtalk.com/news/ghw/ghw107.html</link>
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      <title>Biggest ever girth gear from David Brown S Africa</title>
      <description>After major investment and several recent contract wins by the South African centre of excellence, David Brown announces an order worth USD1.3M from F L Smidth Minerals for a project in Armenia</description>
      <pubDate>Fri, 07 Mar 2008 08:00:00 UT</pubDate>
      <category>David Brown Engineering</category>
      <link>http://www.manufacturingtalk.com/news/dav/dav121.html</link>
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      <title>Services to help boost machinery efficiency</title>
      <description>Automation and drives company has formulated a 'menu' of services, which help UK manufacturers to work in partnership to increase productivity and efficiency of machines and machining cells.</description>
      <pubDate>Mon, 03 Mar 2008 08:00:00 UT</pubDate>
      <category>Siemens Automation and Drives</category>
      <link>http://www.manufacturingtalk.com/news/sie/sie198.html</link>
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      <title>Shock absorbing couplings for high dynamics use</title>
      <description>For high acceleration/deceleration applications, shock-absorbing jaw couplings absorb shock and avoid excessive vibration and increased machinery 'settling' time.</description>
      <pubDate>Thu, 21 Feb 2008 08:00:00 UT</pubDate>
      <category>Ruland Manufacturing Co</category>
      <link>http://www.manufacturingtalk.com/news/rul/rul111.html</link>
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      <title>Gearmotor parts firm sets up shop on line</title>
      <description>Zeitlauf Gearmotors has opened an online shop where users can select the precise combination of components needed to produce a customised gearmotor assembly.</description>
      <pubDate>Thu, 14 Feb 2008 08:00:00 UT</pubDate>
      <category>Zeitlauf UK</category>
      <link>http://www.manufacturingtalk.com/news/zei/zei106.html</link>
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      <title>Dual lead worm gears work either way</title>
      <description>Dual lead worm gear sets are said to be ideally suited for use in positional machinery as they provide a kinematically correct gear, which can run in either direction of rotation.</description>
      <pubDate>Wed, 13 Feb 2008 08:00:00 UT</pubDate>
      <category>Renold Gears</category>
      <link>http://www.manufacturingtalk.com/news/ren/ren122.html</link>
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      <title>DC brushless motor range extended</title>
      <description>A range of DC brushless electric motors, a number of different motor flange mounting options, now includes a customisable 86mm model.</description>
      <pubDate>Wed, 13 Feb 2008 08:00:00 UT</pubDate>
      <category>Parvalux Electric Motors</category>
      <link>http://www.manufacturingtalk.com/news/paa/paa120.html</link>
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      <title>Guide covers automation drives and soft starters</title>
      <description>A comprehensive and fully illustrated guide features a family of variable frequency drives and soft starters for industrial applications, with detailed product benefits and features.</description>
      <pubDate>Mon, 11 Feb 2008 08:00:00 UT</pubDate>
      <category>Danfoss Drives</category>
      <link>http://www.manufacturingtalk.com/news/dad/dad130.html</link>
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