CONTROL TECHNIQUES CONTINUES TO SUPPORT UK ENGINEERING UNDERGRADUATES VIA E3
Control Techniques has employed David Hicks as a Graduate Engineer at its Engineering and Design facility in Newtown, Wales.
View ArticleUNIDRIVE M FAMILY LAUNCHED AT SPS IPC NUREMBERG
Enrique Minarro Viseras, President of Control Techniques, has today launched Unidrive M: the groundbreaking new family of seven AC and servo drives, each tailored to meet specific needs within the...
View ArticleCONTROL TECHNIQUES CONTINUES TO SUPPORT CONTSHIP ITALIA'S PORTOLAB PROJECT
Control Techniques is continuing to support Contship Italia's ongoing Portolab project, which is designed to teach children aged between 7 and 12 about the port and container industry.Portolab was...
View ArticleRIS.GA SYSTEMS GIVE MAJOR SAVINGS AT SRI LANKAN PORT
Emerson Control Techniques India wins SAGT Sri Lanka order for 28 RIS.GA fuel saving systems for dockside cranes.The installation of 28 RIS.GA systems from Control Techniques on Rubber-Tyred Gantry...
View ArticlePRODUCTION MACHINES BENEFIT FROM LATEST SERVO DRIVES AND MOTORS
Following an extensive review of their wide range of automated handling machines for the cookware, ceramic and tableware markets, production machine manufacturer CMC Srl has opted for servo-drives and...
View ArticleSIMON HART ELECTED AS ORDINARY TRUSTEE AT THE INSTITUTION OF ENGINEERING AND...
Dr. Simon Hart, Principle Development Engineer at Control Techniques in Newtown, Powys has recently been elected as an Ordinary Trustee at the Institution of Engineering and Technology (IET).
View ArticlePRECISION CONTROL FOR COATING LINE
Variable speed drives from Control Techniques are the drives of choice for drying and coating lines at Blackburn-based Phoenix Dryers.
View ArticleCONTROL TECHNIQUES DRIVES WIN AGAIN FOR ITALIAN CRANE REFURBISHMENT
Digital DC drives from Control Techniques have been chosen for the latest phase in the upgrading of cranes in La Spezia Container Terminal (LSCT) in northern Italy.
View ArticleMODULAR DRIVES CHOSEN FOR POWER TRANSMISSION SYSTEM TEST RIG
One of the most vulnerable parts of a wind turbine is its gearbox, absorbing stresses and strains transmitted by the rotor blades as they are battered by sudden gusts and gales.
View ArticleDRIVES HAVE MAJOR ROLE IN RSC AUTOMATION
The four-year, £112 million transformation of the Royal Shakespeare Theatre in Stratford-upon-Avon has included a major project to automate the movements of back-drops and scenery as well as the...
View ArticleTESTS COMPLETED ON ADVANCED GENERATOR FOR WIND TURBINES
Wind Technologies, a new entrant to the wind turbine market, has recently completed testing on a radically different type of generator - one that has the potential to make radical cuts in the cost of...
View ArticleDIESEL SAVING SYSTEM GIVES FAST ROI AT PORT OF FELIXSTOWE
At Felixstowe, the UK's largest container port, the search for greater energy efficiency has led to investment in Control Techniques' RIS.GA. system for diesel saving on 12 rubber tyre gantry cranes...
View ArticleCONTROL TECHNIQUES APPOINTS NEW MARKETING MANAGER
Control Techniques has appointed Alex Byles as their new Marketing Communications (Marcomms) Manager. Until recently Alex was the Marketing Manager at an IT firm in the Midlands, and also has...
View ArticleEMERSON MOTOR CONTROL TECHNOLOGIES BREATHE NEW LIFE INTO AN AGING PORT CRANE...
Emerson Industrial Automation has been selected by Empresa Nacional Portuaria (ENP), the national port authority of Honduras, to modernize the motor control system on an aging port crane in Puerto...
View ArticleINTELLIGENT DRIVES AT THE HEART OF PRINTING, CONVERTING AND FINISHING...
Every system made by Rotary Logic Systems is bespoke, whether it is high precision security foiling for anti-counterfeit applications, specialised in-line, high speed flexographic / gravure printing...
View ArticlePOWER TAKE-OFF RIG FOR OCEAN ENERGY RESEARCH AND TESTING
With the emergence of "ocean energy" there is a need for testing of power take-off equipment as well as control and grid integration systems. At the Hydraulics and Maritime Research Centre (HMRC) at...
View ArticleCONTROL TECHNIQUES SPONSORS UK ENGINEERING UNDERGRADUATES
Control Techniques in Newtown, Powys, Wales, has recently sponsored three students through Electrical Engineering degrees. All three students have now taken up permanent positions at Control...
View ArticleMICHELIN DUNDEE DRAMATICALLY CUTS ENERGY USAGE WITH VARIABLE-SPEED DRIVES
One of Europe's leading tyre manufacturing plants has installed a new cooling tower for process water - and cut its annual energy consumption by a massive 1,500 MWh. Key to the savings is the close...
View ArticleALTON TOWERS RESORT LOOKS TO CONTROL TECHNIQUES FOR TOTAL RELIABILITY
For maintenance staff at the Alton Towers Resort, one feature above all others is paramount in their selection of equipment, whether it is for rides, or for the control of the climate in the on-site...
View ArticleCONTROL TECHNIQUES APPOINT NEW REGIONAL DIRECTOR FOR UK AND IRELAND DRIVE...
Shaun Prinsloo has been appointed to the key management position of Regional Director, UK and Ireland, managing the Control Techniques Drive Centres in both countries.
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