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Commander Drives: Now With Free Five-Year Warranty

Control Techniques has launched a free, five-year warranty for its Commander range of general-purpose drives.Anyone who purchases a drive from the Commander ran...

NEW SERVO DRIVE INCREASES CONTROL POTENTIAL FOR ETHERNET-BASED NETWORKS

Control Techniques has increased the scope of its award-winning motion control portfolio by releasing three new additional products: an Ethernet-onboard model o...

INTRODUCING DIGITAX SF

Control Techniques, part of the Nidec group of companies, has launched Digitax SF, a new generation of servo drives and motors to complement its existing portfo...

High power cabinet drive available Ex-Stock

High power drive users can now receive ready-made drive cabinet systems up to 520kW immediately for emergency breakdowns, following the release of Control Techniques' Drive Free Standing.Designed for energy efficient motor control in high ingress-prone...

INTRODUCING THE NEW COMMANDER SERIES

Control Techniques, part of the Nidec group of companies, has announced the return of its Commander family of drives. The Commander series comprises two variati...

Control Techniques goes back to its roots to rebuild

SIX MONTHS AFTER he was appointed president of the Welsh drives-maker, Control Techniques, Tony Pickering is not mincing words. The company is about half the size it was before its previous owner, Emerson, acquired it in 1994. CT w...

CONTROL TECHNIQUES ANNOUNCES NEW SERVO DRIVE

Control Techniques, part of the Nidec group of companies, has revealed its new generation of advanced servo drive technologies.The new Unidrive M750 series (0.7...

UNIDRIVE M OFFERS SCALABILITY AND PERFORMANCE IN MACHINE CONTROL

Control Techniques, an Emerson Industrial Automation company, presents Unidrive M: the family of drives that is dedicated to Manufacturing Automation. Combined...

CONTROL TECHNIQUES NAMED FINALIST AT LEADING MARKET RESEARCH AWARDS

Control Techniques, a worldwide leader in AC and DC variable speed drives, has been named as a finalist at the Market Research Society (MRS) Awards 2013. These...

NEW ELEVATOR DRIVE & MOTOR SOLUTION PRESENTED AT INTERLIFT SHOW

AUGSBURG, GERMANY (October 15, 2013): Control Techniques and Leroy-Somer, both part of Emerson Industrial Automation, an Emerson (NYSE:EMR) business, have today presented a new range of variable spe...

CONTROL TECHNIQUES CELEBRATES 40TH ANNIVERSARY

Control Techniques, an Emerson Industrial Automation-owned manufacturer of motion control technology, is today celebrating its 40th anniversary.The company, whi...

FOOD INDUSTRY SUPPLIER SAVES OVER $2,000 A MONTH WITH REFRIGERATION TECHNOLOGY FROM EMERSON BUSINESSES AND CONTRACTOR KEY MECHANICAL

Variable speed drives from Control Techniques, an Emerson Industrial Automation business, have helped slash energy bills by over $2,000 a month, reduce downtime and extend equipment life ...

DRIVES FROM CONTROL TECHNIQUES INCORPORATED INTO NEW RAPID ASSEMBLY CRANES FROM ARCOMET

A Control Techniques crane control solution has improved flexibility, safety and comfort, and delivered significant energy savings, in Arcomet's new rapid assembl...

Frost & Sullivan Recognizes Control Techniques' Excellence in Product Line Strategy in the European Electric Drives Market for Manufacturing

Unidrive M range of electric drives positions Control Techniques for deeper market penetration LONDON - 08/07/2013 - Based on its recent research on the electric drives market for manufacturing automation, ...

Mexican Port Cranes get New Lease of Life with Cutting Edge DC Drives

Advanced DC drives from Emerson Control Techniques in America have been selected by Terminal de Contenedores de Yucatán (TCY), to modernise the control system on an ageing ship-to-shore...

CONTROL TECHNIUQES DRIVES USED AT STS CRANE REFURBISHMENT IN HONDURAS

...o improve container handling, provide more rapid and precise crane positioning and reduce downtime and maintenance time. The Solution Emerson Control Techniques switched the electrical system from DC to AC and replaced the LV electrical equipment,...

DRIVES FROM CONTROL TECHNIQUES HELPED TITANIC BELFAST® CENTRE OPEN ON TIME

... the end of February, giving G. S. Stothers less than one month to complete the job.The SolutionG. S. Stothers chose Commander SK drives from Control Techniques to control the fan-sets. The drives were recommended by Northern Ireland-based drives...

Demonstration of Unidrive M's Open Ethernet Networking Capabilities

-- Control Techniques: Stand H35, Hall 15, Hannover Messe --Stand H35, Hall 15, Hannover Messe, Hannover, Germany: At Stand H35, Hall 15, Hannover Messe industrial...

Control Techniques UK appoints Integration Partner for cranes and hoists market

Control Techniques UK has appointed electrical and automation maintenance company CP Automation as its Integration Partner for the UK cranes and hoists market. ...

