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Deloitte’s 2024 manufacturing industry outlook warns that manufacturers will continue to face “new challenges spurred by the need for product innovation to meet company-set net zero emissions goals”. Here, automated screen systems will be essential in supporting increased efficiency, cost savings, and sustainability.
In this exclusive interview with DPA, David Strain, Technical Director of Technidrive, shares the secrets behind the company’s 25 years of success, strategies for tackling industry challenges, and a glimpse into its future endeavours.
Machinery and production lines that offer greater mobility and flexibility allow manufacturers to compete for more jobs, produce more customisable products, and adapt to evolving customer needs for e-commerce. It is not surprising, then, that many manufacturers are searching for ways to make their equipment and lines more adaptable and versatile.
Reaching its 50th anniversary in 2023, Control Techniques has emerged as a real success story for UK manufacturing. In an exclusive Q&A, DPA’s Editor Sophia Bell sits down with the team at Control Techniques to learn more about the company's dedication to recruiting the next generation of British engineers, its resilience in the face of unexpected industry challenges, and what we can expect from the next 50 years of drives.
Manufacturers and end users of motors and drives need to get on board with ambitious zero-emission targets pledged by governments around the world. However, it’s estimated that nearly half of the world’s energy is consumed by electric motors. Here, Marek Lukaszczyk, European and Middle East Marketing Manager of WEG, explains why choosing the right motors and drives can be integral to environmental compliance and driving plant efficiency.
Why are e-bike manufacturers turning to components manufactured by edge winding, to solve e-bike design challenges? Simon Ward, Technical Manager of TFC, explains.
Miniature electric motors, their transmissions, feedback and control devices are crucial to equipment that depends on motion control. This means that OEMs starting a new product development project should involve a motion specialist at the earliest opportunity. The motor and its output have a broad impact on the overall design, so early-stage inclusion will not only optimise the performance of the host equipment, but it will also streamline project development.
For some time, induction motors were ubiquitous in industry, used across multiple markets for conveyors, mixers, and packaging systems. When Panasonic withdrew from the induction market, engineers lost access to a supply of tried and tested motor technology. There is, however, an upside to this gap: developers now have the opportunity to upgrade to brushless DC (BLDC) motors with minimal disruption and financial outlay.
A stepper motor enables the accurate, precise and repetitive positioning that contributes so much to stable and efficient machinery operation, but no more so than in medical equipment applications.