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The electric steel dilemma and its impact on motor vendors

Control Engineering

As this trend progresses, it will impact vendors’ ability to secure the electric steel necessary for production, resulting in longer lead times and higher prices for customers. The process which takes place after crude steel is formed dictates the kinds of things the material can be used for. Final thoughts.

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Five advances in motion control, communications, design to ease automation use

Control Engineering

Regarding supply chain, Festo’s reduction to eight CMMT part numbers strengthened the company’s ability to support servo drives customers – fewer parts to inventory and fewer drives to manufacture and support. Machine builders welcome this move as servo drives across the industry remain in short supply and have long lead times, Festo said.