Texas Instruments Inc (TI) has launched a three-phase, gallium nitride (GaN)-based inverter reference design that helps engineers build 200V, 2kW AC servo motor drives and next-generation industrial robotics with fast current-loop control, ...
Tags: GaN Inverter, AC Servo Drives
Global water technology provider, Xylem, has introduced the fifth generation HYDROVAR, an intelligent control system that accurately adapts to system demands. The variable speed drive reduces energy consumption, helping end-users make ...
Tags: Xylem, fifth generation HYDROVAR
The Raspberry Pi is one of the coolest gadgets around, but what's even sweeter is the awesome array of things hobbyists manage to build with it. Enter #FridayPiday, our new weekly feature dedicated to highlighting the best builds and bakes. ...
Tags: Raspberry Pi, wearable camera, GitHub, Manoj Nathwai, #FridayPiDay
IXYS Corp of Milpitas, CA, USA and Leiden, The Netherlands, which provides power semiconductors and mixed-signal ICs for power conversion and motor control applications, has announced availability of its IXFN50N120SK and IXFN70N120SK 1200V ...
ABB technology products – low-voltage switchgear, motor-controller, electrical panels and automated lighting systems – will be used to power the factory’s entire electrical system. The project includes the supply of Emax ...
Tags: ABB technology, electrical system, Emax 2
Kruger Packaging has selected ABB to provide engineered solution and services for a paper machine rebuild project at Trois-Rivières Mill in Quebec, Canada. Kruger Packaging is investing C$250m ($188.6m) to convert the No. 10 ...
Tags: Kruger, ABB, Engineered solution, Paper machine rebuild project
Germany-based Rotocontrol will supply two new label finishing machines to Adhesivos Ezquerro and Etiquetas Adhesivas Rever in Spain. Packaging and labels specialist Adhesivos Ezquerro will procure a RSC slitter rewinder, which is designed ...
Tags: Label Finishing Machines, Packaging, labels
Rotocon, a provider of consulting and service to South Africa label converters in the narrow web industry has confirmed the signing of a two-fold contract with Zimbabwean printer LabelCo for both MPS and Rotocontrol machines. Led by ...
Tags: Rotocon, label, digital printing
ON Semiconductor (Nasdaq: ON), driving energy efficiency innovations, has introduced an array of new AEC-Q100-compliantintegrated circuits (ICs) optimized for implementation into next generation automobile designs. The NBA3N200/1/6S ...
Injection molding and extrusion equipment provider Milacron has agreed to acquire US-based CanGen Holdings. CanGen supplies highly engineered aftermarket process control components for extrusion and injection molding applications. With ...
Tags: Milacron, Cangen, metal components products
Global developer of motor and motion control technologies Trinamic Motion Control has announced its latest single-axis stepper motor control and driver IC. The TMC2100, with integrated MOSFETs to drive RMS motor current to 1.2A, is ...
Tags: auto accessories, motorcycle parts, driver IC, motor control
General Motors (GM) has issued a recall of 196,379 older Hummer SUVs to fix issues in ventilation fan motor control, which could lead to fire hazard. The issue in the ventilation fan motor control can sett off fire and so far the issue ...
Tags: auto parts, General Motors, Hummer SUVs, auto accessories, Hummer HT3
Altera Corporation is demonstrating leading-edge automotive solutions based on its field-programmable gate array (FPGA) technology at CAR-ELE JAPAN, a premier international automotive electronics exposition taking place January 14 to 16, ...
Tags: multi-axis, simultaneous, high-speed motor control, Auto
"We work very hard on the school side, constantly amending our range to suit what the schools are looking for," says firm. Arts and crafts firm, Artstraws has enjoyed a positive 2014, largely thanks to the school market. Around 60 per ...
Tags: Schools Driving, Toys
Based on a scenario where electric vehicles and hybrid electric vehicles (EV/HEV) begin adopting gallium nitride (GaN) in 2018-2019, the ramp-up of the GaN power device market will be quite impressive starting in 2016, at an estimated ...
Tags: Yole GaN HEMT Power electronics, Electrical, Electronics