LATEST IMPERIAL COLLEGE WIND TUNNEL UPGRADE - AGAIN IT'S DYNAMOTIVE WITH DRIVES FROM CONTROL TECHNIQUES

...unnel needed an upgrade, once again the College turned to wind tunnel specialists Dynamotive for the task. Dynamotive chose a drive from Control Techniques for the crucial job of controlling fan/wind speed.The project came about because of the...

PAPER MILL CHOOSES CONTROL TECHNIQUES FOR UPGRADE

Two lines at one of the UK's biggest paper mills have recently been updated with new AC drives from Control Techniques. SCA's Trafford Park paper mill in Manchester produces a wide range of household paper products utilising recycled paper. The...

CONTROL TECHNIQUES CONTINUES TO SUPPORT UK ENGINEERING UNDERGRADUATES VIA E3 ACADEMY

Control Techniques has employed David Hicks as a Graduate Engineer at its Engineering and Design facility in Newtown, Wales. The company recently sponsored...

CONTROL TECHNIQUES CONTINUES TO SUPPORT CONTSHIP ITALIA'S PORTOLAB PROJECT

Control Techniques is continuing to support Contship Italia's ongoing Portolab project, which is designed to teach children aged between 7 and 12 about the port...

RIS.GA SYSTEMS GIVE MAJOR SAVINGS AT SRI LANKAN PORT

Emerson Control Techniques India wins SAGT Sri Lanka order for 28 RIS.GA fuel saving systems for dockside cranes.The installation of 28 RIS.GA systems from Control...

NEW WIND TURBINE COMPANY CHOOSES UNIDRIVE SP

A new entrant to the wind turbine market, HS Harbon & Sons, has standardised on AC drives from Control Techniques for two reasons: reliability and versatility. Their new turbine is capable of a return on investment (ROI) of just four years.HS Harbon...

PRODUCTION MACHINES BENEFIT FROM LATEST SERVO-DRIVES & MOTORS

...e cookware, ceramic and tableware markets, production machine manufacturer CMC Srl has opted for servo-drives and brushless servo motors from Control Techniques.Since its establishment in 1981, CMC, located in the heart of the Italian ceramic tile...

SIMON HART ELECTED AS ORDINARY TRUSTEE AT THE INSTITUTION OF ENGINEERING AND TECHNOLOGY

Dr. Simon Hart, Principle Development Engineer at Control Techniques in Newtown, Powys has recently been elected as an Ordinary Trustee at the Institution of Engineering and Technology (IET).Having joined the I...

PRECISION CONTROL FOR COATING LINE

Variable speed drives from Control Techniques are the drives of choice for drying and coating lines at Blackburn-based Phoenix Dryers."We always fit drives from Control Techniques unless ...

CONTROL TECHNIQUES DRIVES WIN AGAIN FOR ITALIAN CRANE REFURBISHMENT

Digital DC drives from Control Techniques have been chosen for the latest phase in the upgrading of cranes in La Spezia Container Terminal (LSCT) in northern Italy. One of the la...

MODULAR DRIVES FROM CONTROL TECHNIQUES ARE TECHNOLOGICAL CHOICE FOR ADVANCED 1.6 MW HYDROSTATIC POWER TRANSMISSION SYSTEM TEST RIG

...ment® hydraulic power' technology. This has been developed using an advanced test rig, at the heart of which are modular drives from Control Techniques.Artemis Intelligent Power, a venture company established in 1994, whose technology originated...

DRIVES HAVE MAJOR ROLE IN RSC AUTOMATION

...art of the project, designed and installed by Dutch theatre automation company Trekwerk, there are around 100 AC drives and servo motors from Control Techniques. The contract was awarded by Trekwerk to Control Techniques' Rotterdam Drive Centre.Trekwerk...

DRIVES HAVE MAJOR ROLE IN RSC AUTOMATION

...art of the project, designed and installed by Dutch theatre automation company Trekwerk, there are around 100 AC drives and servo motors from Control Techniques. The contract was awarded by Trekwerk to Control Techniques' Rotterdam Drive Centre.Trekwerk...

TESTS COMPLETED ON ADVANCED GENERATOR FOR WIND TURBINES

Control Techniques drives chosen for test rigWind Technologies, a new entrant to the wind turbine market, has recently completed testing on a radically differen...

DIESEL SAVING SYSTEM GIVES FAST ROI AT PORT OF FELIXSTOWE

At Felixstowe, the UK's largest container port, the search for greater energy efficiency has led to investment in Control Techniques' RIS.GA. system for diesel saving on 12 rubber tyre gantry cranes (RTGs).With a recent assessment of diesel usage confirming...

CONTROL TECHNIQUES APPOINTS MARKETING MANAGER

Control Techniques has appointed Alex Byles as their new Marketing Communications (Marcomms) Manager. Until recently Alex was the Marketing Manager at an I...

