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    Efficiency Transformation
    Drives

    How to transform industrial efficiency

    Shawn Cox
    Converting dc drives to ac drives, overhead crane installation and robot integration
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    Drives

    What is a variable frequency drive?

    Mike Bacidore
    How does a VFD compare to a motor starter, inverter or variable-speed drive?
    The combination of new components, development tools and other technologies with deep expertise in motion control can transform a sluggish factory into one that is flexible and agile.
    Motors

    Flexible, agile and ready to deliver

    Omron Automation and Safety
    Omron's Greg Dieck shares how the latest motion-control solutions are addressing today's challenges.
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    Motors

    4 changes on the horizon for motor and drive use

    Mike Bacidore
    Cody Lorenz is one of Franklin Electric's veteran controls experts. He explains why motor and drive trends in power density, integrated packaging, ease of use and self-contained...
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    Motors

    Demanding motion applications often transcend industrial contexts

    Direct integration of motors and drives reshapes the market
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    Motors

    Why do I want to use a VFD?

    Joey Stubbs
    How to sort through the impressive evolution of motors and drives
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    I/O

    Automation industry embraces on-machine components

    Anna Townshend
    Thanks to advances in material protection, nearly every component is found out of the control panel
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    Drives

    iBDM servo motor with integrated drive

    Bonfiglioli
    The iBMD series is classified as an integrated drive servo motor that can be controlled in a master or standalone mode
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    Drives

    GA800 high-performance VSD

    Yaskawa Electric
    The GA800 variable-speed drive (VSD) is designed to control traditional and emerging motor technologies through 600 hp
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    Motors

    F6 VFD and S6 servo drive with Modbus TCP/IP communication

    KEB America
    The F6 VFD and S6 servo drive now support the Modbus TCP/IP communication protocol
    Omron-R88D-1SA-250
    Motors

    1SA series servo motors

    Omron Industrial Automation
    The 1SA series supports safety functions and provides advanced safety control of people, machines and things