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Products - Servo amplifier offers improved safety, productivity and energy efficiency 08/05/2012
With the introduction of the new MELSERVO MR-J4 series - and corresponding positioning modules, motion modules and motion control systems - Mitsubishi Electric believes it can now offer a servo amplifier that will enable machine manufacturers and end customers to improve both safety within the production process and productivity.
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Features - Robots set to lead UK manufacturing investment 14/10/2011
Barry Weller, from Mitsubishi Electric, comments on The Automating Manufacturing Programme which will be run in the UK by The British Automation and Robot Association.
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News - Robots set to lead UK manufacturing investment 14/10/2011
Barry Weller, from Mitsubishi Electric, comments on The Automating Manufacturing Programme which will be run in the UK by The British Automation and Robot Association.
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Products - Robots set to lead UK manufacturing investment 14/10/2011
Barry Weller, from Mitsubishi Electric, comments on The Automating Manufacturing Programme which will be run in the UK by The British Automation and Robot Association.
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Features - Inverter with safe torque off input 13/09/2011
The E700 series inverter from Mitsubishi Electric is now available with a safe torque off input, eliminating the need for a redundant contactor in installations seeking compliance with EN954-1 Cat3 and IEC60204-1 Stop Category 0.
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Products - Inverter with safe torque off input 13/09/2011
The E700 series inverter from Mitsubishi Electric is now available with a safe torque off input, eliminating the need for a redundant contactor in installations seeking compliance with EN954-1 Cat3 and IEC60204-1 Stop Category 0.
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Features - A fresh approach to data management and transfer 09/08/2011
Chris Evans of Mitsubishi Electric says that Stuxnet has given us a wakeup call. A fresh approach is required as to how data is transferred and managed within all industrial control systems.
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News - UK seminars on preparing for the low carbon economy 14/06/2011
A series of seminars exploring the potential for harnessing the impact of new and pending legislation is being held in Livingstone and Newcastle in the UK on 5th and 7th July respectively, hosted by Mitsubishi Electric, Brook Crompton and energy consultants Power Quality Management.
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Features - Directly connecting the plant floor to the business level 07/06/2011
Today’s manufacturing processes rely as much on physical automation as they do on communications protocols to seamlessly integrate all areas of the production process.
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Products - Directly connecting the plant floor to the business level 07/06/2011
Today’s manufacturing processes rely as much on physical automation as they do on communications protocols to seamlessly integrate all areas of the production process.
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Features - Why Stuxnet has changed the security landscape 03/05/2011
In the past, there was often a divide between the IT department and the control engineering department in a typical end user business.
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Features - Robots are a must for manufacturing success in the UK 24/02/2011
Barry Weller of Mitsubishi Electric looks at the role that robots are playing in helping to reduce production costs and enabling UK manufacturers to become more adaptable.
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Products - Robots are a must for manufacturing success in the UK 24/02/2011
Barry Weller of Mitsubishi Electric looks at the role that robots are playing in helping to reduce production costs and enabling UK manufacturers to become more adaptable.
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Features - Drives may be greener than you think 01/02/2011
Controlling the power consumption of motors is only the first of many environmental credentials of the inverter, says Mitsubishi Electric’s Jeff Whiting.
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Features - Redefining bioreactor control with the help of a PLC 20/12/2010
A self-taught control engineer in the UK is using PLCs to manage the growth of cell cultures in bioreactors.
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Features - Motion control perfects Yorkshire pudding recipe! 01/12/2010
For the perfect Yorkshire pudding you need exactly the right amount of batter, not too much or too little. Western Mechanical Handling (WMH) UK has developed a system to produce perfect results every time.
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Features - Temperature controlled environment suits vegetables 29/11/2010
Following the opening of six controlled environment stores, based on technology more often found in high tech manufacturing and production plants, Sutton Bridge Crop Storage Research Centre in the UK looks set to become the leading European facility of its kind
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Features - CTM extends reach with Mitsubishi data logging 07/09/2010
A small British company has bolstered its overseas business with a PLC from Mitsubishi Electric. CTM Equipment in Barnsley specialises in machines for mixing polyeurethane foam, elastomer and epoxy resins.
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Features - Farmers make money from waste 23/02/2010
Farmers are using CC-Link fieldbus control to generate power from biogas extracted from slurry. The biogas is sent to fuel cogeneration plants and is ultimately used to heat buildings, power machinery or export it to the grid.
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News - Mitsubishi Electric boosts MELSEC series 21/05/2009
Mitsubishi Electric expanded its MELSEC FX3 series of PLCs, releasing the FX3G, a compact controller for mechanical handling and plant engineering automation. It offers 128 I/O (expandable to 256 I/O with a serial network) and a powerful CPU.
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Features - Recycling: Flexibility through control 11/12/2008
As a leading refuse vehicle builder based in Warrington and Worksop, Terberg Matec UK is well aware of the industrial technology that can make a vital contribution to its business.
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Features - The technology behind Denby 07/08/2008
Clay was discovered at Denby in Derbyshire, UK in the early 1800s and pottery has been made on the site since 1809.
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Features - Eurostar boots tunnel safety 11/04/2008
If an incident happens in one tunnel of the new Cross London Channel Tunnel Rail Link passengers will be evacuated to another. But how do you ensure they remain safe and the environment is kept smoke free? The answer for Rail Link Engineering was intelligent fans.
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