Over the past several years, manufacturers have teased battery electric compact machine prototypes at major industry shows. But until very recently, the availability of actual production machines was ...
Komatsu featured the 20-ton PC210LCE electric excavator, which was first displayed last fall at Bauma. Featuring Proterra’s lithium-ion battery technology, the excavator has 451 kWh of battery ...
Scientists from Stellenbosch University in South Africa have designed a new gravity energy storage system, based on linear electric machines (LEM), that could be used in decommissioned mines. “The ...
Williamston, Mich. — Williamston-based Bekum America Corp. (W2761) will introduce its U.S.-built EBlow 407D machine at NPE2024. The machine is the first double-sided, all-electric blow molder ...
An introduction to the symmetric, multiphase, wound-rotor “synchronous” doubly-fed motor or generator system, called SYNCHRO-SYM. How SYNCHRO-SYM is only possible with brushless, automatic, ...
Editor’s note: This is a corollary to an article by the same author on instances when a hydraulic press might be the best option — “Hydraulic vs. Electric Injection Molding Machines: When Energy ...
The advantages of a tie-bar-less design are now available with an electric drivetrain in Engel's latest e-victory injection molding machine, bringing benefits such as more space in the mold area, ...