Friday, 11 June 2010 10:25

Vacon reforms its organization

Vacon is developing its organization. The restructuring is a response to the needs brought about by growth. The parent company Vacon Plc is divided into two functional entities: The Vacon Drives Finland Profit Centre and Global Group Management. At the…
The 2010 Frost & Sullivan European Repair and Maintenance Welding Consumables Customer Service Leadership Award is presented to Castolin Eutectic. With end users becoming more aware of their welding requirements and also demanding a higher standard of service, Castolin Eutectic…
Dynamic servomotors for the food industry Beckhoff is expanding the AM3000 Synchronous Servomotor series with a new FDA-compliant model designed with a resistant, white surface coating. As a result, Beckhoff is introducing a high-performance servo solution for all applications in…
Thursday, 10 June 2010 14:46

New BASF Product Finder Now Online

* Product finder containing more than 800 product lines * Overview of 25 industries and 19 applicationsExactly what products does BASF produce, and for which industries? Quick answers to those questions are now available for customers and any other interested…
Durable IP 67 modules with 16 channels reduce cabling effort The new EtherCAT Box modules for the trusted IP 67 system from Beckhoff contain an impressive 16 channels – a notable increase over the previous 8 – in a double-width…
XFC technology (eXtreme Fast Control) from Beckhoff offers an extremely fast, high-precision control and regulation architecture for world class machine builders. Through short I/O response times, XFC enables increased machine and system throughput since signal delay times are significantly reduced.…
Natural gas accounts for 20% of the world's marketed energy, with more than 120 quadrillion Btu of natural gas consumed globally. It is a critical fuel in the generation of electric power and heat. Furthermore, it is used in industry…
All-in-one: compact Room Controller is modularly extendable With the BC9191 Room Controller, Beckhoff is extending its range of products for building automation and closing a gap in the price-sensitive area of single room control. The compact Ethernet controller covers all…
Metso has expanded its iCV (intelligent control valve) offering to include high-pressure classes and small sizes. The Neles RotaryGlobe high-pressure offering now consists of valves in ASME #900 - #1500 pressure classes in sizes from 1” to 4”. Metso introduced…
Energy monitoring: from the Bus Terminal to the ERP system Investors and planners are faced with the challenge of coming to grips with energy costs without making cuts in the comfort of a building. The basis for this is the…
Beckhoff’s PC-based control technology for building automation primarily utilises the global standard Ethernet TCP/IP for communication from the management to the field level. In addition to further Ethernet-based communication protocols, such as Modbus TCP, PROFINET and EtherCAT, the integration of…
The Beckhoff HD Terminal is a flexible new Bus Terminal series with greatly increased packing density. The ‘High Density’ Bus Terminals feature 16 digital channels in the housing of a 12 mm electronic terminal block. This reduces the space required…
Highlights: Product Carbon Footprint, WWF Paper Score, and Forest Footprint Disclosure Vienna, June 9th, 2010 – Mondi, a global leader in the manufacture of paper and packaging products, announced the results of its recent carbon footprint assessment.  The product carbon…
Ahlstrom Corporation, a leading developer and manufacturer of high performance nonwovens and specialty papers, announces it will make a donation of EUR 500,000 to the capital of the Aalto University foundation. The donation is made under the authorization granted by…
Last week, European Commission’s DG AGRI, Forest Europe and UNECE-FAO (UN bodies) jointly released a very timely publication giving guidance on how to increase wood supply in Europe. CEPI, the Confederation of European Paper Industries, welcomes this publication and encourages…