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Banner Engineering: SD50 Status Display Provides More Status Information in the Most Helpful Locations
Improve the accuracy and efficiency of many applications with Banner’s SD50 Status Display, which communicates sensor, machine, and other device information via both text and multicolor LEDs. A cost-efficient alternative to expensive HMIs, the SD50 offers easier mounting and more placement flexibility. It provides more detailed information about process and machine status and can work… Read More…
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STOBER: cLEAN Drive – Easy to Install, Easy to Use
STOBER’s cLEAN Drive is designed for optimal control of the cLEAN Motor using a permanent magnet sensorless vector control. Easy to install and program, the cLEAN Drive comes with basic motor parameters already written on the drive. With greater than 150% torque at 0 Hz and 100:1 speed control range, the cLEAN Drive is ideal… Read More…
