Pressed for time? These trouser storage drives are a prefect fit (28/02/2012)

We review a newly installed, automated storage and retrieval system based on Lenze frequency inverters and geared motors that is capable of handling a stock of six hundred thousand pairs of trousers at the rate of five thousand pairs per hour

Motor mounted drive range is extended to 7.5kW (23/02/2012)

The Lenze 8400 motec range of terminal box inverters has been extended and new covers powers from 0.37 to 7.5kW. By decentralising frequency inverters instead of fitting them in the control panel, machine cabling and installation is simplified. The...

Increased protection for servo geared motors (17/01/2012)

Lenze has extended the application of its OKS surface protection system to servo motors and servo geared motors, offering an attractive alternative to stainless steel components. The highest of the three protection levels, the OKS-L, meets category...

Lenze extends I/O system in response to customer demand (03/11/2011)

The Lenze I/O System 1000 has been extended in response to customer demand with additional bus couplers and module functions. The system is popular because of its compact size with DIN rail mounting, particularly easy handling and low costs. The...

Precision ball screws offered for fast delivery (25/10/2011)

A new range of Servomech high-precision ball screws with diameters 14 to 100mm are available on short delivery times from UK distributor, Techdrives. Ball screws and nuts with standard dimensions to ISO 3408 and DIN 69051 can be supplied from stock,...

Smaller panels with cold plate mounting (30/09/2011)

Frequency inverter drives need to have their electronic components kept cool in order to achieve a long service life. Normal practice is to use alloy cooling fins on the back of the drive, known as a heat sink. Although the power to be dissipated is...

DC geared motors for rotary positioning (13/09/2011)

The new MR geared rotary actuators from Lenze's Techdrives division offer compact, simple and low cost positioning. The range comprises three models of dc geared motors with integrated encoder or potentiometer, combined with worm gearboxes. With...

Precision ball screws for high speeds and high efficiency (01/09/2011)

Available from the Techdrives division of Lenze, Servomech's new ball screw range with diameters 14 to 100mm are suitable for high-speed, high-precision applications, and can be supplied on short lead times. Ball screws and nuts with standard...

Save energy with Lenze's VFC eco drive function (12/08/2011)

The VFC eco energy saving function is now available for Lenze’s 8400 platform panel-mounted drives, in addition to the 8400 motec decentralised inverter series. The function cuts energy requirements significantly, especially in partial load...

Actuators for elevation and azimuth solar tracking (22/07/2011)

New from the Techdrives division of Lenze are two ranges of actuators manufactured by linear motion specialist Servomech, which are optimised specifically for the solar tracking of photovoltaic installations. They deliver high loads at low speeds...

Achieving savings intelligently with drive optimisation software (05/07/2011)

The new version 3.0 of Lenze Drive Solutions Designer is capable of analysing motion profiles from simple point-to-point to complex cam profiles or dynamic reversing. Multiple axes can be evaluated on the same timescale using inverter drives, servo...

Memory Module Copier makes drives commissioning faster (01/06/2011)

Lenze’s new memory Module Copier (MMC) simplifiese drives commissioning and servicing. With the MMC, the programming data for the 8400 Inverter Drives and 9400 Servo Drives as well as for smd and SMV inverters can be easily copied to other modules....

New caliper brakes for safety critical applications (17/03/2011)

Specialist brake manufacturer INTORQ GmbH offers energise-to-release caliper brakes for safety critical applications with large masses or falling loads. Effectively these caliper designs are developed from disc brakes and their kidney shape allows...

Drives 2011 – lower costs, energy saving and built-in-safety for machine builders (18/02/2011)

Lenze announce a series of free seminars on drive and automation at five locations across the UK in early March. The seminars are aimed at designers of machinery with a focus on reducing costs whilst maintaining or increasing machine performance....

Controller combines PLC logic, motion control and visualisation in a single device (28/01/2011)

Designed for centralised control systems, the new Lenze 3200C controller combines PLC logic, motion control and visualisation in a single device. This new controller suits machines with single-and multi-axis drives giving powerful centralised...

New processor simplifies machine automation systems (21/01/2011)

Designed for centralised control systems, the new Lenze 3200C controller combines PLC logic, motion control and visualisation in a single device. By bringing together the latest fast microprocessors with updated operating software, the 3200C...

LED Machine Lighting with IP69k enclosure (07/01/2011)

The Patlite range of LED light bars from Techdrives now includes models with IP69k enclosure suiting washdown conditions typical on food machinery. The new CLA range is available in lengths from 100 to 1500 mm and gives light levels up to 1725...

LED Machine Lighting with IP69k enclosure (17/11/2010)

The Patlite range of LED light bars from Techdrives now includes models with IP69k enclosure suiting washdown conditions typical on food machinery. The new CLA range is available in lengths from 100 to 1500 mm and gives light levels up to 1725...

High efficiency motors: what the new regulations really mean (26/10/2010)

A new harmonised European standard EN 60034-30:2009 will take the place of the old voluntary Eff motor classes. The first phase is less than a year away so machine designers need to be conversant with the regulations now. The good news is that the...