INTELLIGENT DRIVES AT THE HEART OF PRINTING, CONVERTING AND FINISHING MACHINES FROM ROTARY LOGIC SYSTEMS

...cal industry. One factor is common throughout this wide range of high performance machinery - drives, servo-drives and servo-motors from Control Techniques.Rotary Logic Systems, based near Southampton, supplies both stand-alone machines and modules...

POWER TAKE-OFF RIG FOR OCEAN ENERGY RESEARCH AND TESTING

...lexibility, programmability, safety and robustness, the drive, motor, generator combination chosen was from two Emerson Industrial companies: Control Techniques and Leroy-Somer.With the imminent requirement to connect more offshore devices and arrays...

CONTROL TECHNIQUES SPONSORS UK ENGINEERING UNDERGRADUATES

Control Techniques in Newtown, Powys, Wales, has recently sponsored three students through Electrical Engineering degrees. All three students have now take...

ALTON TOWERS RESORT LOOKS TO CONTROL TECHNIQUES FOR TOTAL RELIABILITY

...e in the on-site luxury hotels - reliability! This is why Technical Services Manager Warren Critchley is standardising on AC drives from Control Techniques for all drive replacements.Mr Critchley was facing some issues on product support for existing...

STEMA WINS MAJOR CONTRACT FOR TYRE PLANT UPGRADE

Collaboration between Italian engineering company Stema Service Srl and Control Techniques Italy has resulted in a substantial contract with one of Italy's leading tyre manufacturing groups. The project, with Unidrive SP AC dri...

EMERSON INDUSTRIAL AUTOMATION - Control Techniques Drives and Leroy Somer-Motors

STAND 310, HALL 1, SPS/ IPC NUREMBERG, 22 - 24 NOVEMBER 2011 At SPS/ IPC Nuremberg, Emerson Industrial Automation will be exhibiting Control Techniques' top of the range drive products and solutions for industry alongside Leroy-Somer, a world leader in...

CONTROL TECHNIQUES APPOINT NEW REGIONAL DIRECTOR FOR UK AND IRELAND DRIVE CENTRES

Shaun Prinsloo has been appointed to the key management position of Regional Director, UK and Ireland, managing the Control Techniques Drive Centres in both countries.Shaun has relocated to the UK from South Africa and started in his new role on 1st October,...

RESTORED ITALIAN MILL GENERATES CLEAN POWER FROM MICRO-HYDROLELECTRIC SCHEME

... emissions per year. The control of the system and the interface between the generator and the power grid is a Unidrive SP AC drive from Control Techniques. The Margarita Water Mill, which dates from 1906, has been sympathetically restored...

AFFINITY HVAC INVERTER DRIVE AWARDED BACnet APPROVAL

Control Techniques' Affinity AC variable speed drive, designed specifically for the HVAC market sector, has been granted European BACnet certification. This ap...

COMMANDER SK DRIVES KEEP CINEMA TRAILERS & ADS ON SCHEDULE

...es - and the special purpose machines for the editing task, designed and built by the company, all feature intelligent AC drives from Emerson Control Techniques."Control Techniques was instrumental in us winning this prestigious contract," comments...

NEW LIFT CONTROL GIVES IMPROVED EFFICIENCY AND OPERATION AT SWISS HOSPITAL

...and increased lift capacity by 30%. The retrofit solution for the lifts, was devised and carried out by AS Aufzüge AG (AS) working with Control Techniques Switzerland. The upgrade was carried out with minimal disruption to hospital routine.Frauenfeld...

FROM SEAMERS TO GOOGLIES, DRIVES PRODUCE CONSISTENT BOWLING

A new bowling machine, ideal for high school or club level cricket practice, gives a wide range of speeds and styles of delivery thanks to twin AC drives from Control Techniques.The Brell Express Bowling Machine, manufactured by South African company...

MENTOR MP DC DRIVES IMPROVE STEEL THROUGHPUT

The replacement of analogue DC drives with digital DC drives from Control Techniques for the energising of electro-magnets at Evraz Highveld Steel and Vanadium Limited in eMalahleni, Mpumalanga in South Africa has reduced down...

SERVO CONTROL IMPROVES FLEXIBILITY OF MIMI (TOSA GROUP) SHRINK WRAPPING MACHINE

One of Italy's leading manufacturers of packaging machinery, MIMI s.r.l., has incorporated high accuracy servo-drives from Control Techniques for its latest 'MITO' shrink wrapper.Based in Canelli in northern Italy, Mimi is part of the Tosa Group, famous...

CONTROL TECHNIQUES' GENERAL PURPOSE VARIABLE SPEED DRIVE NOW WITH ADDED ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION

Commander SK receives protective conformal coating as standardControl Techniques' versatile Commander SK AC drive range will now, as standard, be given a conformal coating to enhance its protection for environments where a...

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