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Enabling technology for the e-mobility sector

One of the most future-oriented and fast-paced industries, the automotive sector is undergoing substantial change. E-mobility trends and fierce competition are requiring car manufacturers to redesign their existing production lines to accommodate new models with electric powertrains while maintaining the speed and flexibility required to quickly deliver vehicles that capture customer imaginations, driving sales and profitability.

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Power recovery turbines

1st November 2023

Increasing energy prices are a reality for every business, so it is important to identify processes that can help reduce operational costs and cut waste. Industries such as petrochemicals, refineries or fertilizer manufacturing have an opportunity to harness the energy in their processes to create electricity and export it to the local grid using hydraulic power recovery turbines (HPRTs). 

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Selecting precision motors for smart defence applications

Developing the latest smart munitions, today’s military contractors rely on specialist manufacturers to provide critical control and actuation. The motion solution is central to ensuring targeting accuracy, and while each specific smart defence application has its own unique challenges that demand an exacting approach, the design will essential attributes common across applications.

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Advancing motion control applications with the right drives

The smart factories of the future are built on advanced autonomous systems that perform key tasks with extreme accuracy at high speed. To realize these capabilities, the industrial automation components being utilized, including state-of-the-art motion controllers, need to be able to effectively share data.

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Optimal sees growth of synTQ user community at latest event

Optimal Industrial Technologies reported a very successful 2023 synTQ User Group Meeting, experiencing considerable engagement with established and new customers from (bio)pharmaceutical companies around the world. The event, which took place on 18th-20th September at Normandy Farm, near Philadelphia, US, highlighted the latest advances in Process Analytical Technology (PAT) and how synTQ can drive the digitalisation of industry. 

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Maximising surgical precision: the role of miniature motors in robotic surgery

Robotic-assisted surgery, once a marvel of sci-fi predictions, has come a long way since its introduction in the 1980’s and now plays an instrumental role in operating theatres. The precise and refined movements made possible by robotic arms, combined with imaging technology, signify a marked improvement over conventional surgical methods. However, a predominant consideration in surgical robot manufacture is the need for motors that can deliver both dexterity and power, all while maintaining a compact size.

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