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EATON
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NORD Drivesystems
More than 5000 geared motors for thermal solar plant
Long relegated to mere tech demonstrations and R&D facilities, solar thermal installations built around a central tower are now making the leap to full-scale production sites. Leading the way is Gemasolar in the south of Spain. In order to ensure precise and reliable operation of the plant’s mobile heliostats that focus the sunlight, the vast array comprising 2,650 mirrors is equipped with 5,300 robust geared motors supplied by NORD Drivesystems.
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ARC INFORMATIQUE
PcVue supervises the world’s largest experiment with rechargeable hybrid vehicles
EDF (Electricité de France), Toyota and the Strasbourg area council have selected PcVue SCADA software, developed by ARC Informatique, for a joint three-year project titled Kléber. This is a full-scale experiment with a fleet of 70 rechargeable hybrid vehicles (RHV) and 145 charging stations throughout the Strasbourg urban area. Value for money, short lead times and industrial know-how all played a crucial role in the selection process.
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NORD Drivesystems
Solar Energy Racers prepare for the contest
NORD-sponsored racing team presents single-seater for Solar Challenge
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British Steel
Major order for new high-speed French rail track
Tata Steel has secured a major order to supply railway lines for a new high-speed track between the French cities of Bordeaux and Tours. Tata Steel will supply 84,000 tonnes of high quality rail for the new South-Europe-Atlantique line – a 302km (188 miles) long line which will be one of the world’s largest infrastructure projects launched in the last decade.
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MAPLESOFT
MapleSim Drives Higher Fuel Efficiency in Cars
Waterloo, Canada, 14 September 2011: Maplesoft™ today announced the MapleSim™ Driveline Component Library is a collection of components for driveline modeling applications. Built with the involvement of several transmission manufacturers, this MapleSim add-on covers all stages in the powertrain, from the engine to the differential, wheels, and road loads, as well as vehicle dynamics.
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REDEX
Flexibility and reliability are key
Bar Graphic Machinery Ltd has implemented an efficient solution to control the unwind tension of its rewinders. This solution is based on web-tension specialist Merobel’s brakes and power supplies.
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British Steel
High Wycombe station platform from survey to completed installation in 3 months
Working for AMCO on part of the Evergreen 3 project, the Tata Steel Projects modular team completed the multi-disciplinary design, fabrication and installation of a new modular platform in just 3 months.
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Keyence France
Digital laser presence/absence sensors in the LV Neo series
Over and above its unrivalled performances levels, this new series features a really easy parameter setting system.
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PEPPERL+FUCHS FACTORY AUTOMATION
