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50 44 CONTENTS n Drives&Controls is a controlled circulation publication. If you live in the UK and want to subscribe phone 0333 577 0801 or fax 0845 604 2327. Alternatively for both UK and overseas subscriptions please subscribe online at www.drivesncontrols.com. If you have any enquiries regarding your subscription, please use these numbers. The content of this magazine, website and newsletters do not necessarily express the views of the Editor or publishers.The publishers accept no legal responsibility for loss arising from information in this publication. All rights reserved. No part of this publication may be produced or stored in a retrieval systemwithout the written consent of the publishers. Paid subscriptions UK: £110 per annum Europe: £145 per annum Rest of World: £180 per annum Printing: Warners Midlands PLC., PE10 9PH ISSN 0950 5490 Copyright: DFA Media Ltd 2021 NEXT ISSUE The January issue of Drives & Controls will contain our annual supplement on variable-speed drives, and a look at what’s been happening in the worlds of gears and gearboxes, and packaging, printing and paper . UPDATE 14 Comment 17 ABB Back to Basics 48 Gambica column 52 New Products 56 Design Data and Multimedia 56 Appointments 57 Products & Services IN DEPTH Follow us onTwitter @DrivesnControls Drives MagazineWeb site www.drivesncontrols.com Drives ShowWeb site www.drives-expo.com Join us on Facebook Drives & Controls Drives & Controls REGULARS 28 18 5 55 52 DRIVES & CONTROLS NOVEMBER/DECEMBER 2021 Vol 37 No 10 Editor Tony Sacks t: 01732 465367 e: tony@drives.co.uk Consultant Editor Andy Pye t: 07808 137312 e: andy.pye@dfamedia.co.uk Production Manager Sarah Blake t: 01233 770781 e: sarah.blake@dfamedia.co.uk Operations Manager Ewa Hodden t: 01732 370340 e: ewa.hodden@dfamedia.co.uk Project Liaison Manager Emma Floyd t: 01732 370340 f: 01732 360034 e: emma.floyd@dfamedia.co.uk Financial Caren Brown t: 01732 370340 e: caren.brown@dfamedia.co.uk ADVERTISING Sales Director Damien Oxlee t: 01732 370342 f: 01732 360034 m: 07951 103754 e: damien.oxlee@dfamedia.co.uk Sales Manager AndyWylie t: 01732 370341 f: 01732 360034 m: 07939 607855 e: andy.wylie@dfamedia.co.uk DFA Direct Ian Atkinson t: 01732 370340 f: 01732 360034 e: ian.atkinson@dfamedia.co.uk Italy Oliver & Diego Casiraghi e: info@casiraghi.info t: +39 031 261407 f: +39 031 261380 Managing Director Ryan Fuller t: 01732 370344 e: ryan.fuller@dfamedia.co.uk Chief Executive Officer Ian Atkinson t: 01732 370346 e: ian.atkinson@dfamedia.co.uk Reader/Circulation Enquiries Perception-MPS Ltd t: 01825 701520 e: cs@perception-sas.com HEAD OFFICE DFA Manufacturing Media Ltd 192 High Street, Tonbridge, Kent TN9 1BE t: 01732 370340 f: 01732 360034 e: info@dfamedia.co.uk www.drivesncontrols.com 32 5 News A round-up of the latest business and industry developments from around the world. 18 Technology Cutting-edge innovations in motion, power transmission, controls and related technologies. 28 Communications Time-Sensitive Networking (TSN) lays the foundation for future interconnected, data-driven smart factories. It offers a systematic way of supporting determinism, convergence and transparency. An expert considers the role TSN will play in shaping the future of industrial automation. 32 Controllers, HMIs and Software How upgrading the controls at a Cheshire waste-to-energy plant was achieved rapidly by re-using the same communications network and allowing the new installation to be completed in just two hours of planned downtime. Plus, how a simple control technology is helping farmers to ensure the health of their cows while also gathering critical data. 36 Safety An Austrian machine-builder specialising in machinery for making edible wafers is using a combined safety and conventional controller specifically developed to control and monitor furnaces. Plus, a look at how industrial robots can help to improve workplace safety and make working conditions more pleasant. 42 Controlgear and Enclosures How soft-starters came to the rescue when a flooded coal mine threatened the national power supply in North Macdeonia. Plus a look at the pros and cons of using active or passive filters to tackle the problem of harmonic currents and voltage distortion caused by the growing use of non-linear loads in industrial environments. 46 Drives & Controls Show With the return of the Drives & Controls Show and its associated events now less than six months away, excitement is building. Exhibition space is running out and there has been a flurry of last-minute bookings. 46 38 46