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GLOBAL LAUNCH OF AC DRIVE AT SPS HIGHLIGHTING THE ‘ZERO MUDA’ PHILOSOPHY
Sprint Electric is exhibiting at SPS 2025, with the certified production units of its ultra-low harmonic and fully regenerative AC drive, Generis, being launched to the global market. Attendees can visit Sprint Electric on stand 331 in Hall 3 to meet Alan Baird, global head of sales for AC Drives, Gary Keen, director, business development manager, Neill Drennan, technical sales manager, Ali Reza and technical director, Dr Mark Gardiner to discuss the future of industrial motor control. Alan Baird said: “Generis delivers high-performance AC electric motor control with the ability to intermittently or continuously return energy generated by the electric motor back to the supply. Crucially, this avoids the waste of energy through dissipation in brake resistors. “The four-quadrant control removes the need for active front end drives or braking resistors, simplifying control of AC motors in complex applications,” said Baird. Gary Keen is looking forward to returning to SPS, after the unveiling of Generis in 2023. He said: “We are really excited to be exhibiting at SPS 2025 to unveil the Generis production units for the first time. The drive is approximately half the volume of other regenerative AC drives on the market and is designed to simplify control without compromising performance.” Neill Drennan commented: “SPS is a brilliant opportunity to discuss Generis and share our insights about the future of motor control. We held technical presentations on Generis at SPS 2023 and those in attendance were interested in the unique energy regeneration capabilities and advanced programming capabilities of the drive.” You can find a full SPS - Smart Production Solutions - show
preview on page 24.
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6 October 2025 | Automation
As businesses across the UK strive to maximise efficiency and minimise waste in their material handling processes, Toyota Material Handling UK (TMHUK) is highlighting how its customers can benefit from the company’s Zero Muda philosophy. Zero Muda - derived from the Japanese word “muda,” meaning waste - is a cornerstone of Toyota’s philosophy and has helped Toyota maintain its leadership in quality, efficiency, and sustainability across the industries where it operates. At its core, Zero Muda is about eliminating all forms of waste in business processes to achieve a state where waste is minimised or eliminated. Within the material handling sector, TMHUK takes a consultative approach to helping its customers on their own journey to maximum operational efficiency.
Removing inefficiencies (waste) can take many forms – for example, inventory, waiting, movement of goods, to storage and transportation. By adopting Zero Muda, organisations can improve their operational efficiency, reduce costs, and enhance customer satisfaction by delivering higher quality products & services and contribute to a more sustainable future. With a comprehensive range of manual, semi-automated to fully automated solutions, combined with fleet management systems, training and service support, TMHUK can deliver tailored or a full suite of solutions. At its heart, TMHUK’s Zero Muda philosophy drives its consultative approach to help businesses locate and improve any material handling inefficiencies, to reduce cost and improve safety. Nick Duckworth, Managing Director of TMHUK commented:
“Toyota Material Handling UK’s approach is to work in partnership with our customers to understand their business, their material handling challenges and processes to help find and deliver the optimum efficiencies.”
www.toyota-forklifts.co.uk/zero-muda
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