China’s Programmable Logic Controller (PLC) market is growing at double-digit annual rates.  The China market for PLCs is expected to grow at a compounded annual growth rate (CAGR) of 12.4% over the next five years.  The market was close to $750 million in 2006 and is expected to reach $1.3 billion in 2011, according to a new ARC ...

Worldwide, spending on PLCs and directly associated software and services should exceed $9 billion by 2011, according to a recent IMS Research report.  The IMS publication, ''The World Market for PLCs-2007 Edition,'' forecasts steady growth, at about 5 percent annually, in the PLC market over the next five years.   The Asia Pacific ...

SMMA-The Motor & Motion Association, which is a manufacturing trade group, offers a series of useful classes on motors, drives, and other topics. The SMMA Motor & Motion College courses are available for presentation at companies.  Course offerings for the motors and drives industry include: Basic Motor Theory, Operation and ...

Serves as an educational resource for system and design engineers on architectural and technological advantages of SynqNet    Danaher Motion introduces an educational resource for design engineers to maximize the capabilities of the SynqNet technology in their performance motion applications, the new SynqNet Interest Group at ...

NEMA Premium Motors are recognized as the leading energy-efficient integral motors in North America. Building on their regard for energy efficiency NNEMA will be releasing a new standard for the 50Hz motor. This standard joins the 60Hz motor as part of the NEMA Premium motors in both 60Hz and 50Hz configurations worldwide.   Participating ...

SKF will acquire ABBA Linear Tech Co., Ltd, a leading Asian manufacturer of profile rail guides, based in Taiwan.  AVVA is currently listed on the emerging companies’ exchange of the GreTai Securities Market in Taiwan.   The ABBA Group has approximately 400 employees, headquartered in Taipel, Taiwan and has facilities in Taiwan and ...

SpaceDev announced its subsidiary, Starsys, Inc., has been awarded a second order for the solar array rotational drive assemblies and drive control electronics for the DigitalGlobe Worldview-2 satellite program from Ball Aerospace and Technology Corporation. This award continues Starsys’ role with the WorldView satellite program, starting in 2006, ...

Agile Systems, announced it has been given the first in a series of five patent pending application for control of electric motor products by the US Patent & trade Office (USPTO). This first patent includes the removal of the noise induced by the motor allowing a clean back EMF signal. This results in a 100% start up reliability and improved ...