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can you afford not to go electric? In reality, the power draw of the motor is largely responsible for the operating costs as the low voltage circuitry in the amplifier and the controller consume minimal amounts of energy. The largest costs in manufacturing
applications today are usually down to changes or adaptions to an assembly line to accommodate a different product – manual changeovers. These can be incredibly expensive in terms of lost production and engineering time to make these changes.
REDUCED CHANGEOVER COSTS However, because electric actuators are programmable, changeover costs can be dramatically reduced. When you consider the efficiency
gained during changeover activities plus the added energy efficiency when using electric actuators, the higher initial component costs are soon negated. SMC who are traditionally recognised as the world leaders in pneumatic technology have embraced the development of electric actuators and now have one of the most impressive ranges of electric drive and control ranges around. SMC’s latest catalogue of electric actuators and controllers has over 900 pages of product information to help you
select the right solution. Today they can offer customers simple, easy to programme and easy to use controllers for the majority of the electric actuator range or technically advanced high performance Series LEY, LEYG, LEF and LEJ options for use in more demanding applications. Additionally, if you have a well-established motor and control philosophy then why not take advantage of SMC’s motor-less option? As standard these actuators can be
specified to match a comprehensive list of over 14 motor manufacturers. “Today, we have a range of electric actuators to meet virtually any need and our controller range has expanded accordingly”, confirms Wicks. “Over the past few months we have been promoting the fact the SMC is more than just pneumatics and when
SMC’s latest catalogue of electric actuators and controllers has over 900 pages of product information to help you select the right solution
customers see our new electric actuator catalogue they will find everything they will need to go electric.” SMC Corporation Japan are the world
leaders in automation technology. With subsidiaries in 52 countries around the world and sales offices in over 82 countries SMC’s product range exceeds 12,000 standard products in over 700,000 variant forms. With a focus on product development SMC launches around 40 new products each year and the company recognises the need to listen to its customers – not just to develop new products for today’s manufacturing requirements but to develop products for its customers in the future.
SMC Pneumatics T: 0845 121 5122
www.smcpneumatics.co.uk
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