EDF's Durance Verdon hydroelectricity basin consists of 17 dams and 30 power stations with a total installed capacity of 2200MW and production of 6.5 billion kWh. Most of the power plants have been in use thirty years or more and maintenance operations are vital to ensure optimum production. Verlinde hoists are installed at all plants and have to meet very specific operating conditions.
NORD DRIVESYSTEMS supplies efficient drive units for dynamic speed control and automatic process control in applications that need to be regularly cleaned with high-pressure steam jets. Developed for strict hygiene requirements and featuring IP66/IP69K ingress protection, smooth-surface motors with an integrated frequency inverter are available for the 0.37..1.1 kW performance range. Common applications include conveyors, pumps, mixers, and agitators. Sensor data such as pressure or flow rate values can be directly communicated to the drives, enabling them to automatically adapt to current demand. If partial load operation is frequent, an automatic energy-saving function decreases the running costs by a significant share. In conveyor applications, light barriers can be used for contact-free or gapless accumulation. A soft start function reduces the starting current and results in less stress on the mechanical system and the transported goods.
LISI MEDICAL's plant in Miribel, a French town just outside the city of Lyon, specialises in the outsourcing of surgical implants and ancillary items. Consisting primarily of plates and screws, these parts require precision manufacturing and are inspected by the plant's metrology department. The typical tolerances are in the order of 0.1 to 0.05 mm.
Simple and standard-compliant voltage testing with two-pole testers. – Built-in visual and/or buzzer function for continuity and voltage testing. – Six variants offering a wide variety of functions.
The Ethernet to Belden® 9463 Blue Hose® Industrial Media Converter allows EtherNet/IP™ to run communications over the existing Allen-Bradley® Remote I/O™.
An extensive range of fire protection and insulation solutions from Morgan Advanced Materials will be on booth 8/210 at ISO 2014, to be held at the Cologne Exhibition Centre in Germany from 8-9 May.
Three new subsidiaries in Japan, South Africa and Turkey: all signs point to expansion for solutions provider EPLAN. The company is celebrating its 30th anniversary at the Hannover Messe. More than 40,000 customers, over 100,000 installations in more than 50 countries and over 700 employees – these are the signs of success for the company which began as a three-person shop in 1984.