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Murata expands AGV range, partners with AGVE Group

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Murata Machinery USA has expanded its logistics & automation product offerings with an extensive line of automated guided vehicles (AGVs).

The A-Series adds seven standard base models to their existing Muratec Premex Series that are customizable for a wide range of load capacities, lift heights, navigation methods, temperature ratings, and software applications.

From their Charlotte headquarters, Murata Machinery will take over and lead all North American operations in partnership with the AGVE Group, directing day-to-day North American sales, installation, service, and marketing operations. [Read more…] about Murata expands AGV range, partners with AGVE Group

Murata launches auto industry’s ‘first’ GHz band tiniest noise suppressor

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Murata claims it has launched “industry’s first GHz Band 0201-inch noise suppression filter for automotive applications.

Murata has launched a BLM03EB_SH series, 0.6 x 0.3 mm GHZ band, high impedance ferrite bead, or noise suppression filter, for the auto industry.

This is intended mainly for use with automotive powertrain and safety applications. This product has already entered mass production.  [Read more…] about Murata launches auto industry’s ‘first’ GHz band tiniest noise suppressor

Large-scale battery to counter power outages launched

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Murata Manufacturing Co., Ltd. has developed a container-type large-scale energy storage system for instantaneous voltage drop countermeasures, and has released the developed system to the market in cooperation with Japan Facility Solutions, Inc., a 100％ subsidiary of Tepco Energy Partner, Inc.

The energy storage block of this system uses the olivine-type iron phosphate lithium-ion battery “Fortelion”, manufactured by Murata subsidiary Tohoku Murata Manufacturing Co., Ltd., and is used in combination with an AC-DC converter made by Meidensha Corporation or Yamabishi Corporation.

Instantaneous voltage drop (a momentary drop in power system voltage) such as due to lightning strikes to power transmission lines may have a large impact, such as stopping production in factories.

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